Alan Chan

former CEO of Singapore Press Holdings
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Alan Chan

Summary

Alan Chan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Singapore[2]. He was born on +1953-02-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a civil servant[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Alan Chan's place of birth was Singapore[2].
  • Alan Chan was born on +1953-02-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alan Chan held citizenship in Singapore[6].
  • Alan Chan worked as a civil servant[4].
  • Alan Chan held the position of permanent secretary[7].
  • Alan Chan held the position of chief executive officer[8].
  • Alan Chan's education included a stint at INSEAD[9].
  • Alan Chan was educated at Raffles Institution[10].
  • Alan Chan was a member of Public Service Commission[11].
  • Alan Chan is recorded as male[12].
  • Alan Chan's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Alan Chan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 20160242836852431276[14].
  • Alan Chan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0n4yw3y[15].
  • Alan Chan's family name is recorded as Chan[16].
  • Alan Chan's given name is recorded as Alan[17].
  • Alan Chan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].
  • Alan Chan's number of children is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2'}[19].
  • Alan Chan's sibling is recorded as Chan Heng Chee[20].
  • Alan Chan's sibling is recorded as Chan Heng Wing[21].
  • Alan Chan's National Library Board Singapore ID is recorded as KOBbydxkJbI[22].
  • Alan Chan's National Library Board Singapore ID is recorded as person/a8d31802-25ad-45ed-9077-60a0b0adefa7[23].

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Origins and Family

Alan Chan was born in Singapore[2]. He was born on +1953-02-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at INSEAD[9], a business school[24], in France[25], founded in 1957[26], headquartered in Fontainebleau[27] and Raffles Institution[10], a private school[28], in Singapore[29], founded in 1823[30].

Career and Affiliations

Alan Chan's professions included civil servant[4]. Positions held include permanent secretary[7], a position[31] and chief executive officer[8], a corporate title[32].

Why It Matters

Alan Chan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Alan Chan born?

Alan Chan's place of birth was Singapore[2].

What did Alan Chan do for work?

Alan Chan worked as civil servant[4].

Where did Alan Chan go to school?

Alan Chan was educated at INSEAD[9] and Raffles Institution[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved . eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . straitstimes.com. Retrieved . straitstimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . psc.gov.sg. Retrieved . psc.gov.sg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved . eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved . eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved . eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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