Hri Kumar Nair

The Honourable
Hri Kumar Nair
SC
Deputy Attorney-General of the Republic of Singapore
Assumed office
1 March 2017
Appointed by Tony Tan Keng Yam
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC
In office
7 May 2006 – 11 September 2015
President S R Nathan (2006–2011)
Tony Tan Keng Yam (2011–2015)
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Personal details
Born (1966-06-16) 16 June 1966
Singapore
Nationality Singaporean
Political party People's Action Party
Alma mater National University of Singapore

Hri Kumar Nair (born 16 June 1966), SC, is a Singaporean lawyer and former politician. He is a Deputy Attorney-General of the Republic of Singapore. From 2006 to 2015, he was a Member of Parliament.

Education

Nair studied in National Junior College. He graduated from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law with a LLB in 1991[1].

Nair was called to the Singapore Bar in 1992[2]. He joined Drew & Napier and became a director of the firm[3]. He left the firm after being appointed as Deputy Attorney-General for a three-year term starting 1 March 2017[4].

He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2008[5].

Political career

From 2006 to 2015, Nair was a Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC. He has since resigned from the People's Action Party.[6]

Family

Nair is the youngest of nine children in his family. His wife is a director of Ernst & Young[7].

References

  1. ↑ "Hri Kumar Nair, SC" (PDF). Drew & Napier.
  2. ↑ "Hri Kumar Nair, SC" (PDF). Drew & Napier.
  3. ↑ "Hri Kumar Nair, SC". Drew & Napier.
  4. ↑ "3 new High Court appointments and new deputy Attorney-General: PMO". The Straits Times.
  5. ↑ "Six appointed Senior Counsel at opening of Legal Year 2008". Channel NewsAsia.
  6. ↑ Ng, Kelly (17 February 2017). "Incoming Deputy Attorney-General Hri Kumar no longer a party member: PAP". Today. Singapore.
  7. ↑ "Candidate Profiles". AsiaOne.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.