For the Iraqi poet, see Ahmed Matar.
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mattar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ahmad.

Ahmad bin Mohamed Mattar (born 13 August 1940)[1] is a former Singaporean politician and member of the Cabinet.[2]

Education

An alumnus of Raffles Institution, Ahmad graduated from the University of Singapore with a degree in physics in 1963.[3] He completed his master's degree at the University of Sheffield on a Colombo Plan scholarship and then his doctorate at the University of Singapore.

Career

He was a lecturer at Singapore Polytechnic and conducted the first large-scale study on the effects of traffic noise on housing estates; the study would later inform future legislations and studies on traffic noise.[3]

Ahmad was also the founding president of Mendaki (1982–1989), which was established to look into the educational and welfare needs of the Malay/Muslim community.[4]

Political career

In 1972, he ran for the Leng Kee Single Member Constituency at the recommendation of Abdul Rahim Ishak, then the MP for Siglap SMC. From 1985 to 1995, he was appointed as the Minister for the Environment.[5] During his tenure as the Minister for the Environment, he was known for tightening restrictions on the sale of aerosols containing CFCs and introducing the Corrective work order (CWO) to combat littering. He had intended to resign from Cabinet in 1991 but was persuaded to remain by newly elected Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. In 1996 he retired from politics and has largely kept a low profile.

References

  1. ^ National Library Board, Singapore. "Ahmad Mattar". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Raffles Alumni, your connection to the Raffles network and beyond". alumni.ri.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Distinguished Science Alumni Awards 2004: Ahmad MATTAR". National University of Singapore. 2004.
  4. ^ "Annual Report – Aspiring Beyond Limits" (PDF). Yayasan MENDAKI. 2014. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ^ Kong, Lily (1994). "'Environment' as a Social Concern: Democratizing Public Arenas in Singapore?". Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia. 9 (2): 277–287. doi:10.1355/SJ9-2H. JSTOR 41056891.
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