Indian-Origin Economist Tharman Shanmugaratnam Sworn In As Singapore President
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He is married to Jane Ittogi, a Singaporean lawyer of Japanese-Chinese heritage.Singapore: Indian-origin Singapore-born economist Tharman Shanmugaratnam was on Thursday sworn in as the ninth president of the predominantly Chinese and economically prosperous city-state.Indian-origin Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon administered the oath of office to President Tharman at a ceremony held at Istana, a 154-year-old palace in the heart of Singapore's Shopping and Hotel Belt of Orchard Road. The Istana is the official residence of the President of Singapore.The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, members of the Cabinet, MPs, top civil servants and members of the diplomatic corps.Mr Tharman, 66, will serve a six-year term. He succeeds President Halimah Yacob, Singapore's...