Abdul Razak Hussein
Since its inception in 1905, NUS has had many distinguished alumni from Singapore and Malaysia, including 4 Singaporean Prime Ministers and Presidents, 2 Malaysian Prime Ministers, politicians, judiciaries, business executives, educators and local celebrities. It counts among its graduates heads of states Abdul Razak Hussein, Benjamin Sheares, Goh Chok Tong, Mahathir Mohamad and S. R. Nathan. A number of its graduates are also notable politicians such as Rais Yatim, Malaysia's former Minister for Information, Communications and Culture, Ng Eng Hen, Singapore's Minister of Defence, and S Jayakumar, Singapore’s former Deputy Prime Minister, United Nations representative, and Minister for Law, Home Affairs, Labour, and Foreign Affairs.