Wee Kim Wee

Wee Kim Wee (黄金辉, Huáng Jīnhuī; born November 4, 1915 ; † May 2, 2005 ) was the fourth President of Singapore from 1985 to 1993 . He was the successor to Devan Nair , who had to resign after alleged alcoholism problems.

Career

Wee Kim Wee grew up as the son of a clerk in a humble family, his father died when he was eight years old. He later worked as an employee of the newspaper The Straits Times before he became a reporter and devoted himself mainly to political reporting. Ultimately, he became one of the paper's most important reporters. In 1941 he moved to United Press , where he became chief correspondent in the 1950s. In 1959 he returned to The Straits Times and became associate editor.

Wee was editor-in-chief when he resigned in 1973 to serve as high commissioner in Malaysia for seven years . He was appointed ambassador to Japan in September 1980 and then ambassador to South Korea in February 1981 . In 1984, at the end of his diplomatic career, he was appointed chairman of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation , and a year later he became president of the country. Wee Kim Wee was a popular and popular president.

Wee was also active as an athlete and sports official. In 1934 he founded the Useful Badminton Party, and in 1937 he became national junior champion. He was President of the Singapore Badminton Association and Vice President of the Badminton Association of Malaya .

Wee Kim Wee died of prostate cancer in May 2005.

Individual evidence

1. ^ New York Times: Obituary: Devan Nair, 82, ex-president of Singapore, December 8, 2005, accessed February 15, 2010
2. ↑ infopedia.nl.sg ( Memento from January 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

• Dr Wee Kim Wee. The Istana , January 25, 2013(English).