S. R. Nathan

President of Singapore

Sellapan Ramanathan 3 July 1924 Singapore, Straits Settlements

22 August 2016(2016-08-22) (92) Singapore

1 September 1999 – 31 August 2011

In this Indian name, the name Sellapan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ramanathan. Sellapan Ramanathan DUT (First Class), PJG ( /ˈ s ɛ l ə p ə n r ɑː m ə ˈ n ɑː ð ə n / ; 3 July 1924 – 22 August 2016), usually referred to as S. R. Nathan, was a Singaporean politician who was the sixth President of Singapore serving from 1 September 1999 to 31 August 2011. Having been elected in uncontested elections in the 1999 Singaporean presidential election and in the 2005 Singaporean presidential election. He was Singapore's longest-serving president. In 2009, he surpassed Benjamin Sheares to become Singapore's longest-serving President. He was reportedly considering re-election, but announced on 2 July 2011 that he would not run for re-election. Nathan suffered a stroke on 31 July 2016 and was taken to Singapore General Hospital's Intensive Care Unit. He died in hospital on 22 August, aged 92.