This presentation covers the leadership and management strategies that Mr. Lee Kuan Yew took to develop Singapore since it was expelled by Malaysia in 1965.
3. Also Known as : Harry Lee Kuan Yew
Famous as : Founding Father of Modern Singapore
Nationality : Singaporean
Born On : 16 September 1923
Born In : Kampong Java Road, Singapore
Family : A wealthy Chinese family that had resided in
Singapore since the 19th century.
Spouse : Kwa Geok Choo
Children : Lee Hsien Loong, Lee Wei Ling,
Lee Hsien Yang
Religion : Agnostic
Education : Raffles College, Singapore
London school of Economic
Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge
4. Year Political Chronology
1952 Represented the Postal and
Telecommunications Uniformed Staff Union
1954 The People`s Action Party (PAP) was launched
on 21st
November 1954
-1st
Secretary General
1955 He won three seats in April 1955 General
Election
1959 PAP won 43 seats out of 51 seats and
Singapore 1st
Fully elected government was
formed.
-He became Singapore 1st
Prime Minister
1961 Malayan PM, Tunku Abdul Rahman announced
that he was considering merger with Singapore,
Sabah and Sarawak.
5. Year Political Chronology
1963 16th
Sep 1963- Became part of the Federation of
Malaysia
1965 Separation from Malaysia – 9th
August 1965
1990 Handing over the premiership to Mr. Goh Chop
Tong- Senior Minister (Advisor)
2004 PM Lee Hsien Loong- He became Minister
Mentor
2011 Mr Lee- Announced decisions to quit the cabinet
2015 Lee Kuan Yew died of pneumonia on 23 March
2015, at the age of 91.
16. REFERENCES
• Information, M. o. (2015). Mr Lee and Singapore. Retrieved July 31, 2015,
from Remembering Lee Kuan Yew:
http://www.rememberingleekuanyew.sg/MrLeeandSingapore.html
• People, T. F. (2015). Lee Kuan Yew- Biography. Retrieved July 31, 2015,
from The Famous People: http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/lee-
kuan-yew-3976.php
• Zarina, H. 2015. How Lee Kuan Yew engineered Singapore's economic
miracle. Retrieved July 31, 2015 http://www.bbc.com/news/business-
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• Farouq, J. 2015. Legasi Dan Kehebatan Lee Kuan Yew Dalam 10
Ringkasan Penting. Retrieved July 31, 2015
http://says.com/my/news/legasi-dan-kehebatan-lee-kuan-yew-dalam-10-
ringkasan-penting
• Leadership Analysis- Lee Kuan Yew. Retrieved on July 28, 2015 from
http://leadershiprocks.tripod.com/id3.html
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Note to teacher
Show pupils that tributes came from many parts of the world such as United States of America, United Kingdom, India, China, Malaysia and Indonesia.