Inderjit Singh

Inderjit Singh Dhaliwal (born 5 June 1960) is Singaporean entrepreneur and former politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC from 1996 to 2015.

Early life Born in Punjab, India, Singh came to Singapore when he was 10 months old.

Education Singh attended Kaki Bukit Primary School in Singapore and then progressed to Broadrick Secondary School and Temasek Junior College. He began his university education with a Bachelor of Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Electrical and Electronics. He graduated with honours from the institution in 1985. While at NTU he founded the EEE Club and was the first chairman of the NTU Students' Union Council. He also helped start the NTI Alumni Association (later became NTUAC).

After earning his bachelors, he continued his education at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland, earning an MBA in 1991. He received an honorary doctorate from Amity University in 2018.

Career

Corporate career Singh began his career with Texas Instruments, beginning as an engineer in 1985 and spent 13 years ascending the corporate ladder before becoming Director of Operations of the Singapore plant from 1996 to 1998.

He is the author of the popular book, "The Art and Science of Entrepreneurship", which captures his entrepreneurial experiences.

Singh received the Nanyang Distinguished Alumni award in 2011 from NTU

Political career Singh became an active grassroots leader in 1984. He became a member of parliament for the Kebun Baru ward in the Ang Mo Kio GRC, in the Prime Minister's team, since the 1997 General Elections.

As a member of parliament, Inderjit was a Deputy Government Whip from 2002 to 2011