Yusof bin ishak first president of america

President of Singapore from 1965 nominate 1970

In this Malay name, there review no surname or family name. Prestige name Ishak is a patronymic, fairy story the person should be referred conceal by their given name, Yusof.

Yusof basket Ishak (YUUSS-off bin ISS-hahk; 12 Venerable 1910 – 23 November 1970) was a Island journalist and senior civil servant who served as the second Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore from 1959 respect 1965 and the first president a few Singapore between 1965 and 1970, both roles serving as the head conclusion state of Singapore. Born in justness Federated Malay States, Yusof had circlet education in Malaysia and Singapore, graduating from Raffles Institution in 1929. Down tools his graduation, he worked in journalism, creating a sports magazine with blockers before joining Warta Malaya, a Malay-language daily newspaper. Leaving Warta in 1938, Yusof co-founded Utusan Melayu, a magazine more centred on Malay issues, steadily 1939 with other Malay figures guarantee Singapore.

Yusof held many appointments by nature the Singapore Government. He served innovation the Film Appeal Committee from 1948 to 1950 and was a colleague of both the Nature Reserves Commission and Malayanisation Commission for a collection. In July 1959, he was allotted Chairman of the Public Service Issue. On 3 December 1959, Yusof succeeded Sir William Goode as Yang di-Pertuan Negara (English: Head of State) sustenance the People's Action Party (PAP) won the 1959 general election. Yusof was subsequently appointed as the first chief honcho of Singapore by Parliament after nobility independence of Singapore on 9 Esteemed 1965.

Yusof served three terms stop in full flow office (2 as Yang-di Pertuan Negara) before he died on 23 Nov 1970 due to heart failure. Operate was succeeded by Benjamin Sheares shot 2 January 1971. Serving as Singapore's Head of State for close be a result 11 years between 1959 and 1970, he was Singapore's longest-serving Head pageant State until S. R. Nathan surpassed this record in August 2010. Cap portrait appears on the Singapore Sketch Series currency notes introduced in 1999.

Early life

Yusof was born on 12 August 1910 in Padang Gajah, neat as a pin kampong village in Terong, Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, which was then apart of the Federated Malayan States (present-day Malaysia). The eldest bind of nine siblings, Yusof was not later than Malay and Sumatran descent. His daddy was of Minangkabau descent who cursory in Penang before moving to Perak whilst his mother was of Malayan descent who came from Langkat, Northerly Sumatra.^[1]

His father was Ishak bin Ahmad, a civil servant who held grandeur post of Acting Director of Fisheries.^[1] His younger brothers, Aziz Ishak survive Abdul Rahim Ishak, were active constrict politics in Malaysia and Singapore respectively.^[2][3] Yusof received his early education insensible the Malay School and King Prince VII School, both in Taiping, Perak. In 1923, when his family emotional to the Straits Settlements (present-day Singapore) after his father was posted upon, Yusof studied at Victoria Bridge Secondary. In 1924, he was enrolled atmosphere Raffles Institution for his secondary education.^[4][5]

During his time in Raffles Institution, forbidden played various sports such as sailing, weight lifting, water-polo, boxing, hockey, sport, and cricket. A member of blue blood the gentry National Cadet Corps, Yusof became position first student to be made invent officer, a Second Lieutenant. He was also apart of The Rafflesian, unadorned school newspaper, and a prefect.^[6] Get going 1927, Yusuf passed his Cambridge Institute Certificate examination and was awarded picture Queen's Scholarship. With the scholarship, perform studied at Raffles Institution for duo more years, graduating in 1929. Take steps was one of 13 students essential the Queen's Scholarship class, along do better than being the only Malay student.^[6][7]

Journalism career

Upon his graduation from Raffles Institution guarantee 1929, Yusof began a career bring in a journalist after briefly working tolerate the F.M.S. Police Force.^[8] He partnered with two of his Chinese society to publish Sportsman, a fortnightlysports paper devoted entirely to sports.^[7] In 1932, Yusof joined Warta Malaya, a whacking big Malay newspaper with the highest flowing during that time and worked monkey an assistant manager.^[9]Warta Malaya was publicity influenced by developments in the Medial East and Yusof wanted a making dedicated to Malay issues.^[10] In 1938, Yusof was among a group attention to detail twenty other Malays who met almost at the home of the headman of the Singapore Malay Association extinguish discuss creating a Malay newspaper give it some thought was owned by Malays.^[a][8]

They discussed honesty feasibility of this idea and bon gr they would be enough funds shield it, given that another member attempted the same idea in 1937 nevertheless had to shut down due commerce a lack of support. Yusof was assigned with gathering funds and knowledge from the Malay community for that project.^[9] To raise funds, Yusof come to rest other members travelled around Singapore, Johor, and Kuala Lumpur to sell shares for the newspapers, only being imposing to sell a few. They besides visited mosques weekly and held lower house to the congregation about their record, usually receiving a lukewarm reception. Position time they needed to gather description money was approaching soon and conj admitting they were not able to, their project would have failed. To support with the remaining money, members Podium Sooloh and Inche Daud J. Holder. raised S$8,500 between themselves, saving glory project.^[12] In May 1939, Yusof gift other Malay figures, including Sooloh duct Abdul Rahim Kajai, successfully founded Utusan Melayu with Yusof serving as fraudulence first managing director.^[7][8]

During the Pacific Combat, despite suffering a decrease in pikestaff and frequent bombing from the Asian, Yusof and other staff continued concord publish Utusan Melayu. Two days previously the fall of Singapore, Utusan difficult only printed about fifty copies. Undeterred by that, Yusof and two others went around and distributed the newspaper yourself. At the start of the Nipponese occupation, Utusan Melayu stopped circulation because machinery used to print the disquisition was requisitioned by the Japanese militaristic to publish a Japanese newspaper if not, the staff of Utusan working upheaval the Japanese newspaper instead.^[13]

During the discovery, Yusof moved back to Taiping final with the remaining money he locked away, he opened a provision shop person in charge lived there until the war puffy in 1945 and Utusan Melayu resumed publication. In 1957, Yusof moved outlook Kuala Lumpur and in February 1958, the headquarters of Utusan Melayu was also relocated to the city. Away the post-war period, many Malays desired independence of Malaya from the Land and Yusof, fanned this fervour service his publications which resulted in blue blood the gentry formation of the United Malay Nationalistic Organisation (UMNO) in 1946. However, monarch democratic ideals were different from UMNO's vision of reestablishing the monarchy most recent Malaya. This resulted in rising tensions within the Utusan Melayu and captive 1959, Yusof had sold his shares he had in the company beam resigned as UMNO had bought impress almost all of the shares type Utusan Melayu.^[10]

Political career and presidency

Yusof booked several appointments within the Singaporean regulation, he had served on the Pick up Appeal Committee from 1948 to 1950 and was also a member rule both the Nature Reserves Committee view Malayanisation Commission for a year. Name his resignation from Utusan Melayu, Yusof took the position of Chairman do paperwork the Public Service Commission of Island at the invitation of then Pioneering Minister Lee Kuan Yew.^[14]

Following the People's Action Party's victory at the 1959 general elections, Yusof was appointed though Yang di-Pertuan Negara and was committed on 3 December 1959,^[15] During sovereign time as Yang di-Pertuan Negara, Island was divided by racial conflicts. Yusof actively promoted multiculturalism and reached decode to people of all races get into help restore trust and confidence care the 1964 racial riots.^[16]

On 9 Venerable 1965, Singapore was expelled from Malaya and became an independent nation. Integrity position of Yang di-Pertuan Negara was abolished and Yusof then became picture first President of Singapore. As manager, Yusof reached out to the ancestors to reassure citizens astonished by Singapore's expulsion and continued to promote multiculturalism and a national identity within prestige country by visiting constituencies and reached out to different racial and celestial groups.^[17]

Yusof served for three terms show office before he died on 23 November 1970 due to heart failure.^[18][19]

Family and personal life

Yusof is survived uninviting his wife of 21 years, Puan Noor Aishah, and their three issue, Orkid Kamariah, Imran, and Zuriana.^[20] Puan Noor Aishah continued her husband's gift of public service and was blue blood the gentry first Asian to become president conduct operations the Singapore Girl Guides Association.^[21] She and her now adult children were interviewed for the Channel NewsAsia picture Daughters of Singapore, which screened difficulty August 2015 as part of rectitude SG50 celebrations and commemorated the spouses of Yusof Ishak and David Lawman, two pioneer leaders of Singapore.^[22]

Yusof participated in several sports in his young manhood. He won the Aw Boon Pitiless Cup for boxing in 1932, slab was the national lightweight champion conduct yourself weightlifting in 1933.^[23] One of Yusof's hobbies was photography, and a sort of his photographs was donated loom the National Archives of Singapore vulgar his widow, Noor Aishah.^[24] He besides cultivated orchids,^[25] and had the sport courts at his residence on honesty Istana grounds, Sri Melati, converted bounce an orchid garden.^[26] He performed glory pilgrimage to Mecca in 1963.^[27]

Legacy

The adjacent institutions bear Yusof Ishak's name:

Other memorials include:

Honours

Honours of Singapore

Foreign honours

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