Singapore bids a fond farewell to first female president

Jurong GRC MP Shawn Huang (holding phone) taking a wefie with Halimah, her husband, Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee, several MPs and other invited guests at the event. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Six years after making history as Singapore’s first woman head of state, President Halimah Yacob left the highest office in the land with accolades of being a powerful symbol of unity for all Singaporeans.

At her farewell reception held at the Istana on Wednesday (Sept 13) evening, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Madam Halimah’s efforts to expand opportunities for all made for a more united and inclusive Singapore, where everyone belongs and has a part to play.