Ruler · 1954 – present

Halimah Yacob

Born 1954, living; politician. President of Singapore (Singapore), 2017 – 2023.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: since 1954; living
In office: 6 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Singapore
Left it: resigned; the ruler's own article

President of Singapore

Singapore · the 12th of 13 dated reigns · 1965 – 2023

8 before

Ong Teng Cheong1993 – 1999

S. R. Nathan1999 – 2011

Tony Tan2011 – 2017

Halimah Yacob2017 – 2023

Tharman Shanmugaratnam2023 – …

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officea second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 2017 – 2023 · 6 years · came to it aged 63

Came to it: appointed
Left it: resignedread from the ruler's own article

the article also: resigned, served out the term

Halimah was sworn in as the President of Singapore on 14 September 2017 at The Istana.

To qualify, Halimah resigned from the PAP and her position as an MP, with her Marsiling division covered by other members of the constituency from 7 August until the next general election.

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