Notable

Alumni

Notable Alumni

The quality of a law school is reflected in its students. Since the pioneer Class of 1961, which produced some of our most illustrious alumni, our alumni continue to occupy the ranks of the judiciary, government, academia, private practice, business, the arts and media communities as well as almost every niche of professional life in Singapore. These are some of NUS Law's notable alumni.

  • Chan Sek Keong SC

    Class of 1961
    Chief Justice of Singapore (2006-2012)
    Attorney-General (1992-2006)
    Judge of the Supreme Court (1988-1992)
    Judicial Commissioner (1986-1988)

  • Tommy Koh

    Class of 1961
    Ambassador-at-Large
    Former Dean of NUS Law

  • S. Jayakumar

    Class of 1963
    Former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Law, Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs

  • Halimah Yacob

    Class of 1978 (LLB), 2001 (LLM) & 2016 (LLD)
    President of the Republic of Singapore

  • Lucien Wong Yuen Kuai SC

    Class of 1978
    Attorney-General of Singapore

  • K. Shanmugam SC

    Class of 1984
    Minister for Law & Minister for Home Affairs

  • T Raja Kumar

    Class of 1985
    President, Financial Action Task Force
    Senior Adviser (International) MHA

  • Indranee Rajah SC

    Class of 1986
    Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Finance and National Development

  • Sundaresh Menon SC

    Class of 1986
    Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Singapore

  • Adrian Tan

    Class of 1990
    President, The Law Society of Singapore

  • Edwin Tong SC

    Class of 1994
    Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law

  • Daren Tang

    Class of 1997
    Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization

  • Desmond Lee Ti-Seng

    Class of 2001
    Minister for National Development & Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration

  • Min-Liang Tan

    Class of 2002
    CEO and Co-Founder
    Razer Inc

  • Guy Ghazali

    Class of 2005
    Senior President, Syariah Court of Singapore