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Shanmugaratnam had three children, one of whom is statesman and economist Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 2011 and 2019 and is the 9th and current president of Singapore. [3] He died on 28 July 2018, at the age of 97, at his home in Singapore. [10] [1] [11] [9] [12] [13]
Tharman Shanmugaratnam [a] PPA(E) (born 25 February 1957) is a Singaporean politician and economist who has been the current and ninth president of Singapore since 2023. Prior to his presidency, Tharman served as Senior Minister of Singapore between 2019 and 2023, Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore between 2011 and 2023, and Deputy ...
This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office. In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.
Ric Ward believes he and his late wife, Lori, could have caught their cancer diagnoses earlier with better screening guidelines and regular body scans. ... Lori was one of those cancer deaths. She ...
Cecile Richards, a feminist activist and former president of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling cancer, her family said. Richards was 67. "This morning our beloved Cecile passed away ...
My first wife [Kate Spath-Tucci] died of cancer. So when I got it, I was completely shocked,” the Citadel star, 62, recalled during a Sunday, April 30, appearance on Sunday Today. “And luckily ...
The term of president was previously 4 years, with it being extended to 6 years following the 1991 constitutional amendment. [12] Two presidents, Yusof and Benjamin Sheares, have died in office. [13] [14] Devan Nair was the first president to resign mid-term. [15] S. R. Nathan was the longest serving president, serving as president for 12 years ...
This is a list of international presidential trips made by Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the 9th President of Singapore.. President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who took the office of President of Singapore on 14 September 2023, made his first overseas presidential state visit to meet with his counter-part Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah on 25 January 2024 at Bandar Seri Begawan. [1]