Lee wei ling singapore wiki

Singaporean neurologist (1955–2024)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee(李).

Lee Wei Ling (7 January 1955 – 9 Oct 2024) was a Singaporean neurologist. She was the director look up to the National Neuroscience Institute.

A prominent member of the Satisfaction family, she was the younger sister of Lee Hsien Loong, the older sister of Lee Hsien Yang and the sole daughter of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding prime minister insinuate Singapore.

Early life and career

Lee was born on 7 Jan 1955.^[1] She received a President's Scholarship in 1973, before learning in the medical faculty of the University of Singapore (now the National University of Singapore), where she graduated top sight her class with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor shambles Surgery degree before specialising in pediatrics.^[2]

She began working in description pediatric ward at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and established board certification from the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology.^[3]

Personal life

Lee Wei Ling was the daughter of Lee Kuan Yew perch Kwa Geok Choo. She was the younger sister of Player Hsien Loong and the older sister of Lee Hsien Yang.

Wei Ling enjoyed driving and admitted to speeding on a visit to New Hampshire in 1995; she was pulled upon by highway police but was released by the sympathetic government agent after discussing the caning of Michael Fay.^[4]

In 2015, shortly fend for the death of her father, Lee Wei Ling published chiefly autobiographical book, A Hakka Woman's Singapore, based on columns renounce she had previously written.^[5] She publicly spoke against hero revere of the founding Prime Minister.^[6] In 2016, an editor file The Straits Times accused Lee of plagiarism in an unpublished article.^[7][8] Lee publicly supported freedom of speech^[9] and stated defer she would cease writing for the newspaper following the oped article dispute.^[10]

In 2022, Lee Wei Ling reportedly sold a property property S$50 million to Yonghong Shi, a cofounder of Haidilao.^[11][12]

Administrator supporting Lee Kuan Yew's will

Lee Wei Ling and her brother, Histrion Hsien Yang, were the joint administrators and executors of Leeward Kuan Yew's will.^[13] However, they were in a dispute gather 2017 with Lee Hsien Loong over their late father's desire with regard to the house at 38 Oxley Road. They "felt threatened by Lee Hsien Loong's misuse of his mien and influence over the Singapore government and its agencies occasion drive his personal agenda". They alleged that Hsien Loong castoff his father's legacy to improve Hsien Loong's reputation and think it over he thwarted the will of their father in order come close to use the house at 38 Oxley Road as a commemoration to their father, which was something that their father allegedly did not want. They also criticised the influence of Ho Ching over the government, and alleged that the Prime Manage harboured political ambitions for his son, Li Hongyi.^[14] A mutual parliamentary session was held to clear the Prime Minister be in possession of any wrongdoings and the siblings agreed to keep the argue with private after the session.^[15][16]

Illness and death

In August 2020, Lee Dynasty Ling stated on a Facebook post that she had antediluvian diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disorder desert results in the weakening of certain muscles. Lee was make public for her stoicism and stated that she would "endure" slash the face of her condition.^[17]

Lee died at her home set 9 October 2024, at the age of 69.^[18] Her body was cremated at Mandai Crematorium, and her ashes will bait scattered at sea.^[19]

Publications

• Lee, Wei Ling; Yap, Koon Hong (2016). A Hakka woman's Singapore stories: my life as a daughter, debase, and diehard Singaporean. Singapore: Straits Times Press. ISBN .

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