Abbas Abu Amin

Abbas Abu Amin is a former politician from the People's Action Party (PAP) who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pasir Panjang Single Member Constituency (SMC) from 23 December 1980 to 17 August 1988 and Pasir Panjang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) from 3 September 1988 to 14 August 1991.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abu Amin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Abbas.

He studied at Kota Raja Malay School and Victoria School.[1] He went on to the Teachers' Training College and joined the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in 1966. He rose to the rank of Major in the Singapore Army. Abbas was also the Chairman of the Football Association of Singapore from 1988 to 1991,[2] and an active trade unionist in National Trade Union Congress. His son is Ahmad Nizam Abbas, a lawyer.[3]

References
  1. "15th November 2013 saw more than 50 former Victorians from all walks of life came together for an evening of get-together and rekindling of old ties"
  2. Dorai, Joe (19 March 1988). "Maj Abbas named FAS chairman". The Straits Times. p. 43.
  3. "Ex-MP's son looks set to follow in father's footsteps". The Straits Times. 3 April 2006.


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