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Khaw Boon Wan

former Singaporean politician
Person human Q4354964

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
December 8, 1952
Place of birth
Penang
Country of citizenship
Malaysia, Singapore[4][5]
Occupation
politician
Position held
Member of the Parliament of Singapore, Member of the Parliament of Singapore, Member of the Parliament of Singapore, Minister for Health, Minister for Transport[6]
Educated at
University of Newcastle, National University of Singapore, Chung Ling Private High School[7][8][9]
Member of political party
People's Action Party[11]
Family name
Xu[12]
Given name
Wen, Yuǎn[13][14]
Name in native language
许文远[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Khaw Boon Wan ja カウ・ブーン・ワン ja 許文遠 ko 코분완 ko 쉬원위안 zh 许文远
🔖 Identifiers · 9
VIAF cluster ID
6573152502898710800009
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Minister Khaw Boon Wan.JPG ↗
Facebook username
ministerkhawboonwan
Freebase ID
/m/06y77d
JRC Names ID
259187
National Library Board Singapore ID
person/05edb6ab-6bb0-423f-a42b-8c9e1bfb88d7
National Library Board Singapore ID (former scheme)
IqCQgNbBamo
OpenSanctions ID
Khaw Boon Wan
Prabook ID
335922

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 2
Malaysia, Singapore
Educated at 2
National University of Singapore, University of Newcastle
Family name 1
Xu
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
People's Action Party
Occupation 1
politician
OpenSanctions ID 1
Khaw Boon Wan
Place of birth 1
Penang
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Khaw Boon Wan was born on December 8, 1952[1], in Penang[2]. He has worked as a politician[3].

FAQs

Where was Khaw Boon Wan born?

Khaw Boon Wan's place of birth was Penang[2].

What did Khaw Boon Wan do for work?

Khaw Boon Wan worked as a politician[3].

Where did Khaw Boon Wan go to school?

Khaw Boon Wan was educated at University of Newcastle[7], National University of Singapore[8], and Chung Ling Private High School[9].

Related Entities

Malaysia Singapore

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Samoasambia bot · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'id', 'ms', 'ur', 'zh']
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  2. 8w ago · Nlbkos · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library Board Singapore ID → person/05edb6ab-6bb0-423f-a42b-8c9e1bfb88d7
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  3. 25w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → —
    Given name → Wen, Yuǎn
    Sex or gender → male
    Citizenship → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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