Singapore’s charismatic leader and founding father Lee Kuan Yew has died at the age of 91, leaving behind a huge legacy of undying principles on which he raised the edifice of modern Singapore. Born in 1923, Lee became prime minister in 1959 when Singapore – a tiny piece of land
By our correspondents
March 25, 2015
Singapore’s charismatic leader and founding father Lee Kuan Yew has died at the age of 91, leaving behind a huge legacy of undying principles on which he raised the edifice of modern Singapore. Born in 1923, Lee became prime minister in 1959 when Singapore – a tiny piece of land with no natural resources and a polyglot population of Chinese, Malays and Indians – was still British territory and beset by riots and unrest. He concentrated on attracting investment and creating jobs. With his strong conviction and genius strategies, he was successful in giving the world a prosperous financial centre. There is a message in this for our government officials too. Lee’s socio-political and economic reforms made him the wise man of the east. His famous last words were, “I am not given to making sense out of life, or coming up with some grand narrative of it. I have done what I had wanted to, to the best of my ability. I am satisfied.” Muhammad Yasir Kayani Kasur
