Lee Wei Ling, Daughter of Singapore’s Founding Prime Minister, Dies at 69

(The Straits Times) — Dr Lee Wei Ling, the daughter of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, has died at the age of 69, four years after she was diagnosed with a rare, degenerative brain disease.

Her death was disclosed by her younger brother Lee Hsien Yang in a Facebook post at 5.50am on Oct. 9.

Dr Lee, the second of three children, was also the sister of Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Writing on Facebook, SM Lee said his sister was a fighter, and her character remained unchanged throughout her life.