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)