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
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. ^[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.