{"id":497,"date":"2022-03-14T02:31:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T02:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/stg-alumni\/?page_id=497"},"modified":"2025-07-29T10:39:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T10:39:31","slug":"notable-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/alumni\/meet-our-alumni\/notable-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Notable Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\tNotable\n\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\tAlumni\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"custom-breadcrumbs\"><ul><li class=\"item-home\"><i class=\"fas fa-home\"><\/i><a class=\"bread-link bread-home\" href=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/alumni\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2>\n\t\tNotable Alumni\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>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&#8217;s notable alumni.<\/p>\n\t<ul data-height=\"250\" data-width=\"250\" data-shape=\"square\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/09\/Chan-Sek-Keong-61-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Chan Sek Keong SC<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Class of 1961<br \/>Chief Justice of Singapore (2006-2012)<br \/>Attorney-General (1992-2006)<br \/>Judge of the Supreme Court (1988-1992)<br \/>Judicial Commissioner (1986-1988)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/09\/Tommy-Koh-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Tommy Koh<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Class of 1961<br \/>Ambassador-at-Large<br \/>Former Dean of NUS Law<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/09\/Prof-Jayakumar-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>S. Jayakumar<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Class of 1963<br \/>Former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Law, Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/09\/Halimah-Yacob400x510.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Halimah Yacob<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Class of 1978 (LLB), 2001 (LLM) &amp; 2016 (LLD)<br \/>Former President of the Republic of Singapore<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/05\/AG_Lucien_Wong_Final.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Lucien Wong Yuen Kuai SC<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Class of 1978<br \/>Attorney-General of Singapore<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/09\/K-Shanmugam400x510.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>K. Shanmugam SC<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Class of 1984<br \/>Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Untitled-design-1.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>T Raja Kumar<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Class of 1985<br \/>Former President, Financial Action Task Force<br \/>Senior Adviser (International) MHA<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/04\/Indranee-0429_Final.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Indranee Rajah SC<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Class of 1986<br \/>Minister, Prime Minister&#8217;s Office, Second Minister for Finance and National Development<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/05\/Chief-Justice-Sundaresh-Menon_Final.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Sundaresh Menon SC<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Class of 1986<br \/>Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Singapore<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Adrian-Tan_Final.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Adrian Tan<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Class of 1990<br \/>Former President, The Law Society of Singapore<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Min_Edwin-Tong-400x510-1.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Edwin Tong SC<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Class of 1994<br \/>Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Daren-Tang-400x510-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Daren Tang<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Class of 1997<br \/>Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Desmond-Lee_Final.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Desmond Lee Ti-Seng<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Class of 2001<br \/>Minister for Education<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Tan-Min-Liang_Final.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Min-Liang Tan<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Class of 2002<br \/>CEO and Co-Founder<br \/>Razer Inc<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Guy-Ghazali400x510.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Guy Ghazali<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Class of 2005<br \/>Former Senior President, Syariah Court of Singapore<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Notable Alumni Notable Alumni The quality of a law school is reflected in its students. 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