Saidi Shariff
Singaporean politician (1940–2020)
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Saidi bin Shariff (1940 – 14 January 2020) was a Singaporean politician belonging to People's Action Party. He was a member of the Parliament of Singapore.
Saidi bin Shariff | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Kaki Bukit | |
| In office 1980–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | Chew Heng Ching |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1940 |
| Died | 14 January 2020 (aged 79) |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater | University of Hull Raffles Institution (1955-1958) |
Biography
Saidi was a founding member of Yayasan Mendaki which is a self-help group.[1] He received secondary education in Raffles Institution from 1955 to 1958. In the sixties he worked at the National Community Leadership Training Institute. He was elected as a member of the Parliament of Singapore from Kaki Bukit in 1980.[2]
After his parliamentary career, Saidi started to take classes for young leaders. Later, he received a postgraduate degree from the University of Hull at the age of 56.[1] He retired as an assistant director from Yayasan Mendaki in 2002.
