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Date: 13 August 1910
Yusof Ishak Birthday, Date of Birth
Yusof bin Ishak Al-Haj ( YUUSS-off bin ISS-hahk; 12 August 1910 – 23 November 1970) was a Singaporean journalist and civil servant who served as the head of state of Singapore from 1959 to 1970, as the second Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore between 1959 and 1965 and the first president of Singapore between 1965 and 1970.
Born in the Federated Malay States, Yusof received his education in Malaysia and Singapore, graduating from Raffles Institution in 1929. Upon his graduation, he worked in journalism, creating a sports magazine with friends before joining Warta Malaya, a Malay-language daily newspaper. Leaving Warta in 1938, Yusof co-founded Utusan Melayu, a newspaper more centred on Malay issues, in 1939 with other Malay figures in Singapore.
He was a central figure in Utusan's success, staying with the newspaper for two decades. He ultimately left Utusan in 1959, following conflicts between Utusan and UMNO, which culminated in UMNO buying all the shares of Utusan to manage the newspaper's political viewpoints. Returning to Singapore from Kuala Lumpur, Yusof was invited to serve as chairman of the Public Service Commission by prime minister Lee Kuan Yew. On 3 December 1959, he succeeded Sir William Goode as Yang di-Pertuan Negara after the People's Action Party won the 1959 general election. He would serve in this role until 1965, when Singapore gained independence and the Yang di-Pertuan Negara post was succeeded by the president of Singapore.
Yusof served three terms as head of state before his death in office on 23 November 1970 due to heart failure. During his presidency, he was known for his multi-racial beliefs, especially in the 1960s, when he was a strong supporter of Singapore's merger with Malaysia. Even after Singapore's split from Malaysia, he continued to spread the idea of a multi-racial society. Yusof also believed in education and supported talks on religion. Following his death, he was succeeded by Benjamin Sheares on 2 January 1971. Several places in Singapore bear his name and his portrait appears on the Singapore Portrait Series currency notes introduced in 1999.
Read more...- Birthday, Date of Birth
- Friday, August 12, 1910
- Place of Birth
- Perak
- Age
- 115
- Star Sign
- ♌
The August 12, 1910 was a Friday under the star sign of ♌. It was the 223 day of the year. President of the United States was William Howard Taft.
If you were born on this day, you are 115 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 42 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, in 322 days. You have lived for 42,046 days, or about 1,009,114 hours, or about 60,546,890 minutes, or about 3,632,813,400 seconds.
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