AIA Singapore Partners Nazri Nasir To Promote Active And Healthy Living In Singapore

About AIA

AIA Group Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively “AIA” or the “Group”) comprise the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group. It has a presence in 18 markets in Asia-Pacific – wholly-owned branches and subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, New Zealand, Macau, Brunei, Cambodia, a 97 per cent subsidiary in Sri Lanka, a 49 per cent joint venture in India and a representative office in Myanmar.

The business that is now AIA was first established in Shanghai almost a century ago in 1919. It is a market leader in the Asia-Pacific region (ex-Japan) based on life insurance premiums and holds leading positions across the majority of its markets. It had total assets of US$216 billion as of 30 November 2017.

AIA meets the long-term savings and protection needs of individuals by offering a range of products and services including life insurance, accident and health insurance and savings plans. The Group also provides employee benefits, credit life and pension services to corporate clients. Through an extensive network of agents, partners and employees across Asia-Pacific, AIA serves the holders of more than 30 million individual policies and over 16 million participating members of group insurance schemes.

AIA Group Limited is listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited under the stock code “1299” with American Depositary Receipts (Level 1) traded on the over-the-counter market (ticker symbol: “AAGIY”).

About Tottenham Hotspur

Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club has a tradition of playing an entertaining and attacking style of football. The team finished third in the 2017/2018 Premier League season, achieving UEFA Champions League qualification for a third year in a row, and has a multi-national squad of players.

Tottenham Hotspur also has:

• A global following in excess of 400 million, with strong supporter bases across the UK, the USA, China, Asia and Southern Africa, including over 160 Official Supporters Clubs worldwide
• Commercial partnerships with globally-recognised brands including AIA Group Limited (AIA), one of the world's leading providers of life insurance services, and Nike, the world’s leading sports footwear and apparel company
• An award-winning Foundation that has created 3 million opportunities to help enhance the lives of people in its local community through education, employment, health and social inclusion programmes

In 2018, the Club will open its iconic new world class stadium that sits at heart of a major regeneration of North Tottenham. The stadium will feature:

• A 17,500-seat single-tier stand
• A retractable grass pitch enabling other events, including NFL and concerts, to be held at the venue without compromising the football playing surface
• A range of premium packages that aim to redefine hospitality in sports and entertainment, including a Tunnel Club and the flagship H Club restaurant

About AIA

One of Singapore’s most recognised football personalities, Mohamad Nazri Bin Nasir, is a former Singapore national footballer. Nazri was captain of the Singapore national team from 1997 to 2003 and led the team to the 1998 ASEAN Football Championship title.  He was a defensive midfielder known for his confrontational tackling style.

Nazri made his international debut against Malaysia in September 1990.  He was inducted into the FIFA Century Club in June 2007. Nazri retired as a football player at the age of 37 in 2008. Formerly the Head Coach of the Under Sixteen Singapore National Football Team, Nazri is currently Assistant Coach of the Under Twenty Singapore National Young Lions Team.  

Nazri credits his mother for supporting his passion for football despite his childhood asthma. His older brother, Amin, was a former Singapore international. Nazri’s sons, Adam and Amer Hakeem, play under the National Football Academy set-up as centre-backs.

Nazri is a volunteer coach for children from local social welfare charity Pertapis and Jamiyah Children Home (Singapore), a home for orphans and neglected children.

He has been a supporter of the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (Spurs) since childhood and captained the Singapore team that played a friendly at the Singapore National Stadium with Spurs in 1995.