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Information on S R Nathan, President of Singapore
Full name and the one used in formal communications is Sellapan RAMA
NATHAN
So S R stands for Sellapan and Rama.
Source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sn.html
Early life
Nathan is a Singaporean of Tamil descent; his childhood was spent with
his three older sisters and parents, V. Sellapan and Apiram, in Muar,
Johor, in a house overlooking the sea. His father had been posted to
the Malayan town as a lawyer's clerk for a firm that serviced rubber
plantations, but the Great Depression and rubber slump of the 1930s
sent the family's fortunes crashing. Nathan's father accrued debts
and, eventually, lost his job. Which there for the family lost money
and they had to find his father a new job.
By then, the young Nathan had returned to his birthplace, Singapore,
to live, and received his primary and earlier education in Anglo-
Chinese Primary School in Singapore as well as the Rangoon Road
Afternoon School, and his secondary/senior high school education at
Victoria School. He started working before completing his studies.
During the Japanese Occupation of Singapore, Nathan worked for the
Japanese civilian police as a translator.[2] 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).
Civil-service career
Nathan began his career in the Singapore Civil Service as a medical
social worker in 1955. 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. 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. He
was involved in the Laju incident on January 31, 1974, when members of
the terrorist Japanese Red Army (JRA) bombed petroleum tanks on Pulau
Bukom off the coast of Singapore. 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 Heavy
Industries Singapore—a ship-repairing and engineering joint venture
with the Mitsubishi Group of Japan, from 1973 to 1986.
Interactive electronic portrait of S R Nathan on display at the
Singapore Science Centre.
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.
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.
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. He resigned as
Ambassador-at-Large and Director of the Institute on August 17, 1999,
and was appointed, as the only eligible candidate and, thus,
unopposed, President of the Republic of Singapore on August 18, 1999.
Nathan was conferred with the Public Service Star in 1964, the Public
Administration Medal (Silver) in 1967, and the Meritorious Service
Medal in 1974.
Becoming President
Although a Straits Times survey showed that nearly 80 per cent of
Singaporeans hoped for a contest, Nathan nonetheless took up office
unopposed as President on August 18, 1999. His nomination was strongly
supported by Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew. He succeeded the fifth
President of Singapore, Ong Teng Cheong, and was sworn in on September
1, 1999.
On July 12, 2005, Nathan announced that he was seeking re-election as
President. He submitted an eligibility application to the Presidential
Elections Committee; by August 6, 2005, three more people had also
submitted forms, but on August 13, 2005, the Committee announced that
the other three applicants had been rejected as ineligible. Nathan
returned unopposed on nomination day, August 17, 2005. He was sworn in
for a second term of office on September 1, 2005.
Personal life
Nathan, a Tamil, is married to Urmila (Umi) Nandey, a Bengali of
Indian descent, and has a daughter, a son, and three grandchildren.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sellapan_Ramanathan
S. R. Nathan
AKA Sellapan Rama Nathan
Born: 3-Jul-1924
Birthplace: Singapore
Gender: Male
Religion: Hindu
Race or Ethnicity: Asian/Indian
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Head of State
Nationality: Singapore
Executive summary: Sixth President of Singapore
Sixth President of Singapore. Was once Singapore's ambassador to the
United States.
Wife: Urmila Nandey
Daughter: (one)
Son: (one)
University: University of Malaya (1954)
President of Singapore (1999-present)
Official Website:
http://www.istana.gov.sg/
Source: http://www.nndb.com/people/241/000083989/
President Nathan’s Facebook Page
Source: http://www.facebook.com/pages/President-SR-Nathan/124188784291552
President Nathan, NUS Chancellor
S. R. Nathan (Sellappan Ramanathan)
1999-Present
Education
Anglo-Chinese Primary School
Rangoon Road Afternoon School
Victoria School 1941
University of Malaya in Singapore
(Diploma in Social Studies with Distinction 1954)
Career
1955-56
1956-62
Almoner, Medical Department, General Hospital
Seamen's Welfare Officer, Ministry of Labour
1962-63
1964-66 Assistant Director, Labour Research Unit
Director, Labour Research Unit
1965- Chairman, Seamen's Registry Board
1966
1966-67
1967-71 Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Principal Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1971
1971-79
Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs
Director, Security & Intelligence Division, Ministry of Defence
1973-86
Chairman, Mitsubishi Singapore Heavy Industries Pte Ltd
1979-82
1982-88
First Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Executive Chairman, The Straits Times Press (1975) Ltd
1983-88
1988-90
1990-96
1996-99
1996-99
1997-99
1997-99
Chairman, Hindu Endowment Board
High Commissioner to Malaysia
Ambassador to the United States of America
Ambassador-at-Large
Director, Institute of Defence & Strategic Studies, Nanyang
Technological University
Board of Governors, Civil Service College
Term Trustee, SINDA (Singapore Indian Development Association)
1999- President of the Republic of Singapore
Chancellor, National University of Singapore
Offices held
Director, Singapore National Oil Co Pte Ltd 1980-88
Director, New Nation Publishing Bhd 1982-88
Director, Times Publishing Bhd 1982-88
Director, Times Business Publications Ltd 1983-88
Director, Singapore Mint Pte Ltd, London 1983-88
Director, The Times of Singapore Pte Ltd 1984-88
Director, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd 1984-88
Director, Marshall Cavendish Ltd 1985-88
Director, The Straits Times Press (London) Ltd 1986-88
Director, The Times Press Foundation (Singapore) Pte Ltd 1986-88
Director, Singapore International Media Pte Ltd 1996-99
Founding Hon. Secretary, Singapore Council of Social Services
Member of Board, Labour Research Unit, National Trade Union Congress
Board of Trustees, The Tower Club, Singapore
Honours
1974 Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Meritorious Service Medal)
1964 Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Star)
1967 Pingat Pentadbiran Awam (Public Administration Medal)
2000 Temasek Sword (Singapore Police Force)
2005 Asia-Pacific Regional Distinguished Scout Award
Source: http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/nusbiodata/bionathan.htm
Full name and the one used in formal communications is Sellapan RAMA
NATHAN
So S R stands for Sellapan and Rama.
Source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sn.html
Early life
Nathan is a Singaporean of Tamil descent; his childhood was spent with
his three older sisters and parents, V. Sellapan and Apiram, in Muar,
Johor, in a house overlooking the sea. His father had been posted to
the Malayan town as a lawyer's clerk for a firm that serviced rubber
plantations, but the Great Depression and rubber slump of the 1930s
sent the family's fortunes crashing. Nathan's father accrued debts
and, eventually, lost his job. Which there for the family lost money
and they had to find his father a new job.
By then, the young Nathan had returned to his birthplace, Singapore,
to live, and received his primary and earlier education in Anglo-
Chinese Primary School in Singapore as well as the Rangoon Road
Afternoon School, and his secondary/senior high school education at
Victoria School. He started working before completing his studies.
During the Japanese Occupation of Singapore, Nathan worked for the
Japanese civilian police as a translator.[2] 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).
Civil-service career
Nathan began his career in the Singapore Civil Service as a medical
social worker in 1955. 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. 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. He
was involved in the Laju incident on January 31, 1974, when members of
the terrorist Japanese Red Army (JRA) bombed petroleum tanks on Pulau
Bukom off the coast of Singapore. 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 Heavy
Industries Singapore—a ship-repairing and engineering joint venture
with the Mitsubishi Group of Japan, from 1973 to 1986.
Interactive electronic portrait of S R Nathan on display at the
Singapore Science Centre.
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.
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.
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. He resigned as
Ambassador-at-Large and Director of the Institute on August 17, 1999,
and was appointed, as the only eligible candidate and, thus,
unopposed, President of the Republic of Singapore on August 18, 1999.
Nathan was conferred with the Public Service Star in 1964, the Public
Administration Medal (Silver) in 1967, and the Meritorious Service
Medal in 1974.
Becoming President
Although a Straits Times survey showed that nearly 80 per cent of
Singaporeans hoped for a contest, Nathan nonetheless took up office
unopposed as President on August 18, 1999. His nomination was strongly
supported by Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew. He succeeded the fifth
President of Singapore, Ong Teng Cheong, and was sworn in on September
1, 1999.
On July 12, 2005, Nathan announced that he was seeking re-election as
President. He submitted an eligibility application to the Presidential
Elections Committee; by August 6, 2005, three more people had also
submitted forms, but on August 13, 2005, the Committee announced that
the other three applicants had been rejected as ineligible. Nathan
returned unopposed on nomination day, August 17, 2005. He was sworn in
for a second term of office on September 1, 2005.
Personal life
Nathan, a Tamil, is married to Urmila (Umi) Nandey, a Bengali of
Indian descent, and has a daughter, a son, and three grandchildren.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sellapan_Ramanathan
S. R. Nathan
AKA Sellapan Rama Nathan
Born: 3-Jul-1924
Birthplace: Singapore
Gender: Male
Religion: Hindu
Race or Ethnicity: Asian/Indian
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Head of State
Nationality: Singapore
Executive summary: Sixth President of Singapore
Sixth President of Singapore. Was once Singapore's ambassador to the
United States.
Wife: Urmila Nandey
Daughter: (one)
Son: (one)
University: University of Malaya (1954)
President of Singapore (1999-present)
Official Website:
http://www.istana.gov.sg/
Source: http://www.nndb.com/people/241/000083989/
President Nathan’s Facebook Page
Source: http://www.facebook.com/pages/President-SR-Nathan/124188784291552
President Nathan, NUS Chancellor
S. R. Nathan (Sellappan Ramanathan)
1999-Present
Education
Anglo-Chinese Primary School
Rangoon Road Afternoon School
Victoria School 1941
University of Malaya in Singapore
(Diploma in Social Studies with Distinction 1954)
Career
1955-56
1956-62
Almoner, Medical Department, General Hospital
Seamen's Welfare Officer, Ministry of Labour
1962-63
1964-66 Assistant Director, Labour Research Unit
Director, Labour Research Unit
1965- Chairman, Seamen's Registry Board
1966
1966-67
1967-71 Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Principal Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1971
1971-79
Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs
Director, Security & Intelligence Division, Ministry of Defence
1973-86
Chairman, Mitsubishi Singapore Heavy Industries Pte Ltd
1979-82
1982-88
First Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Executive Chairman, The Straits Times Press (1975) Ltd
1983-88
1988-90
1990-96
1996-99
1996-99
1997-99
1997-99
Chairman, Hindu Endowment Board
High Commissioner to Malaysia
Ambassador to the United States of America
Ambassador-at-Large
Director, Institute of Defence & Strategic Studies, Nanyang
Technological University
Board of Governors, Civil Service College
Term Trustee, SINDA (Singapore Indian Development Association)
1999- President of the Republic of Singapore
Chancellor, National University of Singapore
Offices held
Director, Singapore National Oil Co Pte Ltd 1980-88
Director, New Nation Publishing Bhd 1982-88
Director, Times Publishing Bhd 1982-88
Director, Times Business Publications Ltd 1983-88
Director, Singapore Mint Pte Ltd, London 1983-88
Director, The Times of Singapore Pte Ltd 1984-88
Director, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd 1984-88
Director, Marshall Cavendish Ltd 1985-88
Director, The Straits Times Press (London) Ltd 1986-88
Director, The Times Press Foundation (Singapore) Pte Ltd 1986-88
Director, Singapore International Media Pte Ltd 1996-99
Founding Hon. Secretary, Singapore Council of Social Services
Member of Board, Labour Research Unit, National Trade Union Congress
Board of Trustees, The Tower Club, Singapore
Honours
1974 Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Meritorious Service Medal)
1964 Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Star)
1967 Pingat Pentadbiran Awam (Public Administration Medal)
2000 Temasek Sword (Singapore Police Force)
2005 Asia-Pacific Regional Distinguished Scout Award
Source: http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/nusbiodata/bionathan.htm
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