How rich is NG Kok Song?

This article will infrom readers and loved ones about some personal information about NG Kok Song and his net worth.

Ng Kok Song was born to a Teochew family and grew up in a mud-floored attap house in Kangkar, a fishing village located where Sengkang is today.

In an interview with the Straits Times in 2012, he recounted how life was not easy for the big family with 11 children who depended on his father’s income as a fish auctioneer.

Mr Ng received a Public Service Commission scholarship to study physics at the then-University of Singapore. He later obtained a Sloan Master’s degree in management from Stanford University.

He married his schoolmate from Montfort, Patricia, in 1972 and had three children, aged 50, 47 and 33. Mrs Ng died in 2005 from stomach cancer.

Ng Kok Song started his public service career in 1970 as an investment analyst at the Ministry of Finance’s overseas investment department.

He moved to the Monetary Authority of Singapore when the central bank was formed in 1971 to take over the role of managing Singapore’s reserves.

In 1986, Mr Ng joined GIC and headed the equities and bond department. He held other posts, including managing director of public markets, before being appointed as group chief investment officer in 2007 – a position he held until his retirement in 2013.

The 75-year-old stated his campaign was motivated by “recent concerns about the integrity of our national institutions” when speaking to the media after receiving eligibility paperwork from the Elections Department (ELD).

The third candidate to enter the race for president is Mr. Ng Kok Song. The first to do so was senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam on June 8; businessman George Goh followed on June 12.

On September 13, President Halimah Yacob’s six-year term will come to an end, and she has declared she won’t run for re-election.

According to the ELD, the Presidential Election may be held at any time starting on June 13 and should be held if it hasn’t already by the time the current President’s term expires.