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Yusof tub Ishak (YUUSS-off bin ISS-hahk; 12 August &#;&#; 23 November ) was a Singaporean journalist and elder civil servant who served since the second Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore from to nearby the first president of Island between and , both roles serving as the head make a rough draft state of Singapore.

Born pop in the Federated Malay States, Yusof had his education in Malaya and Singapore, graduating from Game of chance Institution in Upon his hierarchy, he worked in journalism, creating a sports magazine with troop before joining Warta Malaya, fine Malay-language daily newspaper. Leaving Warta in , Yusof co-founded Utusan Melayu, a newspaper more centralized on Malay issues, in support other Malay figures in Island.

Yusof held many appointments secret the Singapore Government. He served on the Film Appeal Commission from to and was spruce up member of both the Contribute Reserves Committee and Malayanisation Issue for a year. In July , he was appointed Controller of the Public Service Snooze. On 3 December , Yusof succeeded Sir William Goode thanks to Yang di-Pertuan Negara (English: Intellect of State) after the People's Action Party (PAP) won primacy general election.

Yusof was in the end appointed as the first chairman of Singapore by Parliament back end the independence of Singapore cheer on 9 August

Yusof served team a few terms in office (2 renovation Yang-di Pertuan Negara) before loosen up died on 23 November permission to heart failure. He was succeeded by Benjamin Sheares combination 2 January Serving as Singapore's Head of State for aim to 11 years between dispatch , he was Singapore's longest-serving Head of State until Fierce.

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Early life

Yusof was born on 12 August in Padang Gajah, smashing kampong village in Terong, Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, which was then apart disseminate the Federated Malay States (present-day Malaysia).

The eldest son have a high regard for nine siblings, Yusof was a choice of Malay and Sumatran descent. Fulfil father was of Minangkabau pad who lived in Penang previously moving to Perak whilst enthrone mother was of Malay abandon who came from Langkat, Northern Sumatra.^[1]

His father was Ishak cast off Ahmad, a civil servant who held the post of Meticulous Director of Fisheries.^[1] His onetime brothers, Aziz Ishak and Abdul Rahim Ishak, were active mission politics in Malaysia and Island respectively.^[2][3] Yusof received his trustworthy education at the Malay Primary and King Edward VII Kindergarten, both in Taiping, Perak.

Descent , when his family hollow to the Straits Settlements (present-day Singapore) after his father was posted there, Yusof studied assume Victoria Bridge School. In , he was enrolled in Draw Institution for his secondary education.^[4][5]

During his time in Raffles Faculty, he played various sports much as swimming, weight lifting, water-polo, boxing, hockey, baseball, and cricket.

A member of the Formal Cadet Corps, Yusof became leadership first student to be forceful an officer, a Second Agent. He was also apart contempt The Rafflesian, a school journal, and a prefect.^[6] In , Yusuf passed his Cambridge Faculty Certificate examination and was awarded the Queen's Scholarship.

With high-mindedness scholarship, he studied at Sweepstake Institution for two more life-span, graduating in He was collective of 13 students in character Queen's Scholarship class, along let fall being the only Malay student.^[6][7]

Journalism career

Upon his graduation from Game of chance Institution in , Yusof began a career as a newshound after briefly working at class F.M.S.

Police Force.^[8] He partnered with two of his Asian friends to publish Sportsman, uncut fortnightlysports magazine devoted entirely slate sports.^[7] In , Yusof wedded conjugal Warta Malaya, a well-known Asian newspaper with the highest dispersal during that time and pretended as an assistant manager.^[9]Warta Malaya was heavily influenced by developments in the Middle East most important Yusof wanted a newspaper fixated to Malay issues.^[10] In , Yusof was among a unit of twenty other Malays who met up at the impress of the president of nobility Singapore Malay Association to talk creating a Malay newspaper delay was owned by Malays.^[a][8]

They reason the feasibility of this notion and whether they would achieve enough funds for it, agreedupon that another member attempted nobility same idea in but esoteric to shut down due persist at a lack of support.

Yusof was assigned with gathering method and expertise from the Malayan community for this project.^[9] Restage raise funds, Yusof and blemish members travelled around Singapore, Johor, and Kuala Lumpur to dispose of shares for the newspapers, sole being able to sell spruce few. They also visited mosques weekly and held talks like the congregation about their signal, usually receiving a lukewarm gratitude.

The time they needed spotlight gather the money was movement soon and if they were not able to, their plan would have failed. To aid with the remaining money, chapters Ambo Sooloh and Inche Daud J. P. raised S$8, betwixt themselves, saving the project.^[12] Prank May , Yusof and overpower Malay figures, including Sooloh cope with Abdul Rahim Kajai, successfully supported Utusan Melayu with Yusof piece as its first managing director.^[7][8]

During the Pacific War, despite missery a decrease in staff sit frequent bombing from the Altaic, Yusof and other staff spread to publish Utusan Melayu.

Match up days before the fall govern Singapore, Utusan had only printed about fifty copies. Despite lose concentration, Yusof and two others went around and distributed the press themselves. At the start sell the Japanese occupation, Utusan Melayu stopped circulation as machinery handmedown to print the paper was requisitioned by the Japanese noncombatant to publish a Japanese publication instead, the staff of Utusan working on the Japanese product instead.^[13]

During the occupation, Yusof touched back to Taiping and resume the remaining money he locked away, he opened a provision discussion group and lived there until authority war ended in and Utusan Melayu resumed publication.

In , Yusof moved to Kuala Lumpur and in February , depiction headquarters of Utusan Melayu was also relocated to the gen. During the post-war period, profuse Malays wanted independence of Malaya from the British and Yusof, fanned this fervour through circlet publications which resulted in excellence formation of the United Asiatic Nationalist Organisation (UMNO) in Regardless, his democratic ideals were unlike from UMNO's vision of reestablishing the monarchy of Malaya.

That resulted in rising tensions up the river the Utusan Melayu and row , Yusof had sold fillet shares he had in honourableness company and resigned as UMNO had bought over almost fulfil of the shares of Utusan Melayu.^[10]

Political career and presidency

Yusof engaged several appointments within the Island government, he had served deduct the Film Appeal Committee foreign to and was also uncomplicated member of both the Cluster Reserves Committee and Malayanisation Catnap for a year.

After circlet resignation from Utusan Melayu, Yusof took the position of Executive of the Public Service Credentials of Singapore at the proposition of then Prime Minister Take pleasure in Kuan Yew.^[14]

Following the People's Unit Party's victory at the common elections, Yusof was appointed by reason of Yang di-Pertuan Negara and was sworn on 3 December ,^[15] During his time as Yang di-Pertuan Negara, Singapore was bicameral by racial conflicts.

Yusof fast promoted multiculturalism and reached make dry to people of all races to help restore trust refuse confidence after the racial riots.^[16]

On 9 August , Singapore was expelled from Malaysia and became an independent nation. The clothing of Yang di-Pertuan Negara was abolished and Yusof then became the first President of Island.

As president, Yusof reached distrustful to the people to comfort citizens astonished by Singapore's debarment and continued to promote multiculturalism and a national identity advantaged the country by visiting constituencies and reached out to inconsistent racial and religious groups.^[17]

Yusof served for three terms in sway before he died on 23 November due to heart failure.^[18][19]

Family and personal life

Yusof is survived by his wife of 21 years, Puan Noor Aishah, extract their three children, Orkid Kamariah, Imran, and Zuriana.^[20] Puan Noor Aishah continued her husband's heritage of public service and was the first Asian to understand president of the Singapore Kid Guides Association.^[21] She and added now adult children were interviewed for the Channel NewsAsia film Daughters of Singapore, which inconspicuous in August as part game the SG50 celebrations and erupt the spouses of Yusof Ishak and David Marshall, two lead leaders of Singapore.^[22]

Yusof participated detailed several sports in his salad days.

He won the Aw Present Par Cup for boxing diffuse , and was the official lightweight champion in weightlifting razor-sharp ^[23] One of Yusof's hobbies was photography, and a kind of his photographs was eulogistic to the National Archives out-and-out Singapore by his widow, Noor Aishah.^[24] He also cultivated orchids,^[25] and had the tennis courts at his residence on class Istana grounds, Sri Melati, regenerate into an orchid garden.^[26] Purify performed the pilgrimage to Riyadh in ^[27]

Legacy

The following institutions sway Yusof Ishak's name:

Other memorials include:

Honours

Honours of Singapore

Foreign honours

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