Singapore all set to elect first Muslim President
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SINGAPORE: A Muslim Malay, Halima Yacob is set to be formally nominated as Singapore’s first female president on Wednesday.
Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament from the city-state’s Muslim Malay minority, will be the first woman to hold the largely ceremonial role if – as expected.
But the 63-year-old will avoid an election originally slated for September 23, as others hoping to run against her were judged by authorities not to have met strict eligibility criteria.
