S. R. Nathan

S. R. Nathan DUT PJG
செல்லப்பன் ராமநாதன்
Ramanathan in 2006
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 (1924-07-03)3 July 1924 Singapore, Straits Settlements, British Malaya
Died	22 August 2016(2016-08-22) (aged 92) Singapore
Cause of death	Stroke
Resting place	Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	People's Action Party (1966–1988)
Spouse	Urmila Nandey
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Malaya
Occupation	Politician diplomat civil servant

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.