Balaji Sadasivan

Balaji Sadasivan

Balaji Sadasivan (born July 11, 1955)cite web |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/sge/candidate.php?candidateid=75&yearelection=2006 |title=General Elections 2007 |accessdate=2007-08-29 |publisher=Channel NewsAsia] is an Indian Singaporean politician and the current Chairman of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization.cite web |url=http://www.who.int/governance/eb/chairman/en/index.html |title=The Chairman of the Executive Board |accessdate=2007-08-29 |year=2007 |publisher=World Health Organization] As of 2007, he serves as the Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Information, Communications and the Arts.cite web |url=http://app.mfa.gov.sg/2006/idx_abtmfa.asp?web_id=2#sad |title=About MFA: Biographical Summaries |accessdate=2007-08-29 |year=2007 |month=June |publisher=The Government of Singapore]

In March 2008, PM Lee Hsien Loong reshuffled his Cabinet, which resulted in Dr. Balaji losing his MICA portfolio whilst retaining his post at the Foreign Affairs Ministry.

Balaji pursued an education in medicine, attending Raffles Institution, Siglap Secondary School, the National Junior College, and the National University of Singapore (NUS). After graduating from NUS in 1979, he continued his education at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in Scotland, becoming a Fellow in 1984, and trained at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan from 1985 to 1989. He worked as a neurosurgeon until 2001, publishing over 50 book chapters and journal articles.

ee also

* Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency
* List of Indians in Singapore
* Members of the Singapore Parliament

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