S. R. Nathan

Sellapan Ramanathan (; 3 July 1924 – 22 August 2016), often known as S. R. Nathan, was a Singaporean politician and civil servant who served as the sixth president of Singapore between 1999 and 2011. Nathan secured a in an uncontested walkover due to ineligible candidates in both 1999 presidential election and 2005 presidential election. He was the longest-serving president in Singapore's history and the only to serve two full terms.

In 2009, Nathan surpassed Benjamin Sheares to become Singapore's longest-serving president. Nathan was reportedly considering for a re-election and decided not to run.

Nathan suffered a stroke on 31 July 2016 and was taken to Singapore General Hospital before he died in the hospital on 22 August 2016, at the age of 92. Provided by Wikipedia