Michael Fam
Michael Fam Yue Onn | |||||||||
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Fam in the 2000s | |||||||||
| Chairman of the Housing and Development Board | |||||||||
| In office 2 April 1975 – 1 August 1983 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Lee Hee Seng | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Hsuan Owyang | ||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||
| Born | 13 January 1927 Sandakan, North Borneo, British Empire | ||||||||
| Died | 27 December 2014 (aged 87) Singapore | ||||||||
| Spouse | Dulcie Shem (m. 1951) | ||||||||
| Relations | Lee Siew Choh (brother-in-law; deceased) Ivan Polunin (brother-in-law; deceased) | ||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||
| Parent(s) | Fam Tain Yong (deceased) Yong Khyun Chin (deceased) | ||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia (BEng) St. Andrew's School | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 範佑安 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 范佑安 | ||||||||
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Michael Fam Yue Onn DUNU DUBC PJG BBM (13 January 1927 – 27 December 2014) was a former Singaporean civil engineer and businessman. He is known for leading the team to complete the S$5 billion North–South and East–West Mass Rapid Transit lines two years ahead of schedule and within budget.
He was active in the public service and publicly-listed companies, serving as chairman of the Housing and Development Board (1975–1983), Fraser and Neave (1983–2007), the Public Transport Council (1987–1989), Cold Storage (1988), Centrepoint Properties (1990–2001), Asia Pacific Breweries (1990–2008) and Singapore Airlines (1998–2001), and founding chairman of Nanyang Technological Institute (1981–1993) and the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (1983–1991). Fam also held directorships in OCBC Bank (1989–2001), Straits Times Press Group (1974–1984) and Singapore Press Holdings (1984–2004).