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Fatimah Lateef

Fatimah Lateef

Singaporean politician

Fatimah binte Abdul Lateef (Jawi: فاطمه بنت عبداللتايف; born 16 March 1966) is a Singaporean former politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Geylang Serai ward of Marine Parade GRC between 2006 and 2020.[1][2]

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Lateef is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Fatimah.

Education

Fatimah had her early education at CHIJ Opera Estate (now CHIJ (Katong) Primary), CHIJ Katong Convent and Temasek Junior College. She then went on the National University of Singapore, where she completed her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) at the Faculty of Medicine. She subsequently obtained an FRCS (A&E) from the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh as well as sub-specialisations in Emergency Cardiovascular and Neurovascular care and Prehospital care Medicine from the Medical College of Virginia and the University of Cincinnati.[1]

Career

Fatimah is currently a senior consultant in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Singapore General Hospital.[3]

Political career

Fatimah was first elected to parliament at the 2006 general election as an MP for Marine Parade GRC.[2] She had been representing the ward of Geylang Serai until 2020, where she was replaced by her successor, Mohd Fahmi Aliman.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Assoc Prof Fatimah Lateef - Member's CV". parliament.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. [2]
    "2006 Parliamentary Election Results". Elections Department Singapore. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. [3]
    "DoctorDetails - Assoc Prof Fatimah Bte Abdul Lateef". Singapore General Hospital. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Our MPs". Marine Parade Town Council. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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