Lee Kuan Yew

Lee Kuan Yew

Lee Kuan Yew (born Harry Lee Kuan Yew; 16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean statesman and lawyer who served as the founding Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. As one of the founding members of the People's Action Party, Lee is recognised as the nation's founding father, credited with rapidly transitioning the country from a "developing third world country into a developed first world country within a single generation" under his leadership.After attending the London School of Economics, Lee transferred to and graduated from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, with starred-first-class honours in law. He became a barrister of the Middle Temple in 1950 and practised law until 1959. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lee Kuan Yew has received more than 4,020,734 page views. His biography is available in 93 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 91 in 2019). Lee Kuan Yew is the 281st most popular politician (down from 208th in 2019), the most popular biography from Singapore and the most popular Singaporean Politician.

Lee Kuan Yew is most famous for his role in Singapore's independence. He was the first Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990.