5 SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS AND MILESTONES

Mr. S. R. Nathan, the former president of Singapore, was born on July 3, 1924, in Singapore. He was the youngest of his two elder brothers. In the 1930s, when debt grew as a consequence of the Great Depression, his father, V Sellapan, committed himself. At the time, Mr. S. R. Nathan was only eight years old. Mr. S. R. Nathan attended Rangoon Road Afternoon School and Anglo-Chinese Primary School for his elementary education. Mr. S. R. Nathan continued on to Victoria School after elementary school. He did not finish his secondary school because of the Japanese occupation during World War II. Nevertheless, he succeeded in finishing his secondary school and advanced in his studies. Eventually, he received a distinction certificate in social studies from the University of Malaya. In 1955, Mr. S. R. Nathan began working for the government as a medical social worker. Throughout his career, he advanced to the position of deputy secretary in the ministry of international affairs. In 1966, he was transferred to the ministry of home affairs. Mr. S. R. Nathan was the first permanent secretary of the foreign ministry from 1979 until 1982. He took a hiatus from the public service to assume a number of director roles in illustrious local businesses including Singapore Press Holdings and Singapore Mint. From April 1988 until June 1996, the former president held the positions of ambassador to the United States and high commissioner to Malaysia. Mr. S. R. Nathan became the first president of Singapore to be elected twice, in August 1999. He is the only president to have held the office for two terms. He departed the presidency on September 1, 2011, and Mr. Tony Tan, the current president of Singapore, took over as president. Mr. S. R. Nathan’s health deteriorated after he had a stroke in July 2016. The former president died away on August 22, 2016, leaving behind his wife Urmila Nandi, their son Osith, their daughter Juthika, and three grandkids. Let me walk you through the five major accomplishments and contributions the former president made to our country throughout his illustrious service. 1. One of the events in Singaporean history that people should remember the most is the Laju incident, which occurred 42 years ago. Mr. S. R. Nathan was one of the government officials who went to Kuwait as a hostage-taker in order to gain the release of civilian hostages held by the Japanese Red Army and the Popular Front for the Liberation, two terrorist organizations. The incident revealed the previous president’s courage. 2. Mr. S. R. Nathan was the ambassador to the US during the 1994 Michael Fay incident. Our previous president responded to international criticism with firmness and diplomacy, despite pressure from the United States and then-President Bill Clinton. 3. The previous president established the President’s Challenge in 2000. This annual endeavor, now in its 17th year, has generated more than $100 million for more than 500 recipients. 4. Mr. S. R. Nathan became the first president to sanction the use of the nation’s reserve to support new initiatives that expeditiously pulled Singapore out of recession in 2009, at the height of the global financial crisis. 5. The only president to get the Order of Masek (1st class) is him. Mr. Yong Pung How (chief judge, supreme court) and Mr. Suppiah Dhanabalan (former chairman, temasek holdings) are the other 2 honorees. We at http://www.propertyconnectx.com would want to honor our previous president on behalf of all of us. A simple thank you may not be able to express how much you have done. Every Singaporean will carry on your legacy in their hearts.

I love myBlogd

Cereal_killer

See author's posts