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Wee Kim Wee

1915 - 2005

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Wee Kim Wee (4 November 1915 – 2 May 2005) was a Singaporean journalist and diplomat who served as the fourth president of Singapore from 1985 and 1993. Born in Singapore during colonial rule, Wee was educated at Raffles Institution and became a reporter for The Straits Times in 1930. Eventually becoming a deputy editor at The Straits Times, he left journalism in 1973 to pursue a career as a diplomat, serving as Singapore's High Commissioner to Malaysia from 1973 and 1980, Ambassador to Japan from 1980 and 1984, and Ambassador to South Korea from 1981 and 1984. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wee Kim Wee has received more than 438,727 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Wee Kim Wee is the 12,975th most popular politician (down from 10,822nd in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Singapore (down from 9th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Singaporean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wee Kim Wee ranks 12,975 out of 19,576. Before him are Michele Morosini, Juan García Oliver, Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, Lojze Peterle, Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, and Segismundo Moret. After him are Pakalitha Mosisili, Theo-Ben Gurirab, Indravarman II, Theodo of Bavaria, Udayadityavarman II, and Edward I, Count of Bar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Wee Kim Wee ranks 159. Before him are Günther Schwägermann, William Masters, Boris Paichadze, Joe Fry, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, and Knut Nystedt. After him are Alykul Osmonov, Garrett Hardin, Hasse Ekman, Derek Prince, Edmond Leburton, and Leigh Brackett. Among people deceased in 2005, Wee Kim Wee ranks 181. Before him are Stanley Williams, Shoji Nishio, Polina Gelman, Hans Clarin, Gennady Sarafanov, and Eduardo Paolozzi. After him are Mario David, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Dorothy Stang, Marc Lawrence, Fei Xiaotong, and Song Renqiong.

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In Singapore

Among people born in Singapore, Wee Kim Wee ranks 10 out of 42. Before him are Lee Hsien Loong (1952), Goh Chok Tong (1941), Parameswara (1344), S. R. Nathan (1924), Vanessa-Mae (1978), and Wu Lien-teh (1879). After him are Tharman Shanmugaratnam (1957), Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (1952), Ho Ching (1953), Julia Nickson (1958), Benjamin Sheares (1907), and Ong Teng Cheong (1936).

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Among POLITICIANS In Singapore

Among politicians born in Singapore, Wee Kim Wee ranks 8. Before him are Halimah Yacob (1954), Tony Tan (1940), Lee Hsien Loong (1952), Goh Chok Tong (1941), Parameswara (1344), and S. R. Nathan (1924). After him are Tharman Shanmugaratnam (1957), Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (1952), Ho Ching (1953), Benjamin Sheares (1907), Abu Bakar of Johor (1833), and David Marshall (1908).

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