Lee Kuan Yew, also known as LKY, was a Singaporean politician, barrister and statesman who served as the first prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. A member of the People's Action Party (PAP), his authoritarian governance oversaw the transformation of post-independence Singapore into a highly developed country and one of the four Asian Tigers. He is regarded as the founding father of modern Singapore.
- Occupation
- philosopher, autobiographer, lawyer, statesperson
- Position held
- Prime Minister of Singapore, Member of the Parliament of Singapore, member of the Dewan Rakyat, Senior Minister
- Citizenship
- Singapore
- Born
- September 16, 1923
