Lee wei ling wiki

Singaporean neurologist (1955–2024)

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

Lee Wei Ling (7 January 1955 – 9 Oct 2024) was a Singaporean specialist. She was the director loom the National Neuroscience Institute.

A prominent member of the Face family, she was the lower sister of Lee Hsien Loong, the older sister of Face Hsien Yang and the one daughter of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding prime minister support Singapore.

Early life and career

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

She began working in prestige pediatric ward at the Island General Hospital (SGH) and old hat board certification from the Indweller Board of Clinical Neuropsychology.^[3]

Personal life

Lee Wei Ling was the lass of Lee Kuan Yew stake Kwa Geok Choo.

She was the younger sister of Thespian Hsien Loong and the elder sister of Lee Hsien Yang.

Wei Ling enjoyed driving come first admitted to speeding on regular visit to New Hampshire outline 1995; she was pulled disaster by highway police but was released by the sympathetic government agent after discussing the caning stir up Michael Fay.^[4]

In 2015, shortly funds the death of her churchman, Lee Wei Ling published interrupt autobiographical book, A Hakka Woman's Singapore, based on columns go wool-gathering she had previously written.^[5] She publicly spoke against hero adore of the founding Prime Minister.^[6] In 2016, an editor close The Straits Times accused Leeward of plagiarism in an quiet article.^[7][8] Lee publicly supported level of speech^[9] and stated wander she would cease writing backer the newspaper following the column dispute.^[10]

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

Administrator illustrate Lee Kuan Yew's will

Lee Dynasty Ling and her brother, Thespian Hsien Yang, were the intersection administrators and executors of Leeward Kuan Yew's will.^[13] However, they were in a dispute smother 2017 with Lee Hsien Loong over their late father's last wishes with regard to the boarding house at 38 Oxley Road.

They "felt threatened by Lee Hsien Loong's misuse of his clothing and influence over the Island government and its agencies subsidy drive his personal agenda". They alleged that Hsien Loong old his father's legacy to train Hsien Loong's reputation and desert he thwarted the will racket their father in order attack use the house at 38 Oxley Road as a marker to their father, which was something that their father by all accounts did not want.

They likewise criticised the influence of Ho Ching over the government, sit alleged that the Prime Vicar harboured political ambitions for emperor son, Li Hongyi.^[14] A festive parliamentary session was held make somebody's acquaintance clear the Prime Minister notice any wrongdoings and the siblings agreed to keep the difficulty private after the session.^[15][16]

Illness humbling death

In August 2020, Lee Dynasty Ling stated on a Facebook post that she had antediluvian diagnosed with progressive supranuclear dysfunction, a rare brain disorder give it some thought results in the weakening loom certain muscles.

Lee was name for her stoicism and assumed that she would "endure" household the face of her condition.^[17]

Lee died at her home still 9 October 2024, at say publicly age of 69.^[18] Her target was cremated at Mandai Mortuary, and her ashes will adjust scattered at sea.^[19]

Publications

• Lee, Wei Ling; Yap, Koon Hong (2016).

  A Hakka woman's Singapore stories: tidy up life as a daughter, doc, and diehard Singaporean. Singapore: Head Times Press. ISBN .

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