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AP Rajah<\/h2>\n

IHF-SG Excellence Award For Legal Contribution<\/h3>\n

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Arumugam Ponnu Rajah (b. 23 November 1911, Port Dickson, Malaya – d. 28 September 1999, Singapore), better known as AP Rajah, was Singapore’s first High Commissioner to Britain. With a penchant for politics he was a well-regarded Supreme Court Justice who remained on the High Court Bench even after he had turned 70.<\/span><\/p>\n

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An English-educated liberal, Rajah received his early education in Malaysia and Singapore. Thereafter he headed to England where he obtained a degree in law. Upon his return to Singapore, Rajah started his own law firm and was called to the Singapore Bar in 1938. In 1947, true to form and his political pedigree, Rajah became the first secretary of the Singapore Progressive Party (SPP) and in 1949 he was elected as a City Councilor. But Rajah’s contributions to Singapore did not just stop at legislature. When communism, Marxism and Fabian socialism were sweeping the globe during the tenuous 1950s and 1960s, Rajah never lost his sense of mission, like many of this contemporaries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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During Queen Elizabeth Il’s coronation celebrations in London in 1953,Rajah was part of the delegation which represented Singapore. Rajah’s re-entry into politics was in 1959 when he contested the Farrer Park Constituency as an independent candidate and won the seat. It was an important election during which Singapore gained its self-government status from the British and PAP formed its first government. In the subsequent election held in 1963, however, Rajah lost his seat but in recognition of his loyal services to the nation, the PAP appointed him as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in 1964.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rajah had the distinction of being appointed as the first speaker of Parliament when Singapore gained independence in 1965. After retiring from politics, he continued to serve Singapore at the Singapore Mission in the UK and concurrently to Australia and Fiji between 1971 and 1973. He was also the chairman of the Hindu Advisory Board and became Pro-Chancellor at the National University of Singapore between 1990 and 1999.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rajah died of old age in his home in Balmoral Road on 28 September 1999. His wife Vijaya Lakshmi had predeceased him in 1971. He is survived by his son, a senior counsel, and daughter Mala.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Timeline – 1947: founded the law firm, Tan, Rajah & Cheah, with Messrs. CC Tan and HS Cheah. Municipal Commissioner for South (1949) and North (1951) 1948-1951: a former student at Raffles Institution and Raffles College; member of the Progressive Party 1957: President of the Singapore Indian Recreation Club 1959-1963: Independent Member of Legislative Assembly for Farrer Park 1963: Member of the Singapore Alliance Party 1964-1966: Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and later the first Speaker of the Parliament Aug 1966-Jun 1971: The first High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Aug 1971-Jun 1973: High Commissioner to Australia and concurrently to Fiji (Dec 1971-Jun 1973) October 1976 to 1990: High Court judge at the Supreme Court of Singapore; Chairman of the Hindu Advisory Board 1990-1999: Pro-Chancellor of the National University of<\/span><\/p>\n

Singapore 1999: Died<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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