Saidi Shariff
{{Short description|Singaporean politician (1940–2020)}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name = Saidi bin Shariff
| constituency_MP1 = Kaki Bukit
| term_start1 = 1980
| term_end1 = 1984
| predecessor1 = Constituency Established
| successor1 = Chew Heng Ching
| birth_date = 1940
| death_date = 14 January 2020 (aged 79)
| party = People's Action Party
| alma_mater = University of Hull Raffles Institution (1955-1958)
}}{{Malay name|Saidi|Shariff}}
Saidi bin Shariff (1940 – 14 January 2020) was a Singaporean politician belonging to People's Action Party. He was a member of the Parliament of Singapore.
Biography
Saidi was a founding member of Yayasan Mendaki which is a self-help group. He received secondary education in Raffles Institution from 1955 to 1958. In the sixties he worked at the National Community Leadership Training Institute. He was elected as a member of the Parliament of Singapore from Kaki Bukit in 1980.{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.gov.sg/history/list-of-mps-by-parliament
|title=5th Parliament
|accessdate=16 January 2020|website=Parliament of Singapore
}}
After his parliamentary career, Saidi started to take classes for young leaders. Later, he received a postgraduate degree from the University of Hull at the age of 56.{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/former-kaki-bukit-mp-saidi-shariff-dies-aged-79|title=Former Kaki Bukit MP Saidi Shariff dies, aged 79|date=14 January 2020|accessdate=16 January 2020|website=The Straits Times}} He retired as an assistant director from Yayasan Mendaki in 2002.
Saidi died on 14 January 2020 at the age of 79.{{cite web|url=https://www.beritaharian.sg/setempat/mantan-ap-kaki-bukit-saidi-shariff-meninggal-dunia
|title=Mantan AP Kaki Bukit Saidi Shariff meninggal dunia
|date=14 January 2020|accessdate=16 January 2020|website=Berita Harian|language=ms
|title=Bekas ahli Parlimen Singapura, Saidi Shariff meninggal dunia
|date=15 January 2020|accessdate=16 January 2020|website=Sinar Harian|language=ms
}}
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Category:People's Action Party politicians
Category:Members of the Parliament of Singapore
Category:Alumni_of_the_University_of_Hull
Category:Singaporean politicians of Malay descent
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