In his very distinguished career, the late S R Nathan never held any airs, nor did he forget to always exude an aura of warmth to the people around him. Though his achievements may not be known by many, trust us when we say he was a proper governmental OG. 

His peaceful passing last night came weeks after sustaining a stroke, leaving behind a legacy befitting of Singapore’s longest-serving president. Tributes have been pouring in ever since news broke about the 92-year-old’s death — all of them an enlightening look into the life of this reserved yet magnanimous man. 

You too can pen tributes to the late ex-president at the Istana main gate, or share your memories on the Remembering S R Nathan website. 

Lee Hsien Loong / Prime Minister

Dr Tony Tan / President

Dr Ng Eng Hen / Minister for Defence

Tharman Shanmugaratnam / Deputy Prime Minister

Teo Chee Hean / Deputy Prime Minister

K Shanmugam / Minister for Law and Home Affairs

Masagos Zulkifli / Minister for Environment

Grace Fu / Minister for Culture, Community and Youth

Dr Vivian Balakrishnan / Minister for Foreign Affairs

Dr Yaacob Ibrahim / Minister for Communications and Information

Halimah Yacob / Speaker of Parliament

Pritam Singh / Member of Parliament, Aljunied GRC

Goh Chok Tong / Emeritus Senior Minister

Dr Chee Soon Juan / Singapore Democratic Party chief

Mohd Najib Tun Razak / Prime Minister of Malaysia

Patrick Murphy / US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Southeast Asia

Antony Phillipson / Former British High Commissioner to Singapore

Scott Wightman / British High Commissioner to Singapore

Narendra Modhi / Prime Minister of India