Yusof Ishak

Yusof bin Ishak

S.M.N. DK
Yusof bin Ishak; S.M.N. DK
	Wax figure of Tun Yusof Ishak, Madame Tussauds Singapore
1st President of Singapore
	In office; 9 August 1965 – 23 November 1970
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Benjamin Sheares
1st Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Singapore
	In office; 16 September 1963 – 9 August 1965
Monarch	Putra of Perlis
Prime Minister	Tunku Abdul Rahman
Succeeded by	Position abolished
2nd Yang di-Pertuan Negara; of Singapore
	In office; 3 December 1959 – 16 September 1963
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew
Preceded by	Sir William Goode
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	Yusof bin Ishak Al-Haj; 12 August 1910; Terong, Taiping, Perak, Federated Malay States
Died	23 November 1970 (aged 60); Singapore
Cause of death	Heart failure
Resting place	Kranji State Cemetery
Nationality	Singaporean
Spouse(s)	Noor Aishah Mohammad Salim (m. 1949–1970)
Children	Orkid Kamariah binti Yusof (daughter); "Baba" Imran bin Yusof (son); Zuriana binti Yusof (daughter);
Alma mater	Victoria School; Raffles Institution
Occupation	Politician ; Journalist
Website	http://www.istana.gov.sg/

Yusof Ishak (12 August 1910 – 23 November 1970) was the first President of Singapore from 1965 to 1970.

Ishak died while in office on 23 November 1970 from heart failure at the age of 60.^[1]^[2]

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Yusof bin Ishak S.M.N. DK
Wax figure of Tun Yusof Ishak, Madame Tussauds Singapore

1st President of Singapore
In office 9 August 1965 – 23 November 1970
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Benjamin Sheares
1st Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Singapore
In office 16 September 1963 – 9 August 1965
Monarch	Putra of Perlis
Prime Minister	Tunku Abdul Rahman
Succeeded by	Position abolished
2nd Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore
In office 3 December 1959 – 16 September 1963
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew
Preceded by	Sir William Goode
Succeeded by	Position abolished

Personal details
Born	Yusof bin Ishak Al-Haj (1910-08-12)12 August 1910 Terong, Taiping, Perak, Federated Malay States
Died	23 November 1970(1970-11-23) (aged 60) Singapore
Cause of death	Heart failure
Resting place	Kranji State Cemetery
Nationality	Singaporean
Spouse(s)	Noor Aishah Mohammad Salim (m. 1949–1970)
Children	Orkid Kamariah binti Yusof (daughter) "Baba" Imran bin Yusof (son) Zuriana binti Yusof (daughter)
Alma mater	Victoria School Raffles Institution
Occupation	Politician Journalist
Website	http://www.istana.gov.sg/