Our history yusof ishak secondary school was established in 1965 as jubilee integrated secondary school. He was the first and the first malay president of singapore. Yusof ishak was a man of integrity and dignity, and played a pivotal part in shaping singapore into who she is today. Encik yusof bin ishak is the first president of singapore, leading singapore from the year 1965 till the early months of 1971. Nobody served as president from 1960 to 1964 as the title of.
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Before becoming headofstate, yusof was a wellknown journalist and cofounded utusan melayu, which was in circulation till 9 october 2019. Yusof bin ishak what we learn from him we learn to accept and respect people of different races and religion. Yusof ishak was born in perak on aug 12, 1910, the oldest of nine children of a civil servant, ishak ahmad. Aug, 2015 introducing the new look of iseasyusof ishak institute formerly known as the institute of southeast asian studies iseas. A book, yusof ishak singapores first president, was also launched yesterday. Join facebook to connect with mohd yusof ishak and others you may know. President yusof bin ishak and the portrait notes stella kon on. Born in perak, malaysia, yusof bin ishak, also known as yusof ishak, was the oldest of nine children of a civil servant.
Introducing the new look of iseasyusof ishak institute formerly known as the institute of southeast asian studies iseas. Masjid yusof ishak yusof ishak mosque construction plus asia. Leaders of singapore is a fascinating account of the history and development of singapore from 1945 to 1995, narrated in personal, forthright terms by her most prominent citizens. He was born in perak, federated malay states under british malaya occupation. His father was transferred to singapore in 1923 to be assistant inspector of fisheries. Browse other presidents of singapore and hundreds more presidents, prime ministers and dictators. Clipping is a handy way to collect important slides you want to go back to later. When i was putting together my text on yusof bin ishak, i had a hard time as i had never heard of him when i was a child, nor did i know what he looked like. Feb 16, 2016 the life story of our first president.
Yang amat berbahagia tun haji yusof bin ishak dut first class, smn, kstj jawi. Now customize the name of a clipboard to store your clips. Built at a cost of sgd18 million, masjid yusof ishak is singapores 26th mosque that is sponsored by the mosque building and mendaki fund mbmf, a community fund sustained through contributions by all working muslims in singapore. Yusof ishak, presiden pertama singapura barisan terakhir, ketiga dari. Yusof ishak was born in the year 1910 in padang gajah, perak. Yusof bin ishak, also known as yusof ishak, the first president of singapore. He is born on 12th august, 1910 at padang gajah trong about 18 miles from taiping perak. In year 1965, 9th of august, yusof ishak became the first president. Media in category yusof bin ishak the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. He tided the republic over a period of uncertainty following the separation with malaysia in 1965. Yang amat berbahagia tun haji yusof bin ishak dut, smn, kstj was a singaporean politician who was the first president of singapore, serving from 1965 to 1970. The current president, halimah yacob, had wanted to stay in the hdb flat at yishun, but if she fails to comply with the security requirements, she will have to move out. History project people we should remember yusof ishak. Encik yusof bin ishak wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre.
At the heart of ishaks professional life and political work were fish and the economic lives they supported. The school was started under the name jubilee integrated secondary school in 1965, with 984 pupils in two streams, english and malay. Who was the president of singapore in the 1960s answers. It was written by iseas fellow norshahril saat, who trawled through old editions of malay newspaper utusan. His father, civil servant ishak ahmad, was transferred to singapore in 1923 to be assistant inspector of. President yusof bin ishak garden city 10 sgd 1999 president yusof bin ishak sports. Genealogy profile for tun yusof bin ishak first president of singapore tun yusof ishak 1910 1970 genealogy genealogy for tun yusof ishak 1910 1970 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Introduced in 1999, the singapore portrait series currency notes bear yusof ishaks face and are still in use up till this day.
Apr 17, 2016 i also bought books at the 20 reunion. Join facebook to connect with yusof bin ishak and others you may know. The games fostered cohesion, inculcated resilience and strengthened physical fitness in yusofians as they did their utmost to bring glory to their houses in both the sports and cheer challenges. He is best known for his oil paintings that depict singapores vanishing traditional urban landscape. Smashwords about gerald pillay, author of japanese. His values and beliefs in meritocracy, multiculturalism and modernisation underpinned singapores success through the nationbuilding years and left a lasting legacy with the nation. Yusof bin ishak was the president of singapore from 1965 to.
Leaders of singapore world scientific publishing company. Of minangkabau descent, ishak became the first noneuropean to head a malayan government department during the 1930s. He was chosen by the parliament of singapore in 1970. Yusof bin ishak by marsita omar the presidency was a natural transition as inche yusof had been the yang dipertuan negara head of state of singapore since 3 december 1959 after singapore was granted selfrule that year. View the profiles of people named mohd yusof ishak. Singapore gaffe on first president yusof ishak name. His father was transferred to singapore in 1923 to be assistant inspector of fisheries, and yusof ishak managed to enter the wellknown raffles institution here, where he was the only malay in the queens scholarship class. Ishak bin ahmad and the politics of malayan fish iseas. Yusof ishak was rose in a humble beginning and soon became the 1st malayanborn yang dipertuan negara head of state on 3 december 1959. This book was written between 1981 and 1986, was first published in 1987, and has been out of print since.
The presidency was a natural transition1 as he had been the yang. It is the 71st and the newest mosque in singapore today. The iseasyusof ishak institute is a leading research centre dedicated to the study of sociopolitical, security, and economic trends and developments in southeast asia and its wider geostrategic and economic environment. Yusof ishak, presiden pertama singapura barisan terakhir, ketiga dari kiri dan keluarganya pada tahun 1933. He started journalism after he graduated from raffles institution in 1929 and in 1932, he joined warta malaya, a wellknown malay newspaper compan. In a series of remarkable and revealing interviews, singapores most famous, most powerful and wealthiest men and women reveal the mysteries and intrigues of the past. Oct 19, 2018 pillay was aidedecamp extra to tun yusof bin ishak, yang di pertuan negara head of state, singapore, 196164 he was twice club president and four times a cabinet officer, of lions clubs international district 308 a1 and predecessors, 1973 to 2008 he was secretary, catholic aids response effort care from 200710 he has been adviser to.
She is also the first female president of singapore and first malay head of state in 47 years since the death of mr yusof bin ishak who was singapores first president. Moe yiss direct school admission into secondary schools. Singapores central bank has made an embarrassing gaffe by misspelling the name of the countrys first president yusof ishak on the packaging of newlylaunched currency notes. For the uninitiated, hes singapores first president that face you always see when you pull out your dollar note to pay for groceries. President yusof ishak the story behind the face of your. Aug, 2015 encik yusof showed that, in singapore, you can rise to the top if you work hard. Life and times of yusof ishak, singapores first president. Yusof bin ishak bio, facts, family famous birthdays.
This new 4500capacity mosque is the 26th mosque funded by the muslim community through the mosque building and mendaki fund mbmf. We also have a in depth understanding of the contributions and impacts mr yusof bin ishak had done to singapore. A school history project about people in singapores history that we should remember. Yusof ishak, first president of singapore last row, third from left and his family in 1933. This talk explores the work of malayan nationalism through the career of ishak bin ahmad 18871969, the father of singapore s first president yusof bin ishak 19101970. Dut first class, smn 12 august 1910 23 november 1970 was a singaporean politician and was the first president of singapore, serving from 1965 to 1970. It was officially opened as yusof ishak secondary school at jubilee road on 29 july 1966, named after the first and contemporary president of singapore, yusof bin ishak.
It was an integrated school offering secondary education to an enrolment of 984 pupils and 37 teachers of two streams, in english and malay. Our secondary 3 cohort took part in a 4d3n camp from 3. Apr 01, 20 a school history project about people in singapores history that we should remember. President of singapore simple english wikipedia, the free. Plaque commemorating the official opening of masjid malabar, singapore. This new 4500capacity mosque is the 26th mosque funded by the muslim community through the mosque building and. Every singaporean knows who yusof ishak is, but not his story.
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