Three newly appointed ambassadors formally presented their credentials at Singapore’s Istana.
Three foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam during separate ceremonies at the Istana on 27 October 2026, formally assuming their diplomatic representation in Singapore. The ambassadors represented the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of Yemen and the Dominican Republic.
The presentation of credentials ceremony was attended by President Tharman, who received the diplomatic representatives individually. The occasion formalised their appointments as Heads of Mission to Singapore, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) subsequently releasing their professional biographies.
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Her Excellency Amira Mohie Eldin Fahmy Hussein
Egypt was represented by Her Excellency Amira Mohie Eldin Fahmy Hussein, who joined the Egyptian Foreign Service in 1998. Before her appointment to Singapore, she served as Deputy Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Specialised Agencies and Global Issues from October 2024 to October 2026. She previously held the position of Ambassador of Egypt to Uzbekistan from November 2020 to September 2024.
Her other diplomatic assignments included postings at Egypt’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York and its Embassy in Tokyo. Within the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, she also served as Director of the Foreign NGOs Department and Director of Migration, Refugees and Human Trafficking Affairs.
The Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen
His Excellency Salem Ahmed Balfakeeh
The Republic of Yemen was represented by His Excellency Salem Ahmed Balfakeeh, a senior diplomat with more than 30 years of experience. He concurrently served as Yemen’s Ambassador to Indonesia, a position he had held since 2025, and was Ambassador-Designate to Australia and Brunei Darussalam.
Before his current diplomatic assignments, Ambassador Balfakeeh served as Director General of the Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Affairs in Hadhramaut Governorate from 2017 to 2025. His previous responsibilities included directing the North Africa Department and East Asia Department, as well as serving in Yemen’s diplomatic missions in Dubai, the Northern Emirates and Moscow.
The Ambassador of the Dominican Republic
His Excellency José Julio Gómez Beato
The Dominican Republic was represented by His Excellency José Julio Gómez Beato, whose diplomatic appointment to Singapore was based in the People’s Republic of China. He previously served as Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Foreign Policy at the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2020 to 2025.
Ambassador Gómez Beato also had experience in politics and law, alongside postgraduate qualifications in international trade, diplomatic studies and international public law.
Source: MFA
