Yang di-Pertuan Negara
Sabah
The head of state of Sabah was once known as Yang Di-Pertua Negara and later known as Yang Di-Pertua Negeri.[1]
Sarawak
The head of state of Sarawak was once known as Yang Di-Pertua Negara and later known as Yang Di-Pertua Negeri.[1]
Singapore
Background
Following revisions to the
Although the Yang di-Pertuan Negara was the title for the
Under a transitional arrangement, the last governor of Singapore, Sir
The title was retained on 31 August 1963 when Singapore declare unilateral declaration of independence from the United Kingdom and accession to Malaysia as a
On 9 August 1965, Singapore was separated from the federation to become an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations. On 22 December of that year, the Constitution was amended to make the country a republic, and had changed the title to President with retroactive effect from the date of independence.[4]
List of officeholders
№ | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Term of Office | Origin | Background or Previous Appointment |
Monarch | Ref | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took Office | Left Office | Duration | |||||||
1 | Sir William Goode (1907–1986) |
3 June 1959 | 2 December 1959 | 5 months | Middlesex, England | Chief Secretary of Singapore, Governor of Singapore | [5][6] | ||
2 | Yusof Ishak (1910–1970) |
3 December 1959 | 9 August 1965 | 3 years, 9 months | Taiping, Perak | Chairman of the Public Service Commission of Singapore |
Elizabeth II |
[7][8] |
Brunei
In
The full title for the head of state and head of government of Brunei is Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam.[9]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-983-40114-0-6.
- ^ a b The head of state in Singapore: An historical perspective in Managing Political Change in Singapore: The Elected Presidency', Kevin Tan, Peng Er Lam, Routledge, 1997, page 9
- ^ The Istana, K. K. Seet, Peter Mealin, Times Editions, 2000, page 88
- ^ Republic of Singapore Independence Act (Original Enactment: Act 9 of 1965)
- ^ "No. 41726". The London Gazette. 5 June 1959. p. 3629.
- ^ "Farewell in the rain for Goode". The Straits Times. 3 December 1959. p. 12.
- ^ "Yusof Ishak: The man and his passions". AsiaOne. 25 August 2014. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore. Archivedfrom the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Chancellory - Universiti Brunei Darussalam". Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2016-03-04.