Lee Kuan Yew (b. 1923)

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[edit] Full name

Lee Kuan Yew

[edit] Name variations

Also spelled: "Lee Kwan Yew." Note that, as true in Chinese names, the first name listed in the Surname.

"Kuan Yew" is said to mean "the light that shines far and wide."

[edit] Vital Statistics

• Sex : Male
• Born: September 16, 1923 in Singapore

[edit] Pedigree

• Lee Kwan Yew is the son of Lee Chin Koon (?-?) and Chua Jim Neo (?-?),
• the son of Lee Hoon Leong (?-?) and Unknown (?-?),
• the son of Lee Bok Boon (b.1846) and Unknown (?-?).

[edit] Siblings

• Dennis Lee Kim Yew (1925-2003)
• Lee Kuan Yew
• Freddy Lee (?-?)
• Lee Suan Yew (?-?)
• Lee Kim Mon (?-?)

[edit] Spouse(s)

• Kwa Geok Choo (b. ?) md. 30 September, 1950 [1]

[edit] Children

• Lee Hsien Loong (b. 1952)
• Lee Hsien Yang (b. 1957)
• Lee Wei Ling (b. 1955)

[edit] Biography

Lee was Singapore's founding prime minister and remains influential in Singaporean life and politics.

• See Wikipedia:Lee_Kuan_Yew

[edit] External links

• Excerpts of Lee Kuan Yew's autobiography From Third World to First.

[edit] Writings

• The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew (1998).
• From Third World to First: The Singapore Story (2000).

[edit] Contributors

Nhprman

[edit] References

• Official timeline of Lee's life