Lee Wei Ling

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee (李).
Lee Wei Ling
李玮玲
Born1955
Colony of Singapore
CitizenshipSingaporean
Alma materNational University of Singapore
OccupationNeurologist
Parents
FamilyLee Hsien Loong (Brother)
Lee Hsien Yang (Brother)

Dr Lee Wei Ling is a Singaporean neurologist. She is a former director at the National Neuroscience Institute.

A recipient of the President's Scholarship in 1973, she joined the medical faculty of the University of Singapore (now the National University of Singapore), specialising in paediatrics after graduating top of her class with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS).[1] Starting her career in the paediatric ward at the Singapore General Hospital, she later received board certification from the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN).

In August 2020, Lee revealed on her Facebook page that she had been diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), a rare brain disorder that results in the weakening of certain muscles.[2]

Family[]

Family tree of Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Bok Boon
1846–1920		Seow Huan Neo
1850–c. 1931
Lee Hoon Leong
1871–1942		Ko Liem Nio
1883–1959
Lee Chin Koon
1903–1997[3]		Chua Jim Neo
1907–1980
Lee Kuan Yew
1923–2015		Kwa Geok Choo
1920–2010		Dennis Lee Kim Yew
1925-2003[4]		Gloria Lee (Woo) Sau Yin[5]Freddy Lee Thiam Yew
1927-2012[6]		Eleanor Ngo Puay Chin[5]Monica Lee Kim Mon
b. 1929 or 1930[7]		George Chan Chor Cheung[5]Dr Lee Suan Yew
b. 1933[8]		Pamela Chong[5]
Wong Ming Yang
1951–1982		Lee Hsien Loong
b. 1952		Ho Ching
b. 1953		Lee Wei Ling
b. 1955		Lee Hsien Yang
b. 1957		Lim Suet Fern
b. 1957
Li Xiuqi
b. 1981		Li Yipeng
b. 1982		Li Hongyi
b. 1987		Li Haoyi
b. 1989		Li Shengwu
b. 1985		Li Huanwu
b. 1986		Li Shaowu
b. 1995

Lee is the daughter to the late Lee Kuan Yew, who is the first Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Wei Ling is also the younger sister of Lee Hsien Loong, who is the current Prime Minister of Singapore, and older sister of Lee Hsien Yang, who is a member of the Progress Singapore Party.

References[]

  1. ^ "To what end, all the President's Scholars?". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Lee Wei Ling diagnosed with rare brain disorder with no cure, wishes it was a nightmare". AsiaOne. 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  3. ^ Chua, Alivin. "Lee Chin Koon". Singapore Infopedia.
  4. ^ "Kuan Yew's brother Dennis dies". Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore, and his family, 1989 – BookSG". National Library Board, Singapore. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Lee Kuan Yew bids farewell to brother". Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  7. ^ "The Lee Kuan Yew I remember: His sister Monica Lee, 85". Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  8. ^ Lee Kuan Yew (1998). The Singapore Story. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish.

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