Background
Born in Nibong Tebal, Penang, Bishan Singh had a Masters in Development Management from the Asian Institute of Management, Manila.
Bishan Singh spearheaded a campaign to save Tasik Chini, a famous lake in Pahang which is also Malaysia's largest freshwater lake, and received strong support from the private sector. To him, the lake was special in many ways and had been in love with the lake since his secondary school days and wanted it to be revived.
Bishan Singh was president of Fomca and the Pahang Consumers Association and was a former Kuantan councillor.
He held the presidency of the Sustainable Development Network and was a board member of the Pesticide Action Network, Asia Pacific.
He had offered his services in consultancy for more than 20 years in 22 countries.
His efforts did not go unnoticed and he was the first recipient of the Consumer Advocate Award, and most recently was named the recipient of Langkawi Award by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
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