(1910-08-12)12 August 1910 Terong, Taiping, Perak, Federated Malay States, British Malaya
Died
23 November 1970(1970-11-23) (aged 60) Singapore
Cause of death
Heart failure
Resting place
Kranji State Cemetery
Spouse
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 Bridge School Raffles Institution
Occupation
Journalist
civil servant
Website
http://www.istana.gov.sg/
Yusof bin IshakDUT SK DUBC PJG (/ˈjʊsɒfbɪnˈɪshɑːk/YUUSS-off bin ISS-hahk; 12 August 1910 – 23 November 1970) was a Singaporean journalist and senior civil servant who served as the first president of Singapore between 1965 and 1970.
Prior to his appointment as Singapore's head of state, Yusof was a well-known journalist who co-founded Utusan Melayu, which was in circulation until 9 October 2019. He started his career in journalism after his graduation from Raffles Institution in 1929. In 1932, he joined Warta Malaya, a well-known Malay newspaper company at that time, before leaving in 1938 and co-founded Utusan Melayu.[1]
Yusof held many appointments within the Singapore Government. He served on the Film Appeal Committee from 1948 to 1950 and was a member of both the Nature Reserves Committee and Malayanisation Commission for a year. In July 1959, he was appointed Chairman of the Public Service Commission.[2]
On 3 December 1959, Yusof succeeded Sir William Goode as Yang di-Pertuan Negara (English: Head of State) after the People's Action Party (PAP) won the 1959 general election.[3] Yusof was subsequently appointed as the first president of Singapore by Parliament after the independence of Singapore on 9 August 1965.
Yusof served three terms in office before he died on 23 November 1970 due to heart failure. His portrait appears on the Singapore Portrait Series currency notes introduced in 1999. He was succeeded by Benjamin Sheares on 2 January 1971.
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