Dr Lee Wei Ling, the daughter of Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, died on Wednesday (Oct 9) at the age of 69.

Her patients were her preoccupation over a career of 40 years as a medical doctor. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In a Facebook post, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who was three years older than his sister, posted a photo from their childhood, where Dr Lee, still a toddler, is seen held by her brother. In his post,

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong sent his condolences to the Lee family, and described Dr Lee, who died aged 69, as "unswerving in her focus on patient welfare and medical ethics".

Following the announcement of Dr Lee Wei Ling's death on Wednesday (Oct 9), former patients took to social media to express their condolences to her family and thank her for helping them. Dr Lee was a paediatric neurologist specialising in epilepsy,

Dr Lee Wei Ling, the daughter of Singapore’s founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, has passed away at the age of 69, according to a report by The Straits Times. Dr Lee had been battling a rare, degenerative brain disease since 2020.