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Yusof bin Ishak () (
12 August 1910 –
23 November 1970) was an eminent
Singaporean
politician and the first
President of Singapore. His portrait appears on the
Singapore Portrait Series currency notes introduced in 1999.
Early Life
Born on 12 August 1910 in the state of
Perak, which was then part of the
Federated Malay States, Yusof is the descendant of prominent
Sumatran Malay Datuk Jannatun who migrated to
Penang in 1759.
Yusof is of
Minangkabau descent from his father's side while his mother is a native of
Langkat regency in
Indonesia. His brother is
Aziz Ishak who was a
Malayan journalist and freedom fighter.
He received his primary education at Victoria Bridge School (now known as
Victoria School) and secondary education at
Raffles Institution.
Career
Yusof was well known both as a
journalist and the founder of the
Malay newspaper
Utusan Melayu prior to becoming head of state of
Singapore. He was married to Noor Aishah.
He first served as
Yang di-Pertuan Negara (
head of state) between 1959 and 1965, remaining in office during the time that
Singapore was part of the
Federation of Malaya between 1963 and 1965. Following Singapore's departure from Malaysia in 1965, he served as the first
President of the Republic until his death in 1970.
Yusof is buried at
Kranji State Cemetery.
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