Six Singaporeans on what they hope the new president will do for the country. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Prior to becoming Singapore's fourth president in 1985, Wee Kim Wee was the editorial manager at The Straits Times. Today, his name is unanimous with a school in Nanyang Technological University.

Nathan, whose full name is Sellapan Ramanathan, was Singapore’s longest-serving president, serving two six-year terms between 1999 and 2011 before being succeeded by Tony Yan Keng Yam.