SJI, as a school, has a long tradition of offering a brand of balanced and holistic education that has produced for Singapore many leaders in both public and private sectors. The list below provides only some examples of distinguished Alumni who have done the school proud. It would be much too long to list all Josephians who had distinguished themselves in Singapore and internationally.
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(Patrick Low: Art Director/ Writer; Warren Klass: Firm Director;
Michael Kan: Producer; Two Oceans: Production House)
Politics
Dr Tony Tan (Class of 1958) His Excellency, 7th President of Singapore
[Former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (stepped down September 1, 2005)]
Mr Mah Bow Tan (Class of 1966) Leader of the House
Members of Parliament, Tampines GRC
Mr Teo Chee Hean (Class of 1972)
Deputy Prime Minister
Coordinating Minister for National Security & Minister for Home Affairs
Member of Parliament, Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
Chairman, National Research Foundation
Mr George Yeo (Class of 1972)
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs
Mr Matthias Yao Chih (Class of 1972)
Deputy Speaker of Parliament
Mayor - South East District
Member of Parliament, MacPherson
Mr Chong You Fook Charles (Class of 1972)
Member of Parliament, Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
Chairman, National Police Cadet Corps Council
Mr Christopher De Souza (Class of 1992) Member of Parliament, Holland-Bukit Timah GRC
Public Service
Mr Tan Yam Pin (Class of 1960)
Member, Public Service Commission
Mr Tan Chin Tiong (Class of 1963)
Ambassador to Japan
Mr Philip Yeo (Class of 1965) Chairman, SPRING Singapore and
Special Advisor for Economic Development, Prime Minister's Office
Mr Lim Soo Ping (Class of 1969) Auditor General of Singapore
Mr Tan Tee How (Class of 1975) Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs
Mr Leo Yip Seng Cheong (Class of 1980) Chairman, Economic Development Board
Mr Roy Quek (Class of 1986) Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Health
Non-Profit Organisations
Mr Gerard Ee (Class of 1965)
Chairman, National Kidney Foundation
Chairman, Public Transport Council
Chairman, Medifund Advisory Council
Business
Dr Ee Peng Liang (Class of 1930)
Late Businessman and philanthropist
Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat (Class of 1933)
Late Singapore tycoon, philanthropist
Mr Goh Sin Tub (Class of 1946)
The late pioneer of Singapore literature and a teacher, civil servant, banker, builder, social worker and former chairman of the SJI Board of Governors
Mr Lim Chee Onn (Class of 1960)
Chairman, SingBridge Private Limited
Former Cabinet Minister
Mr Noel Hon (Class of 1962)
Chairman, e-COP
Former Chairman, NEC Solutions Asia Pacific
President of the Singapore Scout Association & recipient of the Gold Lion Scouting Award
Mr Sim Giok Lak, (Class of 1962)
Chairman and Managing Director
Zicom Group Ltd
Mr Ernest Wong (Class of 1963)
Chairman, Invida Pharmaceutical Holdings
Member, Temasek Advisory Board
Mr Peter Seah Lim Huat (Class of 1964) Chairman, Development Bank of Singapore
Mr Tan Puay Chiang (Class of 1965) Chairman, Exxon Mobil China
Mr Edmund Tie (Class of 1965) Executive Chairman, DTZ Debenham Tie Leung (SEA) Pte Ltd
Mr Anthony Salim (Class of 1968) CEO & President, The Salim Group - Indonesia's biggest conglomerate
Mr Warren Fernandez (Class of 1982)
Editor, Straits Times
Sports
Mr Rudy Mosbergen (Class of 1948) Olympian, Sportsman and former Founding Principal of Raffles Junior College (1982-1987)
Mr Tan Eng Yoon (Class of 1948) National athlete and Olympian
Mr Leong Kok Fann (Class of 1974) Former national soccer player
Mr Goh Tat Chuan (Class of 1990)
Former national soccer player
Arts and Entertainment
Mr Dick Lee (Class of 1972)
One of Asia's most well-known musicians; Cultural Medallion winner
Mr Mark Van Cuylenberg (Class of 1972)
Also widely known as The Flying Dutchman; host compere, radio personality
Prof Jeremy Monteiro (Class of 1976)
King of Swing, virtuoso jazz pianist; Board Member, National Arts Council; Cultural Medallion winner
Mr K.F. Seetoh (Class of 1978)
Makan Sutra food guru
Legal
Mr Tan Chin Seng (Class of 1966) Senior Partner, Tan Rajah and Cheah and Commissioner for Oaths
Justice Chan Seng Oon (Class of 1972)
Judge, Supreme Court
Mr Davinder Singh, S.C. (Class of 1973)
Senior Counsel and CEO, Drew & Napier LLC
Former Member of Parliament
(One of the leading lawyers in Singapore and Asia)
Mr Charles Lim Aeng Cheng (Class of 1973)
Parliamentary Counsel and Law Commissioner
Attorney-General's Chamber of Singapore
Mr Foo Chee Hock (Class of 1976)
Registrar, Supreme Court
Mr Lionel Yee (Class of 1982)
Principal Senior State Counsel, Attorney General's Chambers
Education
Mr Eugene Wijeysingha (Class of 1952)
Former Principal of Raffles Institution (1986-1994)
Mr John Yip (Class of 1956) Former Director of Education (Retired), Ministry of Education
Prof Leo Tan Wee Hin (Class of 1963)
Professor of Biological Sciences and Director (Special Projects) for Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore
Former Director of the National Institute of Education and Professor of Natural Sciences and Science Education, Nanyang Technological University
Prof Francis Koh (Class of 1968)
Professor of Finance Practice and Associate Dean
Singapore Management University
Assoc Prof Kwok Kian Woon (Class of 1972)
Associate Chair (Academic) and Head, Division of Sociology School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Nanyang Technological University
Mr Winston James Hodge (Class of 1975) Former Director of Training & Development, Ministry of Education and Former Principal of Raffles Junior College (2001-2007)
Prof Tan Chorh Chuan (Class of 1975) President, National University of Singapore
Dr Derek da Cunha (Class of 1976)
Independent Scholar
Former Senior Fellow, Institute of South East Asian Studies
Prof Tan Cheng Han, S.C. (Class of 1982) Professor, NUS
Former Dean, Faculty of Law
A book, "Men For Others" by alumnus, Warren Fernandez (Class of 1982) provides a portrait of the Josephian over the years.
