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S. R. Nathan

1924 - 2016

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Sellapan Ramanathan (IPA: ; 3 July 1924 – 22 August 2016), often known as S. R. Nathan, was a Singaporean statesman who served as the sixth president of Singapore between 1999 and 2011. He was the longest-serving president in the country's history, holding office for two full terms. Prior to his presidency, Nathan held various key positions in the public service, including roles in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Security and Intelligence Division (SID). He also served as Singapore's High Commissioner to Malaysia and Ambassador to the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. S. R. Nathan is the 1,864th most popular politician (up from 10,791st in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Singapore (up from 7th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Singaporean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, S. R. Nathan ranks 1,864 out of 19,576. Before him are Al-Mahdi, Sali Berisha, Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Emperor Yang of Sui, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, and Louis the Child. After him are Genrikh Yagoda, Claudia Sheinbaum, Peter II of Courtenay, Hiram I, Cyrus the Younger, and Richard Cromwell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, S. R. Nathan ranks 27. Before him are Lauren Bacall, Roger Guillemin, Jacques Le Goff, Sergei Parajanov, Paul Feyerabend, and Lys Assia. After him are Billy Wright, Jovanka Broz, Ramiz Alia, Mário Soares, Kōbō Abe, and J. D. Tippit. Among people deceased in 2016, S. R. Nathan ranks 29. Before him are Carlos Alberto Torres, João Havelange, Harper Lee, Prince, Abbas Kiarostami, and Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. After him are Queen Anne of Romania, Anisa Makhlouf, Frank Sinatra Jr., Walter Scheel, Elie Wiesel, and Jerome Bruner.

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In Singapore

Among people born in Singapore, S. R. Nathan ranks 2 out of 42. Before him are Lee Kuan Yew (1923). After him are Tony Tan (1940), Halimah Yacob (1954), Benjamin Sheares (1907), Lee Hsien Loong (1952), Parameswara (1344), Goh Chok Tong (1941), Tharman Shanmugaratnam (1957), David Marshall (1908), Julia Nickson (1958), and Vanessa-Mae (1978).

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Among POLITICIANS In Singapore

Among politicians born in Singapore, S. R. Nathan ranks 2. Before him are Lee Kuan Yew (1923). After him are Tony Tan (1940), Halimah Yacob (1954), Benjamin Sheares (1907), Lee Hsien Loong (1952), Parameswara (1344), Goh Chok Tong (1941), Tharman Shanmugaratnam (1957), David Marshall (1908), Wee Kim Wee (1915), and Abu Bakar of Johor (1833).

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