Saidi Shariff

Saidi bin Shariff
Member of Parliament
for Kaki Bukit
In office
1980–1984
Preceded byConstituency Established
Succeeded byChew Heng Ching
Personal details
Born1940
Died14 January 2020 (aged 79)
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Alma materUniversity of Hull Raffles Institution (1955-1958)
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Shariff is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Saidi.

Saidi bin Shariff (1940 – 14 January 2020) was a Singaporean politician belonging to People's Action Party. He was a member of the Parliament of Singapore.

Biography

Saidi was a founding member of Yayasan Mendaki which is a self-help group.[1] He received secondary education in Raffles Institution from 1955 to 1958. In the sixties he worked at the National Community Leadership Training Institute. He was elected as a member of the Parliament of Singapore from Kaki Bukit in 1980.[2]

After his parliamentary career, Saidi started to take classes for young leaders. Later, he received a postgraduate degree from the University of Hull at the age of 56.[1] He retired as an assistant director from Yayasan Mendaki in 2002.

Saidi died on 14 January 2020 at the age of 79.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Former Kaki Bukit MP Saidi Shariff dies, aged 79". The Straits Times. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. ^ "5th Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Mantan AP Kaki Bukit Saidi Shariff meninggal dunia". Berita Harian (in Malay). 14 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Bekas ahli Parlimen Singapura, Saidi Shariff meninggal dunia". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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