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Singaporean civil servant
Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay , also known as J. Y. Pillay DUNU (First Class) DUT (with Distinction) (born 30 March 1934), is a Singaporean retired civil servant.
For 34 years, Pillay was one of Singapore's top-ranking civil servants. He is also one of the pioneers who helped build the Singapore economy after its independence in 1965, including the country's national airline Singapore Airlines , having served as its first chairman for 24 years from 1972 to 1996.
Pillay served as the country's acting president for 13 days from 1 to 13 September 2017 as an interregnum between Tony Tan and Halimah Yacob during the 2017 Singaporean presidential election . He had also served as the chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers (CPA) between 2005 and 2019.
Early life and education [ edit ]
Pillay was born Klang , British Malaya in 1934. He is Tamil . He graduated from the University of London with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1956.[1]
Singapore Airlines [ edit ]
His most significant contribution during his civil service was building Singapore Airlines (SIA) into a world-class carrier with a distinguished reputation.[1] [2] He served as Chairman of Singapore Airlines from 1972 until 1996. In 1978, his bold and calculated move to purchase 19 Boeing aircraft, including multiple Boeing 747s , at the total cost of US$900 million for the airline, made headlines worldwide as "the sale of the century" as it was the largest purchase at the time by any airline in the world.[3] [4] He is one of the few Civil Service officers to reach Staff Grade III.[5]
Monetary Authority of Singapore [ edit ]
He was managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) from 1985 to 1989.[3]
Singapore Exchange [ edit ]
In the 1990s, he headed the advisory panel that reviewed the merger of the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) and the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX).[3] The resultant Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) was established on 1 December 1999 and he was the first Chairman of the Singapore Exchange between 1999 and 2010.[6] [3]
Post-civil service [ edit ]
Few can match his record of public service in the Ministry of Finance, Temasek, GIC, MAS, MND and not to speak of SIA and SGX.
S. Dhanabalan [7]
Pillay retired from civil service in March 1995 and subsequently served as the Singaporean High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and the Ambassador to Ireland until 1999.[3]
He was the Chairman of Tiger Airways Holdings [8] from 2011 until 2014. He was the Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers from 2005 until 2019.[9]
Pillay was the longest serving chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisors (CPA).[10] He stood down as Chairman of the CPA on 2 January 2019 which was handed over to Eddie Teo .[11]
Pillay took over from former Chief Justice of Singapore Yong Pung How as Chancellor of Singapore Management University (SMU) from 1 September 2015.[12] [13] Pillay was then succeeded by Mr Lim Chee Onn as the next Chancellor of SMU with effect from 1 August 2019.[14]
Pillay was the Acting President from 1 September 2017 when President Tony Tan 's term expired on 31 August 2017, until the next president Halimah Yacob , was sworn into office on 14 September 2017.[15]
He is currently Rector of National University of Singapore (NUS) University Town's College of Alice and Peter Tan and Adjunct Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP).[16] [17]
In 2012, the National University of Singapore (NUS) set up two professorships in his honour, for his contributions.[18] [19]
For his public service, Pillay was awarded the Order of Nila Utama (First Class) , one of Singapore's most prestigious National Day Awards on 9 August 2012.[20] [21]
In August 2019, Pillay was awarded the Order of Temasek (With Distinction) , Singapore's highest civilian honour.[22] [23]
In the same year, he received the Special Lifetime Achievement Award at the 4th South Asian Diaspora Convention organised by the NUS Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS).[24]
References [ edit ]
^ Lee, S.H. (10 April 1998). "Ex-SIA chiefs honoured as "legends' " . The Straits Times .
^ a b c d e Arunasalam, Sitragandi. "J. Y. Pillay" . Singapore Infopedia . Singapore Government Agency. Retrieved 5 April 2021 .
^ Low, Aaron (17 June 2022). "How J.Y. Pillay helped Lee Kuan Yew turn Singapore Airlines into a global giant" . South China Morning Post . Retrieved 18 June 2022 .
^ Ibrahim, Zuraidah (26 March 1995). "J. Y. Pillay: Visionary with a clear focus" . The Straits Times . p. 1.
^ "J Y Pillay to step down as SGX chairman at year-end" . Channel NewsAsia . Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2010 .
^ "J. Y. Pillay a pioneer in public, private sectors" . The Straits Times. Retrieved 15 August 2012 .
^ "Tiger Airways: Appointed Mr. J Y Pillay As Non-Executive Chairman" . ShareInvestor. Retrieved 29 August 2012 .
^ "Istana — Council of Presidential Advisers" . Istana, Singapore. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012 .
^ Goh, Melissa (9 August 2019). "J Y Pillay heads list of National Day Award recipients" . CNA . Retrieved 5 April 2021 .
^ "J Y Pillay retires as Council of Presidential Advisors chairman, Eddie Teo to succeed" . CNA . 17 December 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020.
^ "Former top-ranking civil servant appointed as Chancellor of SMU" . Singapore Management University (SMU) . 3 September 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2021 .
^ Huiwen, Ng (3 September 2015). "JY Pillay appointed SMU chancellor" . The Straits Times . Retrieved 5 April 2021 .
^ "Great national honour for SMU Chancellor Mr Lim Chee Onn" . Singapore Management University (SMU) . 6 August 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2021 .
^ "Pillay takes on role of acting president" . The Straits Times. September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017 .
^ "J Y Pillay Global-Asia Programme and Study Award" . Yale NUS College . Retrieved 5 April 2021 .
^ "Faculty" . NUS College of Alice and Peter Tan . National University of Singapore. Retrieved 5 April 2021 .
^ "NUS honours Prof J Y Pillay" . National University of Singapore . 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2014 .
^ "NUS honours J Y Pillay" . Channel NewsAsia . Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ "J Y Pillay awarded highest public service honour" . Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012 .
^ "Recipients" . Prime Minister's Office Singapore . 2012.
^ "Top honours for J.Y. Pillay who built up SIA, led GIC, MAS" . The Straits Times . 9 August 2019.
^ "Recipients" . Prime Minister's Office Singapore . 2019.
^ Min Zhang, Lim (15 November 2019). "NGO founder, veteran civil servant J. Y. Pillay among South Asian diaspora lauded for their contributions to society" . The Straits Times . Retrieved 5 April 2021 .
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