Profile 084 · published 3 August 2026
Tharman
Shanmugaratnam
President of Singapore. Global Finance Reformer. Architect of Inclusive Growth. · Singapore President
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Tharman Shanmugaratnam · President of Singapore. Global Finance Reformer. Architect of Inclusive Growth.
Biography
turning constraints into catalysts. Small size, limited . : resources, enormous ambition: that is the formula." ." Tharman Shanmugaratnam is one of Asia's most distinguished statesmen. Born in Singapore in 1957, he served as Deputy Prime 1957 Minister and Finance Minister before becoming President in 2023. 2023. He has also chaired the G20 Eminent Persons Group on Global Financial Governance.
## A Decade Shaping Global Finance
Tharman's advocacy for inclusive growth and his work on international financial architecture reform have made him one of the most respected voices in global economic policy. His G20 Eminent Persons Group produced landmark recommendations for reforming the multilateral financial system.
## Uae-Singapore Strategic Partnership
Both countries are compact, trade-dependent nations that have built outsized global influence through strategic governance. Tharman has consistently recognised the UAE's economic model as a peer-level achievement and advanced the Singapore-UAE financial partnership. extraordinary contributions to global financial governance and for recognising the UAE as a peer nation whose achievements stand alongside Singapore's own remarkable story.
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