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Bilahari Kausikan (Bilahari Kim Hee Papanasam Setlur Kausikan) was born on 1954 in Colony of Singapore, is a Singaporean former diplomat. Discover Bilahari Kausikan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?
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Bilahari Kim Hee Papanasam Setlur Kausikan |
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70 years old |
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Colony of Singapore |
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Singapore
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Bilahari Kausikan Height, Weight & Measurements
At 70 years old, Bilahari Kausikan height not available right now. We will update Bilahari Kausikan's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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David Raman Wei Siong P S Kausikan, Catherine Kamala Wei Sin P S Kausikan |
Bilahari Kausikan Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Bilahari Kausikan worth at the age of 70 years old? Bilahari Kausikan’s income source is mostly from being a successful former. He is from Singapore. We have estimated Bilahari Kausikan's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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Under Review |
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former |
Bilahari Kausikan Social Network
Timeline
Kausikan's father, P.S. Raman, gained Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's attention after he advised against editing out the video of Lee tearing while announcing Singapore's expulsion from the Malaysian Federation in 1965.
Thereafter, he was appointed to various diplomatic positions, including Singapore's Ambassador to Indonesia during Konfrontasi, and subsequently as Singapore's High Commissioner to Australia and Ambassador to the Soviet Union.
After recovering from a heart attack during his tenure in Jakarta, P.S. Raman was reassigned as Singapore's High Commissioner to Australia and served in that capacity for a year and a half.
Kausikan joined the civil service in 1981 as a foreign service officer, and was assigned to the Administrative Service in 1983.
Kausikan was appointed as Singapore's Ambassador to Russia in 1994, with concurrent accreditation as Ambassador to Finland.
Bilahari Kim Hee Papanasam Setlur Kausikan is a Singaporean retired academic, diplomat and civil servant who served as Singapore's Permanent Representative to the United Nations between 1995 and 1998.
Kausikan's father, P.S. Raman, was an Indian who moved to Singapore after the Partition of India.
He married Lim Eng Neo, a Peranakan, and they had three children.
P.S. Raman named his son Bilahari Kim Hee Papanasam Setlur Kausikan: Bilahari is the name of a raga; Kausikan is a form of the Vedic surname Kaushik; Setlur is a Brahmin sub-caste; and Papanasam is the name of P.S. Raman's home village in Tamil Nadu.
Kim Hee is the Chinese name that Kausikan's mother gave him.
Kausikan graduated from the University of Singapore (now the National University of Singapore), majoring in political science.
He subsequently received a scholarship from the Public Service Commission (PSC) to pursue a PhD in international relations at Columbia University, with the aim of becoming an academic.
During this time, he would secretly submit articles to The Straits Times under the pseudonym "Bee Kim Hee".
Half way into his dissertation, he decided to drop out from the course and return to Singapore, where he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
He ultimately graduated with a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University.
Kausikan served as Singapore's Permanent Representative to the United Nations between 1995 and 1998, with concurrent accreditation as Singapore's High Commissioner to Canada and Ambassador to Mexico.
In 1998, Kausikan was appointed as Deputy Secretary (Foreign Affairs) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He was appointed as Second Permanent Secretary in 2001, and was promoted to Permanent Secretary on 1 September 2010.
He is currently serving as Chairman of the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore and is a Senior Fellow at the SMU School of Social Sciences.
