Po'ad bin Shaik Abu Bakar Mattar
Singaporean academic
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Po'ad bin Shaik Abu Bakar Mattar (born c. 1948) is a Singaporean accountant. He has served as Pro-Chancellor of the National University of Singapore since 2012.[1] He was a member of the Council of Presidential Advisers (CPA) from January 2007 to January 2021.[2]
Early life and education
He graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of Singapore and holds a Master in Management from the Asian Institute of Management. He is also a Chartered Accountant registered with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.[1]
Career
Po'ad joined the local predecessor firm of Deloitte, Haskins & Sells in 1971 and later became a managing partner in the firm.[3]
He was appointed a member of the Council of Presidential Advisers in January 2007 and served until January 2021.[2][4] In January 2017, he was sworn in and re-appointed as a member of the CPA at the Istana in a ceremony officiated by President Tony Tan Keng Yam.[5][6]
In 2012, he was appointed Pro-Chancellor of the National University of Singapore.[1][7] In 2023, he was listed as a member of the Public Service Commission.[8]