Background
Mahbubani, Kishore was born on October 24, 1948 in Singapore. Son of Mohandas and Janki (Devki) Mahbubani.
Mahbubani, Kishore was born on October 24, 1948 in Singapore. Son of Mohandas and Janki (Devki) Mahbubani.
Bachelor with honors in Philosophy, University Singapore, 1971. Master of Arts in Political Philosophy, Dalhousie University of Canberra, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Dalhousie University, 1995.
Administrative officer Ministry Foreign Affairs, Singapore, 1971—1973. Charge d'affaires Singapore Embassy, Phnom Penh, Kampuchea, 1973—1974. Counsellor Singapore High Commission, Kuala Lumpur, 1976—1979.
Deputy director Ministry Foreign Affairs, 1980—1982. Deputy chief mission Singapore embassy Washington, 1982—1984. Permanent representative Singapore Permanent Mission to United Nations, New York City, 1984—1989, 1998—2004.
Deputy secretary Singapore Foreign Ministry. Secretary, 1993—1998. President United Nations Security Council, 2001—2002.
Dean Lee Kuan Yew Sch Public Policy, National University Singapore, since 2004. Fellow Center for Internat.Affairs, Harvard University, 1991—1992.
Of Singapore dels, to several sessions of United Nations General.
Married Anne King Markey, March 30, 1985.