Hri Kumar Nair

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Full Name	Hri Kumar Nair
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jun 16, 1966(1966-06-16)
Age	58
Country	Singapore
Horoscope	Gemini

Hri Kumar Nair Biography

Hri Kumar Nair is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on June 16, 1966 in Singapore. Hri Kumar SC, a Singaporean lawyer and ex-politician was born 16 June 1966. He is the Deputy Attorney General of Singapore. He was a Member in Parliament from 2006 to 2015. Nair resigned from politics in 2012 after his wife was diagnosed with lymphoma.

Nair decided to quit politics just before the 2015 General Election. He cited his wife’s 2012 diagnosis of lymphoma as a reason.

Nair was involved with several high profile cases during his term as Deputy AG, including the appeal of the City Harvest Church trial and Tan Cheng Bock’s constitutional challenge to the Elected Presidency in 2017. Nair, in his capacity as the DAG representing the Government, was criticised by Tan for his comments in High Court. Nair was quoted to have said that Tan’s “motives are purely selfish and he has shown no regard for the principle of multiracial representation which Parliament intended to safeguard.”

Nair was appointed as the Deputy Attorney-General (DAG) for a three-year term starting 1 March 2017, followed by another three-year term extension commencing 1 March 2020. He has since resigned as a member of the People’s Action Party as well as the director of Drew & Napier. Nair was the first ex- lawmaker in Singapore to take on the role of a public prosecutor.

Nair served as a Member for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC from 2006 to 2015. He held the Thomson-Toa Payoh Ward. Nair was also chairman of Bishan-ToaPayoh Town Council, where he held the Thomson-Toa Payoh ward. He also headed the Government Parliamentary Committees for Home Affairs and Law. He is a strong advocate for repealing Section 377A, the Penal Code that criminalizes homosexual sex in Singapore. Nair is well-known for criticizing the Worker’s Party’s management at the Aljunied Hougang Town Council and for criticizing the opposition’s inability to take a position on contentious issues.

Hri Kumar Nair Net Worth

Hri Kumar Nair is one of the richest Politician from Singapore. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hri Kumar Nair 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Nair was a student at National Junior College. Nair graduated in 1991 from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, with a LLB.

Nair was elected to the Singapore Bar in 1992. Drew & Napier hired him as a director. In 2008, he was named Senior Counsel.

In November 2017, Nair appeared before the Court of Appeal to argue against the acquittal of a man accused of raping his lover’s daughter, which sees the Court of Appeal issuing a landmark judgment setting out the criteria for bringing in fresh evidence that applies to the Prosecution. In June 2018, Nair successfully argued the Prosecution’s appeal seeking for the death sentence to be imposed on Chia Kee Chen, who brutally murdered his wife’s ex-lover. In 2019, Nair also led the Prosecution team during the trial of Leslie Khoo, who strangled his girlfriend Cui Yajie and burnt her body in what was known as the “Gardens by the Bay” case.

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Hri Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Singapore. Hri Kumar Nair celebrates birthday on June 16 of every year.