Wee Kim Wee

Wee Kim Wee PBM BBM DUT
黃金輝
Wee in 1950
4th President of Singapore
In office 2 September 1985 – 1 September 1993
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew Goh Chok Tong
Preceded by	Devan Nair
Succeeded by	Ong Teng Chong
Singapore Ambassador to South Korea
In office February 1981 – April 1984
President	Benjamin Sheares Devan Nair
Singapore Ambassador to Japan
In office September 1980 – April 1984
President	Benjamin Sheares Devan Nair
Singapore High Commissioner to Malaysia
In office 1973–1980
President	Benjamin Sheares
Personal details
Born	Wee Kim Wee (1915-11-04)4 November 1915 Singapore, Straits Settlements (now Singapore)
Died	2 May 2005(2005-05-02) (aged 89) Singapore
Cause of death	Prostate cancer
Resting place	Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Koh Sok Hiong
Children	7
Education	Outram School Raffles Institution
Occupation	Journalist diplomat

Wee Kim Wee^[a] PBM BBM DUT (4 November 1915 – 2 May 2005) was a Singaporean journalist and diplomat who served as the fourth president of Singapore from 1985 and 1993.

Prior to his presidency, Wee served as Singapore's High Commissioner to Malaysia between 1973 and 1980, Ambassador to Japan between 1980 and 1984, and Ambassador to South Korea between 1981 and 1984, before being elected by the Parliament.

For the ensuing initial presidential election, the first in Singapore to be decided by popular vote, Wee decided not to contest and retired after his second term had ended. He was also the first president to exercise custodial powers pursuant to the constitutional amendments in Singapore's history. He was succeeded by Ong Teng Cheong on 1 September 1993.

Wee died of prostate cancer in his home at Siglap Plain in Singapore on 2 May 2005, at the age of 89.
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