Ahmad bin Mohamed Mattar (born 13 August 1940) is a former Singaporean politician and member of the
Cabinet.
Education
An alumnus of
Raffles Institution
Raffles Institution (RI) is an independent educational institution in Singapore. Founded in 1823, it is the oldest school in the country. It provides secondary education for boys only from Year 1 to Year 4, and pre-university education for both b ...
, Ahmad graduated from the
University of Singapore with a degree in physics in 1963.
He completed his master's degree at the
University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield (informally Sheffield University or TUOS) is a public university, public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its history traces back to the foundation of Sheffield Medical School in 1828, Fir ...
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.
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.
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.
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
External links
Ahmad Mattar– Singapore Infopedia (
National Library Board
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Living people
1940 births
People's Action Party politicians
Raffles Institution alumni
Singaporean politicians of Malay descent
Singaporean Muslims
University of Singapore alumni
Alumni of the University of Sheffield
Environment ministers of Singapore
Members of the Cabinet of Singapore
Members of the Parliament of Singapore