Guinea-Bissau / Singapore / Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 28 February 2013
SINGAPORE, Singapore, February 28, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The following foreign Head of Mission presented its credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam in a ceremony at the Istana today:
(a) The Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
His Excellency Malam Sambu
HE MALAM SAMBÚ
AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF GUINEA-BISSAU
BORN:
10 August 1961
AGE:
51
MARITAL
STATUS:
Married
EDUCATION:
Masters Degree in Diagnostics of Induction Electric Machines, University of Macau, People's Republic of China, 1996 – 1999
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, People's Republic of China, 1989 – 1994
Chinese Language, Beijing Languages Institute, People's Republic of China,1988 – 1989
Bachelor's Degree in Applied Physics, University Tchico Tė, Guinea-Bissau, 1980 – 1983
High School, Liceu Kwame N'Krumah, Guinea-Bissau, 1975 – 1980
Preparatory School, Ciclo Preparatório Salvador Allende, Republic of Guinea-Bissau，1973-1975
Primary School, Guinea-Bissau, 1969 – 1975
CAREER:
1983 - 1986
Sub-Director, President of Technical Counsellors and General Coordinator of Physics of the Regional High School of Gabú, Guinea-Bissau
1986 - 1988
National Coordinator of Physics in Guinea-Bissau
1994 - 2001
Coordinator of Electrical and Electronic Sector, University of Macau
CAREER:
(cont'd)
2001 - 2007
First Secretary, Embassy of Guinea-Bissau to the People's Republic of China
2007 - 2010
Entrepreneur and Owner of the Health Clinic of Poilăo Health of the Life in Lisbon, Portugal
2008 – 2010
2008
Member of the House of Representatives of the Nation for the Party for Social Renewal (PRS)
Elected as the candidate of Prime Minister for the Party for Social Renewal (PRS or Partido para e Renovação Social in Portuguese) in 2008
2010 - 2012
First Secretary, Embassy of Guinea-Bissau to the People's Republic of China
2012
Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of Guinea-Bissau to the People's Republic of China
Apr 2012
Candidate for the post of Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau of the current Transitional Government
Aug 2012 to date
Ambassador of Guinea-Bissau to the People's Republic of China
28 February
Ambassador to Singapore
HOBBIES:
Literature
LANGUAGES:
Speaks and writes fluently in Portuguese, French, English, Spanish and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)