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Yusof Bin Ishak
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Haji Yusof bin Ishak is a Singaporean politician who served as Singapore's first president elected by the Singapore National Assembly, serving from 1965 to 1970. Yusof served three terms before him. Died November 23, 1970 of heart failure. . His portrait appeared on the Singapore Banknotes Portrait Series was introduced in 1999. Prior to becoming head of state, Yusof was a prominent journalist and co-founder of Utusan Melayu, circulating until September 9, 10 years 2019. He started working as a journalist after he graduated from Raffles Academy in 1929 and in 1932 he joined Warta Malaya, a famous Malaysian newspaper company at the time. He left the company in 1938 and co-founded Utusan Melayu. Tun Yusof has held numerous positions in the Singapore government. He served on the Film Appeals Committee from 1948 to 1950 and was also a member of the Committee for the Conservation of Nature and the Malay Cultural Committee for a year.
BornYusof bin Ishak, August 12, 1910, Terong, Taiping, Perak, Federated Malay States
DiedNovember 23, 1970, Singapore
Cause of deathHeart failure
NationalitySingaporean
ChildrenOrkid Kamariah binti Yusof (daughter), "Baba" Imran bin Yusof (son), Zuriana binti Yusof (daughter)
Alma materVictoria School, Raffles Institution
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionJournalist
Preceded byYang di-Pertua Negera
Succeeded byBenjamin Sheares

About Yusof Bin Ishak

World Leader Yusof Bin Ishak was born on August 12, 1910 in Malaysia (He dies at the age of 60, on November 23, 1970).

He was the first President of Singapore from 1965 till his death in 1970. He was also a journalist who founded the Malay-language publication Utusan Melayu.

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Yusof Bin Ishak before becoming famous

Yusof Bin Ishak was born in the Zodiac sign Leo (The Lion), and 1910 is also the year of Dog (狗) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He served in the Singapore National Cadet Corps and as Head of State of Malaysian-controlled Singapore before becoming President of the then-newly created Republic of Singapore.

Achievement of Yusof Bin Ishak

He attended the Victoria Bridge School and the Raffles Institution as a child.

Yusof Bin Ishak's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born in Terong, Federated Malay States, to a Malay mother and a Minangkabau father, and grew up alongside a younger brother (freedom fighter Aziz Ishak) (located in modern-day Malaysia). Toh Puan Noor Aishah was his wife.

Yusof Bin Ishak Collabed with

While Bin Ishak was President of Singapore, Politician Lee Kuan Yew was Prime Minister of the country.

Yusof Bin Ishak Income & Net worth

Yusof Bin Ishak's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a world leader. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Yusof Bin Ishak.

Yusof Bin Ishak Height and Weight

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Latest information about Yusof Bin Ishak updated on March 14 2023.