The Honorary Citizen Award is the highest national honour conferred by the Government of Singapore to foreigners since 2003, to recognise and acknowledge the contributions of foreigners who have contributed extensively and significantly to Singapore and its people.[1]
The Honorary Citizen Award was first introduced in 2003, it is the highest national honour for foreigners.[2] The title Honorary Citizen is conferred for life.
Other existing national awards for foreigners includes the Public Service Star (Distinguished Friends of Singapore) award and the Public Service Medal (Friends of Singapore) award.
The award does not equate to citizenship. Therefore, atypical rights and duties of Singapore citizens, such as voting rights and the requirement to fulfil National Service (NS), do not apply to Honorary Citizens. Additionally, grants and subsidies which Singaporeans are entitled to are not made available to the recipients.[1]
The privileges for the award recipients include the right to live and work in Singapore for themselves as well as their immediate dependent family members and to purchase property if they decide to stay in Singapore.[3][4]
Administered by Ministry of Manpower, a selection committee panel made up of high-level government officials would receive nominations of foreigners who have rendered extensive and valuable services to Singapore and its people, or who have made a significant impact in the areas of business, science and technology, information communications, education, health, arts and culture, sports, tourism, community services or security. The final selections are then endorsed by the Cabinet of Singapore. Recipients are conferred the Award in the following year of their nomination. The Awards are presented at a formal ceremony by the President of Singapore at the Istana.[5]
As of 2019[update], there are 21 recipients being conferred with the title.
Scientific Advisor to Ministers / Senior Fellow, A*STAR
President & Chief Executive, STMicroelectronics
Chairman, GlaxoSmith Kline PLC (2000-2002)
Chairman of the supervisory board of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (Shell) (1992-2002)
Chairman Emeritus of Hitachi, Ltd.
President of Boston University
Former Chairman and CEO, ExxonMobil Corporation
Former Chairman of the supervisory board, Siemens AG
Chairman of Tata Sons
Senior Chairman of IMC Group
Former CEO of Royal Dutch Shell
Executive Chairman of the National Medical Research Council, MOH
Co-chairman of A*STAR's Science & Technology Advisory Committee (STAC)
Chairman, Sumitomo Chemical
Chairman, Biomedical Research Council, A*STAR (2009–2017)
Chairperson, PUB External Audit Panel
Venture Partner, Frazier Healthcare Partners
Advisor, National Research Foundation (2012 – Present)
former chief executive officer of GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK)
Chairman of the Science and Engineering Research Council at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star)
President of the US-based National Academy of Medicine
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