Lee Kuan Yew: Daily Routine

Lee Kuan Yew built a nation—and a disciplined daily routine to match. Here's how the founding PM of Singapore lived and worked.

Lee Kuan Yew was a man who liked to stay busy. As the founding Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990, Lee is recognised as the driving force behind the country’s transformation “from the bottom rungs of the third world to the first world in a single generation,” according to CNN.

After stepping down from his role as the Prime Minister on 28 November 1990, Lee continued to serve as a Senior Minister, from 1990 to 2004, then as a Minister Mentor from 2004 to 2011. After his retirement, the former Prime Minister continued to stay active on the political scene until his passing in 2015.