S. R. Nathan | |
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செல்லப்பன் ராமநாதன் | |
6th President of Singapore | |
In office 1 September 1999 – 1 September 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong |
Preceded by | Ong Teng Cheong |
Succeeded by | Tony Tan |
Singapore Ambassador to the United States | |
In office 20 September 1990 – June 1996 | |
President | Wee Kim Wee Ong Teng Cheong |
Preceded by | Tommy Koh |
Succeeded by | Chan Heng Chee |
Singapore High Commissioner to Malaysia | |
In office April 1988 – July 1990 | |
President | Wee Kim Wee |
Director of the Security and Intelligence Division | |
In office August 1971 – February 1979 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
Preceded by | Tan Boon Seng |
Succeeded by | Eddie Teo |
Personal details | |
Born | Sellapan Ramanathan 3 July 1924 Singapore, Straits Settlements, British Malaya |
Died | 22 August 2016 Singapore | (aged 92)
Cause of death | Stroke |
Resting place | Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Urmila Nandey |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Malaya |
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Sellapan Ramanathan DUT PJG[1][2] ( /ˈsɛləpən rɑːməˈnɑːðən/; 3 July 1924 – 22 August 2016),[3] often known as S. R. Nathan, was a Singaporean politician and civil servant who served as the sixth president of Singapore between 1999 and 2011. Nathan won both the 1999 presidential election and the 2005 presidential election thanks to an uncontested walkover due to ineligible candidates. [4] He was the longest-serving president in Singapore's history and the only one to serve two full terms.
In January 2010, Nathan surpassed his predecessor Benjamin Sheares to become Singapore's longest-serving President. In August of that same year, he surpassed Yusof Ishak as Singapore's longest-serving Head of State. Nathan was reportedly considering a re-election and decided not to run.
Nathan suffered a stroke on 31 July 2016 and was taken to Singapore General Hospital before he died in the hospital on 22 August 2016, at the age of 92.
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