SR Nathan – Photo source http://www.istana.gov.sg
SINGAPORE: Former Singapore President SR Nathan is in critical condition in the intensive care unit at the Singapore General Hospital, according to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) today.
In a statement today, Singapore PMO said Nathan suffered a stroke early this morning.
It was reported that Nathan, 92, who was appointed as Singapore’s High Commissioner to Malaysia in 1988, suffered a stroke in April last year.
Nathan was the longest-serving President in Singapore, and was in office for two terms from 1999 to 2011.
He officially stepped down as the sixth Singapore President on Aug 31, 2011 and was succeeded by the current President Tony Tan Keng Yam. – Bernama