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Sellapan Ramanathan

His Excellency
S. R. Nathan
செல்லப்பன் ராமநாதன்
Cellappaṉ Rāmanātaṉ

DUT (First Class), PJG, BBM, PPA(P)
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6th President of Singapore
In office
1 September 1999 – 31 August 2011
Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong
Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by Ong Teng Cheong
Succeeded by Tony Tan Keng Yam
Personal details
Born (1924-07-03)3 July 1924
Singapore, Straits Settlements
Died 22 August 2016(2016-08-22) (aged 92)
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Spouse(s) Urmila Nandey
Children Juthika Ramanathan
Osith Ramanathan
Alma mater University of Malaya
Religion Hinduism


Sellapan Ramanathan, DUT (First Class), PJG, BBM, PPA(P) (pronunciation: /ˈsɛləpən rɑːməˈnɑːðən/; 3 July 1924 – 22 August 2016), usually referred to as S. R. Nathan, was the sixth President of Singapore from 1999 to 2011, having been elected in uncontested elections in 1999 and 2005. In 2009, he surpassed Benjamin Sheares to become Singapore's longest-serving President.

Nathan experienced a troubled youth – his father committed suicide, his three brothers died at an early age, he was twice expelled from school, and he ran away from home. After living by his wits as a translator for the Japanese during World War II, he completed his secondary education through a correspondence course, and then earned a diploma from the University of Malaya in Singapore in 1954. This was followed by a distinguished career in the Singapore Civil Service, which he joined in 1955. Between 1962 and 1966 he was seconded to the National Trades Union Congress, and then worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs. He was with the Security and Intelligence Division of the Defence Ministry when the Laju incident happened in 1974, and was among the government officers who agreed to accompany terrorists who had bombed petroleum tanks to Kuwait to secure the release of civilian hostages and ensure the terrorists' safe passage. He served as First Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Ministry from 1979 to 1982.


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