| Sellapan Ramanathan செல்லப்பன் ராமநாதன் |
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 S. R. Nathan |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 01 September 1999 |
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| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Ong Teng Cheong |
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| Born | 3 July 1924 Singapore |
| Spouse | Umila Umi Nandey |
| Profession | Civil servant |
| Religion | Hindu |
Sellapan Ramanathan (Tamil: செல்லப்பன் ராமநாதன்; born July 3, 1924) is the sixth and current President of the Republic of Singapore. The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore 's Head of state. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Goh Chok Tong ( Hokkien: Gô· Chok-tòng born May 20 1941) was the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from Lee Hsien Loong ( born February 10, 1952) is the third and current Prime Minister of Singapore. Ong Teng Cheong, GCMG ( January 22, 1936 - February 8, 2002) was the first directly elected President of Republic Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Singapore See also Bureaucrat The term civil service has two distinct meanings Branch of governmental service in which individuals are hired on the basis Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore 's Head of state. Often referred to as S. R. Nathan, he was first sworn in on September 1, 1999. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
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Biography
Early life
Nathan is a Singaporean of Indian Tamil descent; his childhood was spent with his three older sisters and parents, V. Singapore India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Tamil people (also called Tamils or Tamilians) ( are an Ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, a state in India, and the north-eastern Sellapan and Apiram, in Muar, Johor, in a house overlooking the sea. Johor (alt English spelling Johore, Jawi scriptجوهر is a state of Malaysia between 1°20"N and 2°35"N His father had been posted to the Malayan town as a lawyer's clerk for a firm that serviced rubber plantations, but the rubber slump of the 1930s sent the family's fortunes crashing. British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula that were colonized by the British from the 18th and the 19th until the 20th century Nathan's father accrued debts, and eventually lost his job.
By then the young Nathan had returned to his birthplace, Singapore, to live with an uncle, and received his early education in several Anglo-Chinese Schools, such as the Rangoon Road Afternoon School, and later Victoria School. Singapore Victoria School is an autonomous government secondary school ranked as one of Singapore 's premier education institutions He started working before completing his studies. During the Japanese Occupation of Singapore, Nathan worked for the Japanese civilian police as a translator. The Japanese occupation of Singapore was the period in the History of Singapore between 1942 and 1945 when Japanese forces occupied Singapore during For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Translation is the interpreting of the meaning of a text and the subsequent production of an equivalent text likewise called a " translation [1] After the war, whilst working, he completed his secondary education through self-study, and entered the University of Malaya (then in Singapore) where he graduated in 1954 with a Diploma in Social Studies (Distinction). The University of Malaya ( Abbreviation: UM; Universiti Malaya is the oldest university in Malaysia.
Civil service career
Nathan began his career in the Singapore Civil Service as a medical social worker in 1955. The Singapore Civil Service is the set of civil servants working for the Government of Singapore. He was appointed Seamen's Welfare Officer the following year. In 1962, he was seconded to the Labour Research Unit of the Labour Movement, first as Assistant Director and later Director of the Labour Research Unit until January 1966. He continued as a Member of its Board of Trustees until April 1988.
In February 1966 he was transferred to the Foreign Ministry. William Sebastian Cohen (born 28 August 1940) is an author and American politician from the U He served as Assistant Secretary and rose to be Deputy Secretary before being appointed Acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs in January 1971. In August of the same year, Nathan moved to the Ministry of Defence where he was Director of the Security and Intelligence Division (SID), with the rank of Permanent Secretary. The Security and Intelligence Division is an Intelligence agency of the Government of Singapore responsible for external intelligence operations He was involved in the Laju incident on 31 January 1974, when members of the terrorist Japanese Red Army (JRA) bombed petroleum tanks on Pulau Bukom off the coast of Singapore. The Laju Incident occurred on 31 January 1974 in Singapore, when four armed men attacked the Shell Oil refinery complex on Pulau Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The was a Terrorist group founded by Fusako Shigenobu in February 1971 after she broke away from the Japanese Communist League-Red Army Faction Pulau Bukom, also known as Pulau Bukum, is a small island located about five Kilometres to the south of the main island of Singapore, off the Straits Nathan, was among a group of government officers who volunteered to be held hostage by the JRA to secure the release of civilian hostages.
In February 1979, he returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and became its First Permanent Secretary until February 1982 when he left to become the Executive Chairman of the Straits Times Press (1975) Ltd, the Singapore newspaper company. At various times from 1982 to 1988, Nathan also held directorship of several other companies including the Singapore Mint Pte Ltd, The Straits Times Press (London) Ltd, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd and Marshall Cavendish Ltd. He held a directorship in the Singapore International Media Pte Ltd between September 1996 and August 1999. He was Chairman of Mitsubishi Singapore Heavy Industries — a ship-repairing and engineering joint-venture with the Mitsubishi Group of Japan, from 1973 to 1986.
From 1983 to April 1988, Nathan was Chairman of the Hindu Endowments Board. He was a founding member of SINDA – the Singapore Indian Development Association – and its Term Trustee until August 1999. See also Indians in Singapore The Singapore Indian Development Association ( Abbreviation: SINDA; Chinese: 印度人发展协会
In April 1988, Nathan was appointed Singapore's High Commissioner to Malaysia and in July 1990, became Ambassador to the United States of America where he served until June 1996. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and An ambassador is the highest ranking Diplomat who represents their country The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
On his return, Nathan was made Ambassador-at-Large and was concurrently Director of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies at the Nanyang Technological University. S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (abbreviated RSIS) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU was established on 1 January 2007. Nanyang Technological University ( Abbreviation: NTU) is a major research University in Singapore. He resigned as Ambassador-at-Large and Director of the Institute on 17 August 1999, and was appointed, as the only eligible candidate and thus unopposed, President of the Republic of Singapore on 18 August 1999. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
Nathan was conferred with the Public Service Star in 1964, the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 1967, and the Meritorious Service Medal in 1974. The Pingat Pentadbiran Awam ( Public Administration Medal) was instituted in 1963 and has three grades Emas (Gold Perak (Silver The Bintang Bakti Masyarakat ( Public Service Star) instituted in 1963, is awarded to any person who has rendered valuable public service to the people of The Pingat Jasa Gemilang ( Meritorious Service Medal) instituted in 1962, is awarded to any person who has performed within Singapore, service of conspicuous
Becoming President
Although a Straits Times survey showed that nearly 80 percent of Singaporeans hoped for a contest, Nathan nonetheless took up office unopposed as President on August 18, 1999. The Straits Times ( Chinese: 海峡时报 is an English language Broadsheet Newspaper based in Singapore, currently Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) His nomination was strongly supported by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew (then holding the post of Senior Minister). Minister Mentor ( Simplified Chinese: 内阁资政 is a Cabinet position created by the Singapore government in 2004 as part of a leadership Lee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH ( born September 16 1923 also spelled Lee Kwan-Yew) is a Singaporean of Chinese immigrant background The title "Senior Minister" was also a title used in Canada before " Deputy Prime Minister " was introduced in 1977 He succeeded the 5th President of Singapore Ong Teng Cheong and was sworn in on September 1, 1999. The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore 's Head of state. Ong Teng Cheong, GCMG ( January 22, 1936 - February 8, 2002) was the first directly elected President of Republic Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
On 12 July 2005 Nathan announced that he was seeking re-election as President. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Singapore presidential election of 2005 was to have been held on 27 August, 2005 to elect the President of Singapore. He submitted an eligibility application to the Presidential Elections Committee; by 6 August 2005 three more people had also submitted forms, but on 13 August the Committee announced that the other three applicants had been rejected as ineligible. The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore 's Head of state. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Nathan returned unopposed on nomination day, 17 August. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli He was sworn-in for a second term of office on 1 September 2005. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Personal life
Nathan, a Hindu, is married to Urmila (Umi) Nandey and has a daughter, a son, and three grandchildren. Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent.
Notes and references
- ^ Zuraidah Ibrahim and Lydia Lim. "He ran away from home when he was 16" (reprint at Ministry of Education, Singapore), The Straits Times, 22 Aug 1999. The Ministry Of Education ( Abbreviation: MOE; Chinese: 新加坡教育部 Malay: Kementerian Pelajaran; Tamil: கல்வி The Straits Times ( Chinese: 海峡时报 is an English language Broadsheet Newspaper based in Singapore, currently
- 'President's tip on Ageing: Don't Think About It. ' Straits Times. 19 October, 2007.
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Yusof bin Ishak | Benjamin Henry Sheares | C.V. Devan Nair | Wee Kim Wee | Ong Teng Cheong | S. Ong Teng Cheong, GCMG ( January 22, 1936 - February 8, 2002) was the first directly elected President of Republic The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore 's Head of state. The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore 's Head of state. Yusof bin Ishak (ˈjʊsɒf bɪn ˈɪshɑːk ''YOO-sof bɪn ΙS-haak'') ( 12 August 1910 &ndash 23 November Benjamin Henry Sheares ( 12 August 1907 &ndash 12 May 1981) was the second President of Singapore. Chengara Veetil Devan Nair, also known as C V Devan Nair ( August 5, 1923 &ndash December 6, 2005) was the third President Wee Kim Wee ( November 4 1915 &ndash May 2 2005) was the fourth President of Singapore, from 1985 to 1993 Ong Teng Cheong, GCMG ( January 22, 1936 - February 8, 2002) was the first directly elected President of Republic R. Nathan |
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