Wee Kim Wee

President of Singapore

4 November 1915 Singapore, Straits Settlements

2 May 2005(2005-05-02) (89) Singapore

2 September 1985 – 1 September 1993

Wee Kim Wee (traditional Chinese: 黃金輝 ; simplified Chinese: 黄金辉 ; pinyin: Huáng Jīnhuī ; 4 November 1915 – 2 May 2005) was a Singaporean politician who was the fourth President of Singapore serving from 2 September 1985 to 1 September 1993. Wee was the Ambassador to the Republic of Korea from 1981 to 1984, Ambassador to Japan from 1980 to 1984 and the High Commissioner to Malaysia from 1973 to 1980 before he was elected by the Parliament of Singapore as the President of Singapore. Former president Devan Nair stepped down from the position and Wee was sworn in on 2 September 1985. For the ensuing initial presidential election, the first in Singapore to be decided by popular poll, Wee decided not to enter his candidacy and retired on the completion of his second and final term as President. Wee died of prostate cancer in his home at Siglap Plain in Singapore on 2 May 2005 at the age of 89.