About Lee Chiong Giam
Lived 1942 – 2021 (aged 78–79). Lee Chiong Giam was a diplomat.
Lee Chiong Giam (1941/2 – 10 March 2021) was a Singaporean diplomat and civil servant. Lee was part of the country's first generation of diplomats following independence in 1965. He served as the High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea from 1982 to 1999, High Commissioner to Fiji from 1997 to 2005, High Commissioner to Pakistan from 2006 to 2014, and Ambassador to East Timor from 2005 to 2014. Domestically, Lee was the longest-serving executive director of the People's Association (PA) from 1982 until 1999.
Lee attended Victoria School. He received his bachelor's degree in pharmacy in 1965.
In February 2021, Lee fell and hit his head at a gas station in Singapore. He spent two weeks in a coma, but died from complications of the fall on 10 March 2021, at the age of 79.
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Who was Lee Chiong Giam?
Singaporean diplomat and civil servant
When was Lee Chiong Giam born?
Lee Chiong Giam was born in 1942.
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Lee Chiong Giam died on 10 March 2021.
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Lee Chiong Giam was a diplomat.
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