Ustaz Ahmad Sonhadji Mohamad Milatu (b. 18 August 1922, Desa Pingging, Surakarta (Solo), Central Java, Indonesia–d. 12 August 2010, Singapore) was a prominent ulama (religious scholar) who played a critical role in the development of Islamic education and the nurturing ...

Benjamin Peach Keasberry, Reverend (b. 1811, Hyderabad, India–d. 6 September 1875, Singapore), was an early Protestant missionary to Singapore known for his pioneering work in the Malay mission here. He arrived in Singapore in 1839 and went on to establish the ...

The residents, governors, presidents and government leaders of Singapore since the founding of Singapore in 1819.

Syed Ibrahim bin Omar Alsagoff (Dato) (b. 28 April 1899, Mecca–d. 20 July 1975, Singapore), popularly known as S. I. O. Alsagoff, was the head of local Arab companies – Alsagoff & Co. and S. O. Alsagoff. He was also the consul for several Arabic countries, as well ...

Song Hoot Kiam (b. 1830, Malacca–d. 7 October 1900, Singapore), after whom Hoot Kiam Road is named, is reputedly the forefather of the oldest Straits Chinese Christian family in Singapore. Influenced by sinologist and missionary James Legge, Song travelled to England ...

Samuel Dyer (b. 20 February, 1804, Greenwich, England ¬¬– d. 24 October, 1843, Macau) was a missionary to the Chinese with the London Missionary Society. He devoted 16 years to missions in the Straits Settlements, first in Penang (1827–1835), then Malacca (1835–1839) ...

Benjamin Franklin West (b. 22 April 1858, Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA–d. 2 July 1933, Seattle, Washington, USA) was an American medical practitioner and Methodist missionary to Penang and Singapore.

Michael Olcomendy (b. 29 August 1901, St. Etienne de Baigorry, France–d. 4 July 1977, Singapore) was the first Catholic archbishop of Singapore. He rose from being a parish priest to become the metropolitan archbishop of the Malacca-Singapore Archdiocese, then ...

Tan See Boo, alias Tan Si-bo (b. 18 June 1833, Amoy, China–d. 25 November 1884, Singapore), was a Chinese missionary and pastor. He arrived in Singapore in 1856 to begin his missionary work for the Presbyterian Church. He established the first Chinese Gospel Hall ...

Sayyid Noh bin Sayyid Mohamad bin Sayyid Ahmad Al-Habshi (b. 1788, en route to Penang–d. 27 July 1866, Singapore), or more popularly known as Habib Noh, is regarded as one of the seven wali (saint) in Singapore because of the many miracles attributed to him.

Prophet Muhammad’s birthday is considered an important and auspicious day amongst Muslims. Muslims commemorate this day, which is also known as Maulidur Rasul or Maulud Nabi, by sending their blessings to Prophet Muhammad with recitations of praises and blessings ...

Father Jean-Marie Beurel (b. 5 February, 1813, Plouguenast, France–d. 3 October, 1872, Paris, France), was a priest and missionary who founded the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, St Joseph’s Institution and the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus schools in Singapore. ...

Sophia Cooke (b. 27 February 1814, Hilsborough, Norfolk, England–d. 14 September 1895, Singapore) was an Anglican missionary and teacher who made significant contributions to the Chinese Girls’ School (CGS) – now known as St Margaret’s School. She also started ...

Gregory Yong Sooi Nghean, Archbishop Emeritus (b. 20 May 1925, Perak, Malaysia – d. 28 June 2008, Singapore) was the Roman Catholic archbishop of Singapore from 1977 to 2000. He was the second archbishop of Singapore and the first local clergy to be appointed to ...

George Murray Reith (Reverend) (b. 1863–d. 27 February 1948, Edinburgh, Scotland) was a minister of the local Presbyterian church. He is better known as the author of Handbook to Singapore. First published in 1892, Handbook to Singapore was one of Singapore’s earliest ...

Heinrich Ludwig Emil Luering (Dr) (b. 9 December 1863, Delmenhorst, Oldenburg, Germany–d. 14 October 1937, Frankfurt, Germany) was a linguistically gifted Methodist pastor. He carried out missionary work for the Methodist Church in Borneo, Singapore and Perak, ...

Govindasamy Kandasamy (b. 23 May 1921, Province Wellesley, Penang–d. 20 March 1999, Singapore), better known as G. Kandasamy, was a veteran union leader, politician and community leader. He founded the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees (AUPE) in 1959 and served ...

Religious Knowledge (RK) was introduced as a compulsory programme at the upper secondary levels in schools from 1984 to 1989. It replaced the Civics and Current Affairs programme in the school curriculum. The aim of the programme was to inculcate moral values in ...

The Maintenance of Religious Harmony Bill was passed by Parliament in November 1990 with the aim of maintaining religious harmony and ensuring that religion is not exploited for any political or subversive purposes in Singapore. The Act also provides for the establishment ...

Syed Omar bin Mohamed Alsagoff (b. 1852, Singapore–d. 18 May 1927, Soekaboemi, Java), was the head of Alsagoff and Co. Ltd. and leader of the local Mohamedan community.