Notable Alumni
Many of NTU Singapore's alumni have gone on to excel in their careers across a broad spectrum of industries. From trailblazers in business, technology and engineering, to leaders in education, science and the community, our alumni continue to make a meaningful impact globally.
Younger alumni have also been recognised for their achievements. Click here to view the list of outstanding young alumni.
Notable Recipients of the Nanyang Alumni Awards | Watch Now

(NIE/1974)
Former Minister of Home Affairs of Brunei
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2015

(CEE/1985)
Former Member of Parliament (Singapore)
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2012

(EEE/1988)
Singapore's Minister for Social and Family Development & Second Minister for Health, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2013

(RSIS/2013)
Minister of Home Affairs, Indonesia
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2021

(Commerce/1969, 1970)
Former Regional Director of International Labour Organization (ILO) for Asia and the Pacific
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2008

(NBS/1998)
Former Chief Executive, PUB; Former Commissioner of Singapore Police Force
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2015

(EEE/1985)
Former Member of Parliament (Singapore)
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2011

(SOH/2006)
Singapore's Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Ministry of National Development
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2022

(NBS/1999)
Board Chairman, Employees Provident Fund, Malaysia
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2023

(NBS/1992)
President, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants; Former Minister of State (Singapore)
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2015

(CEE/1996)
President, Malaysian Chinese Association; Member, House of Representative of Malaysia
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2016

(Commerce/1971 & NBS/1996)
Singapore's Former Minister of State for Community Development, Youth & Sports
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2011

(EEE/1999 & NBS/2003)
Singapore's Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence & Ministry of Manpower
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2019

(CEE/1985)
CEO, Yayasan MENDAKI
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2014

(NIE/2016)
Former public service leader; Director, Centre of Excellence for Social Good, Singapore University of Social Sciences; Adjunct Professor, NTU Singapore
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2024

(WKWSCI/2008)
Chief Nurse, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2024

(SSS/2007)
Chairman of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, People's Republic of China
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2013

(EEE/1986)
Chief HR Officer and Advisor (Workforce Development), Public Service Division, Prime Minister’s Office of Singapore
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2016

(Arts/1980, 1981 & NIE/1982)
Former Secretary-General of Workers' Party; Former Member of Parliament (Singapore)
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2011

(NBS/1996)
Singapore's Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth & Ministry of Trade and Industry; Chairperson of Mayors' Committee & Mayor, South West District
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2014

(MAE/1985)
Former Member of Parliament (Singapore)
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2007

(NIE/1991, 1999 & 2010)
Assistant Director-General, NTUC; Former Member of Parliament (Singapore)
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2019

(RSIS/2006)
Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Indonesia
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2013

(RSIS/2014)
Diplomat, Foreign Ministry, Sultanate of Oman
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2019

(MSE/1999)
Member of Parliament (Singapore)
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2016

(NBS/2001)
Member of Parliament (Singapore)
Nanyang Alumni Service Award 2007

(NBS/2001)
Member of Parliament (Singapore)

(Associate/2018)
Singapore's Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment & Ministry of Transport

(NBS/1990)
Member of Parliament (Singapore)

(WKWSCI/2003)
Singapore's Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth & Ministry of Social and Family Development

(NBS/2011)
CEO, Agency for Integrated Care

(RSIS/2007)
Member of House of Representatives, Indonesia

(RSIS/2013)
Member of Parliament (Singapore)

(NBS/1992)
Member of Parliament (Singapore)

(NIE/1995)
CEO, National Arts Council

(NBS/1994)
Member of Parliament (Singapore)

(NBS/2008)
Senior Minister of State, Singapore Prime Minister's Office

(Associate/2018)
Member of Parliament (Singapore); Assistant Secretary-General, NTUC

(Associate/2024)
Member of Parliament (Singapore)

(NIE/2005, 2009, 2017)
Member of Parliament (Singapore)

(NBS/2004)
Member of Parliament (Singapore)

(SPMS/2018)
CFO, ALPS (Agency of Logistics and Procurement Services), SingHealth

(NBS/2006)
Member of Parliament (Singapore)

(NBS/1995)
Member of Parliament (Singapore)
Feng Shaohui
(SSS/2001)
Party Secretary and Director of the Hebei Provincial Department of Justice; First Secretary and First Political Commissar of the Party Committee of the Provincial Prison Administration Bureau, People's Republic of China
Lai Jiao
(SSS/2009)
Member of the Standing Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region Party Committee and Minister of the Organisation Department, People's Republic of China
Li Zhiyuan
(NBS/2008)
Party Secretary and Director of the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, People's Republic of China
Huang Haikun
(SSS/2010)
Member of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee; Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission; President of the Fujian Law Society, People's Republic of China
Dr Nie Chenxi
(SSS/2001)
Standing Committee Member, Deputy Director, 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, People's Republic of China
Jiang Youwei
(SSS/2004)
Member of the Standing Committee and Secretary-General of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee; Director of the General Office of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Republic of China
Wang Fu
(SSS/2006)
Member of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection; Member of the Standing Committee of the Gansu Provincial Party Committee; Secretary of the Gansu Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection; Director of the Gansu Provincial Supervisory Commission, People's Republic of China
Wang Xiangmin
(SSS/2006)
Secretary of the Siping Municipal Committee of Jilin Province; First Secretary of the Siping Military Sub-district Party Committee, People's Republic of China
Yi Lihan Aosiman
(SSS/2008)
Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee; Director of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Department of Commerce, People's Republic of China

(CEE/1985)
CEO of mm2 Asia; Chairman of Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2017

(NBS/1998)
Board member, Schneider Electric SE; JTC Corp.; PSA International Pte Ltd; 65 Equity Partners Pte Ltd
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2020

(Science/1971)
Partner, Management Alignment Partners GmbH
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2006

(NBS/1993)
CEO, GIC
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2018

(NBS/1995)
Chairman, SGTraDex Services; Chairman, Energy Resilience Advisory Panel, Energy Market Authority
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2018

(Commerce/1969, 1970)
Former President of Singapore Exchange
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2007

(NBS/1996)
Group Executive and Group Head of Institutional Banking, DBS
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2017


(NBS/1995)
Executive Chairman, PwC Singapore
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2024

(MAE/1990, 1993 & 2000)
Group Chief Technology & Digital Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Defence & Public Security, ST Engineering
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2015

(MAE/2000)
CEO, Infrastructure Division of Keppel Limited
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2024

(NIE/1997, 2000)
Director, SMRT Trains Ltd and Strides DST Pte. Ltd; Former CEO of Yayasan MENDAKI
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2015



(NBS/1996)
President Director & CEO, PT. Trans Retail Indonesia
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2018

(CCDS/2001)
Managing Director & CEO, Last Mile Mobility, India
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2023

(MAE/1995 & NBS/2000)
Executive Vice President, Global Operations, Western Digital; Chairman, SATS
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2022

(NBS/1997)
President & CEO of Asia Pacific Region, Shiseido
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2021

(NBS/2000)
CFO & Executive Director, EDPR Sunseap APAC
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2022

(NBS/1993)
Board member, 65 Equity Partners; Senior Advisor, TPG Capital; Co-founder and CEO, TE Asia Healthcare
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2009

(EEE/2003, 2009)
Head of Group Environmental Sustainability, Singtel
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2010

(WKWSCI/2007 & RSIS/2008)
Chief of Staff, Arsari Group
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2024

(NBS/2007)
Executive Director & CIO, Golden Energy and Resources Pte Ltd
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2022

(WKWSCI/1997)
Non-Executive Director, Advanced MedTech
Nanyang Alumni Service Award 2021


(NBS/2000)
CEO, Prudential Singapore

(NBS/2001, 2005)
Group CFO, Sembcorp Industries Ltd

(NBS/1989)
Reputation & Risk Leader, Deloitte Southeast Asia

(NBS/1996)
CFO, SBS Transit Ltd

(NBS/2001)
Board Director of VietJet Air and Sovico Holdings

(Associate/2012)
CEO, Ho Bee Land Limited

(NBS/1996)
CEO, Fraser and Neave Limited

(NBS/1993)
Managing Partner, PwC Malaysia

(NBS/1991)
CEO, Centurion Corporation Ltd

(NBS/1993)
Group CFO, Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd

(NBS/1991)
CFO, CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

(NBS/1989)
CEO, J.P. Morgan Hong Kong

(NBS/1992)
CEO, Maybank Singapore

(MSE/1994)
CEO, CIMB Singapore

(NBS/1991)
Managing Partner, KPMG Singapore

(NBS/1989)
CFO, Hong Leong Asia

(NBS/1992)
ASEAN Regional Managing Partner and Country Managing Partner of Singapore and Brunei, EY

(NBS/1990)
Group Managing Director & CEO, CSE Global Ltd

(NBS/1992)
Country Head, DBS Singapore

(NBS/1998)
CEO, Fraser & Neave Holdings (Malaysia)

(EEE/1988)
President & CEO, Continental Automotive Singapore

(NBS/1999)
CFO, UOL Group Limited

(Associate/2011)
CEO, Seatrium Limited

(NBS/1997)
CFO, Temasek Holdings

(CCDS/1993)
Founding Managing Partner, Matrix Partners China

(NBS/1991)
CEO, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

(Associate/2010)
CEO, Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Investment & Development Co., Ltd

(EEE/1986)
Group CEO, Venture Corporation Ltd

(CCDS/2006)
President, Garena Online Pte Ltd

(NBS/1996)
Group CFO, City Developments Limited
Chan Bee Leng Eve
(NBS/1992)
Group CFO, Metro Holdings Limited
Loo Cheau Leong Charles
(NBS/1998)
Deputy Chief Operating Officer and CFO, Wilmar International Limited
Neo Teck Pheng
(NBS/1994)
Group CEO and Executive Director, First Sponsor Group Limited

(Science/1960)
Director, IndoCement Singapore Pte Ltd; Marina Centre Holdings Pte Ltd; Finnegan Investments Ltd
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2009

(Science/1966)
Pioneer and leader in palm oil refining and fractionation
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2009

(Commerce/1961)
Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Muda Holdings Berhad, Malaysia
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2007

(Commerce/1976)
Founder, Mayapada Group
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2018

(Science/1978)
CEO of Intel Corporation; Chairman of Walden International
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2005

(NBS/1988)
Group CEO & Chief Innovation Officer, CLA Global TS
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2021

(Commerce/1974)
Founder, Executive Chairman & CEO, Straco Corporation Ltd
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2016

(Arts/1974)
Executive director (Sustainability Partnerships, Lifestyle and Asset), Pan Pacific Hotels Group
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2024

(Arts/1971, 1972)
Executive Chairman, AP Oil International Limited
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2024

(Arts/1975)
CEO, Best World International Ltd
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2017

(NBS/1997)
Founder and Group CEO, M-DAQ Global
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2024

(CEE/1995)
Founder & Exec Chairman, Expand Construction
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2016

(Science/1975)
Founder, Managing Director and CEO, Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2018

(MAE/2010)
Chairman and CEO, Mlion Corporation Pte Ltd
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2024

(Commerce/1980)
Managing Director, Locker and Lock
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2021

(NBS/1996)
Chief Investment Officer & Founding Partner, Dymon Asia Capital
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2019

(NBS & CCDS/2011)
CEO and Co-founder, Ruangguru
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2022


(EEE/2002)
Founder, Merry Riana Group
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2006

(NBS/2005)
Co-founder and CEO, Sendo Technology JSC
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2020

(NBS/1999)
CEO and Managing Director, Worldwide Hotels Group


(MSE/2007)
Co-founder, Big Tiny
Shu Ping
(NBS/2016)
Co-founder, Haidilao International Holding Ltd

(NIE/2000)
Accomplished writer and musician; Cultural Medallion for Music 2010
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2016

(Commerce/1966)
Renowned economist
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2017

(NIE/2001)
Dean, Special Projects and Centre Director, Singapore Centre for Character & Citizenship Education; Professor, National Institute of Education - Psychology and Child & Human Development
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2022

(Arts/1972 & NIE/1995)
Renowned local Chinese calligrapher; Cultural Medallion for Art 2000
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2020

(Arts/1968 & Honorary/2003)
Renowned local artist & sculptor; Cultural Medallion for Art 1987
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2005

(Science/1960)
Former Head of Department of Mathematics and Research Advisor of Institute of Systems Science in NUS
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2010

(Arts/1961)
Accomplished writer and co-founder, Singapore Association of Writers; Cultural Medallion for Literature 1981
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2013

(Arts/1959)
Chinese Literature scholar
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2012

(NIE/2014)
Chief Skills Officer, SkillsFuture Singapore
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2020

(Science/1963)
Former founding President, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2009

(Arts/1972, 1973)
Accomplished author; Cultural Medallion for Literary Arts 2009
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2016

(ADM/2013 & NIE/2016)
Gold Award in the 2016 PX3 Prix de la Photographie, Fine Art Category; First Place in the 2015 Moscow International Foto Awards
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2016

(ADM/2013)
Film maker; British Academy Film Awards 2018 winner
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2018

(SOH/2010)
Artistic Director, Emergency Stairs
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2022

(SOH/2009, 2015)
Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2016 for her first novel, The Gatekeeper
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2017

(SOH/2015 & 2018)
Author and compere; William Van Dyke Short Story Prize (Francine Ringold Award)
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2020

(Arts/1960)
Renowned Chinese author and writer; Cultural Medallion for Literary Arts 1990

(ADM/2010)
Animation director and story artist; Children’s and Family Emmy Awards 2025 winner


(NBS/1993)
Visual artist

(Science/1961)
Research leader and senior consultant in the area of palm oil and rubber
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2010

(Science/1970, 1971)
Inventor and researcher in material science and technology
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2006


(CCEB/2015)
Principal Scientist, A*STAR Skin Research Labs; Young Scientist Award 2022; President’s Technology Award 2024
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2023


(CCDS/2016, 2020)
Researcher in artificial intelligence
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2024

(CEE/2002, 2007)
Co-founder & CEO, Atera Water Pte Ltd
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2012

(EEE/2007, 2012)
Principal Scientist, A*STAR Skin Research Labs; CEO and Founder of Respiree Pte Ltd; President’s Technology Award 2024


(EEE/2002, 2007)
Senior Scientist, Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR; President's Technology Award 2019

(CCEB/2012 & MSE/2017)
Principal Scientist, A*STAR; L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Award

(CCEB/2009)
Director/ Vice President, Shenzhen JPT Opto-electronics Co., Ltd

(MAE/1997, 2000)
Associate Professor in Built Environment; President's Technology Award 2019

(MSE/2000)
Professor, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

(EEE/2001)
President, Cybersecurity & Governance, ASEAN Chief Information Officer Association; ASEAN Top 30 Women in Cybersecurity

(Arts/1972, 1973)
Former Editor-in-Chief of Chinese Media, SPH Media
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2011

(NBS/2000)
Singer and songwriter
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2014

(WKWSCI/2009)
Chief Photojournalist of The Straits Times, SPH Media
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2023

(WKWSCI/2006)
Actress, filmmaker and compere
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2015

(WKWSCI/2003)
Presenter and TV journalist
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2011

(NBS/2005)
Singer
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2014

(NBS/2006)
Television presenter
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2013

(WKWSCI/2005)
Chief Editor, CNA Digital and TODAY
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2010

(WKWSCI/1997)
Actress
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2006

(SSS/2021)
Content creator; Silver and bronze medallist in taekwondo at the SEA Games (2015 - 2019)
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2024

(NBS/2004)
Actress, singer and compere
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2007

(WKWSCI/2013)
Film Director of E&W Films; "Mongrel" awarded Camera d’Or Special Mention at 77th Cannes Film Festival and Best New Director at Golden Horse Awards 2024



(WKWSCI/1998)
Media journalist, lyricist and author

(SOH/2012)
Television presenter and producer

(NIE/1992)
Multiple medallist in trap shooting at SEA Games (1985 - 2009)
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2006

(NIE/2013 & RSIS/2022)
Gold medallist in sailing at the SEA Games (2015)
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2015

(NIE/2014)
Silver and bronze medallist in sprinting at the SEA Games (2013 - 2017)
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2019

(NBS/2007)
CEO of Singapore Chess Federation; Chess Grandmaster
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni 2023

(CEE/1999)
Bronze medallist in swimming at the SEA Games (1997 - 2005)
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2005

(NBS/1998)
Member of the First Singapore's Women Team to conquer Mount Everest in 2009
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2009

(SSS/2017)
Bronze medallist at the 11th Fazza Dubai Para Powerlifting World Cup and the 12th Asean Para Games in Cambodia
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2024

(WKWSCI/2013)
2019 World Para archery champion; 2023 Asian Para archery champion
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2018

(EEE/1999)
First female naval diver and endurance sports specialist; Singapore Women's Hall of Fame
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2007

(SBS/2011)
Gold medallist in air pistol at the Commonwealth Games, SEA Games, International Shooting Sport Federation (2014 - 2021)
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2014

(NIE/1964)
Gold, silver and bronze medallist in sprinting at SEAP Games, SEA Games, Asian Games (1965 - 1977)

(NIE/2016)
Silver medallist in sprinting at SEA Games (2011 - 2015)

(EEE/2015)
Bronze medallist in basketball at the SEA Games (2013 - 2015); Gold medallist at SEABA Cup, 2014

(SSS/2024)
Gold medallist in table-tennis at the World Championship, Commonwealth Games, SEA Games (2007 - 2022)
Lim Yong'en Clement
(NIE/2019)
Gold medallist in swimming at the SEA Games (2009 - 2015)
Tan Yinxuan, Esther
(WKWSCI/2005)
Member of the First Singapore's Women Team to conquer Mount Everest in 2009
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2009

(Arts/1969, 1970, 1977)
Former 8th Bishop of Singapore
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2006

(Arts/1979)
Managing Director, Teckwah Industrial Corp. Ltd; President, Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2019

(Science/1980)
Scientist, Doctor, Paralympian, Humanitarian Fundraiser
Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award 2009

(CEE/1986)
Managing Director, Nan Guan Construction Pte Ltd; Member of Council for Estate Agencies Council
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2022

(NBS/1990)
Chairman, Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, Singapore Chinese Orchestra and the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall; Partner, PwC Singapore
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2023

(NBS/1988)
Founder, Tana River Life Foundation, Kenya
Nanyang Alumni Achievement Award 2023

(NBS/2008)
Director of Business Development, Tembusu Partners; Director, Jia Foundation; Co-founder, The Social Co; Co-founder, Half
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2024

(NBS/2019)
Co-founder, Givfunds Social Ventures
Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2023

(NBS/2005)
Managing Director, Community Chest; Group Director, Philanthropic Engagement, National Council of Social Service
Nanyang Alumni Service Award 2023

(NBS/1996)
Senior Director, Corporate Services, HCSA Community Services
Information last updated on 13 March 2025.
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