Ngiam Tong Dow

Ngiam Tong Dow (, 7 June 1937 – 20 August 2020) was a Singaporean civil servant who became the youngest permanent secretary at the age of 35, and held the position till his retirement from the civil service in 1999. He worked in various government ministries, statutory boards, and agencies, helping to shape public policies and national projects, leading to Singapore's economic growth in the first few decades after independence.

Ngiam served as the acting permanent secretary in the Ministry of Communications (1970–1972), and was promoted to be permanent secretary in the Ministry of Finance (1972–1979 and 1986–1999), Prime Minister's Office (1979–1994), Ministry of Trade and Industry (1979–1986) and Ministry of National Development (1987–1989). He also served as chairman in several statutory boards and government-linked companies, such as the Economic Development Board (1975–1982), DBS Bank (1990–1998), Central Provident Fund (1998–2001), Housing Development Board (1998–2003), HDB Corp (2003). He was also the chief executive officer of DBS from 1991 to 1998. Provided by Wikipedia