Director of SEAMEO Secretariat

Director6.jpg (43587 bytes) Mr Tan Seng Chye, Malaysian
8 February 1978 - 7 February 1981
Appointment by 12th SEAMEC (IC) Conference, Jakarta, 1977.
Family Name : Tan
Other Names SENG CHYE
Home Address No 8 Jalan 14/42A, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Postal Address c/o Siam Hotel, New Petchburi Road, Bangkok
Date of Birth 2 December 1922
Place of Birth Penang, Malaysia
Nationality Malaysian
Marital Status Married
Number of Children : Three
Primary education with schools and dates Bukit Mertajam High School : 1929 - 1934
Bukit Mertajam High School : 1935 - 1941
Tertiary education with institutions and dates : Raffles College, Singapore : 1946 - 1949
Normal Class, Penang   : 1950
University of Malaya, Singapore : 1954
Northwestern University, U S A : 1964
Degrees with institutions and dates :
Raffles College, Singapore Arts Diploma, 1949
Normal Class, Penang, Malaysia Teaching Certificate, 1950
University of Malaya, Singapore B A (Hons) Upper 11, 1954
Northwestern University, U S A Certificate, 1964
Career with appointments, in chronological order, institutions & dates :
Assistant Teacher, Penang 1949 - 1957
Organizer of Schools, Penang 1957 - 1959
Adviser, Further Education, Ministry of Education 1960 - 1961
Secondary School Headmaster 1961 (6 months)
State Director of Education, Negeri Sembilan 1962 - 1963
State Director of Education,   Selangor 1963 - 1964
Secondary School Headmaster 1965 (6 months)
Language Institute Principal 1966 (6 months)
Language Planning Officer 1966 -1967
Malaysian Officer at SEAMEO Secretariat 1967 (6 months)
Language Planning Officer 1968
Malaysian Officer at SEAMEO Secretariat 1968 (8 months)
State Director of Education, Sarawak 1969 -1972
Chief Inspector of Schools, Malaysia 1973 - 1975 (May)
Assistant Director (Finance) SEAMEO Secretariat 1975 - 1977 (December)
Director, SEAMEO Secretariat 1978 - 1981
Languages in order of fluency, written and spoken :
English and Bahasa Malaysia
Chairmanship of committees, etc. with dates :
Had chaired numerous committees, both at State and Federal levels mainly in connection with education in general during the course of service with the Ministry of Education, Malaysia as a teacher, as a principal, as a State Director of Education and as a senior education administrator.
Decorations with dates :
Pingat Jasa kebaktian (P J K) Negeri Sembilan  1963
Pegawai Bintang Sarawak (P B S) Sarawak 1971
Kesastrian Mangku Negara (K M N) Federal Award 1972

 

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