1. Paul Tambyah is President of the Asia Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection and the immediate past-President of the International Society for Infectious Diseases.
17 Facts About Paul Tambyah
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Paul Tambyah is the Chairman of the Singapore Democratic Party, a position he has held since September 2017.
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Paul Tambyah graduated from the National University of Singapore with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery to become a doctor in 1988.
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In 1991, Paul Tambyah married Dr Siok Kuan, a senior lecturer of marketing from NUS Business School.
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In 2011, Paul Tambyah became the President of the Asia-Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection, and led the Singapore Society of Infectious Diseases from 2011 to 2015.
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Paul Tambyah became the assistant Dean of Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 2015.
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On 6 December 2020, Paul Tambyah received a Red Ribbon Award by Action for AIDS Singapore for his contributions to HIV-related causes.
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On 5 October 2021, Paul Tambyah was recognised as one of the four eminent senior clinicians to receive the Distinguished Senior Clinician Award as conferred by the Ministry of Health in Singapore.
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On 20 December 2022, Paul Tambyah became the new President of the International Society of Infectious Diseases Executive Committee, replacing Alison Holmes.
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Paul Tambyah was the recipient of the Commendation Medal and the COVID-19 Resilience Medal of the National Awards awarded by the Prime Minister's Office to individuals and teams in recognition of their public spirit and contributions to Singapore's fight during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore for over two years.
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Paul Tambyah was noted to be one of the founding members of MARUAH Singapore, a human rights organization which was founded in 2007 in Singapore.
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Paul Tambyah started getting involved with the Singapore Democratic Party in 2010 and spoke as a guest speaker at the SDP rallies during the 2011 Singaporean general election.
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Paul Tambyah was one of the two potential candidates with party treasurer Vincent Wijeysingha for the 2013 Punggol East by-election in January 2013, before the party announced its decision not to contest and backed Workers' Party's Lee Li Lian to compete against the People's Action Party's Koh Poh Koon.
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Paul Tambyah became a member of the SDP's Healthcare Advisory Panel in July 2013.
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On 30 June 2020, Paul Tambyah was fielded as a SDP candidate against PAP's Liang for the Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency during the 2020 Singaporean general election.
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Paul Tambyah lost the election to Liang with 46.27 percent of the votes.
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In March 2025, it was announced that Paul Tambyah will continue to contest same ward, Bukit Panjang SMC, again in the 2025 general elections.