MUEEN Uddeen
New Citizens,
Accession Number 003973
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 2
Total Reels
- Santanu Gupta
Interviewer
- 01:50:23
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 2
Metadata
- 8 Jan 2015
Recording Date
- 00:58:11
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
His date & place of birth.Family of migrants from Kenya. His parents & siblings. Childhood life in Pakistan. Interesting assignments of his father & his early exposure to different cultures. Friendship with the late Murtaza Bhutto.His schools & favourite subjects. Tertiary education in the United Kingdom on Operational Research. His life in the UK. Further studies in Canada to do MBA. Summer jobs.
Decision to join banking after graduation. Joined Bank of America, Karachi. Why he left after 9 years & joined Chase Manhattan Bank. Offer from Chase Hong Kong in 1990 & his move there. His experiences in Hong Kong. Family’s adjustment to Hong Kong. His periodic visits to Singapore & impressions on his first visit. Move to Chase Jakarta in 1994 & more interaction with Singapore. Move to Singapore in 1997 to join Chase Singapore. Settling into Singapore. Advent of the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997. How the crisis unfolded. The drastic steps taken by Malaysian PM to solve the problem.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 2
Metadata
- 8 Jan 2015
Recording Date
- 00:52:12
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Steps taken by Singapore government to tackle the crisis. Aspects of Singapore that attracted him & his family. Comparison of work cultures in Pakistan, Hong Kong, Indonesia & Singapore.
When & why he decided to apply for PR. What prompted him to apply for citizenship. His views about National Service & his son’s easy adjustment to it. His social life in Singapore. About his wife & children.
Retired in 2010 & set up his own consultancy. Purchase of property in Singapore. His great interest in sports. About late soccer star George Best. His work after 2010. Explained concept of risk management. Talked about collapse of Lehman Brothers. Touched on Singapore’s reputation for sound financial management. About the Pakistani community in Singapore. Factors that contributed to Singapore’s progress & what could have been done better. Challenges facing S’pore.
No regrets about moving permanently to Singapore.
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