Lee Wei Ling

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

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee (李).
Lee Wei Ling
李玮玲
Born1955 (age 66–67)
Colony of Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
Alma materNational University of Singapore
OccupationNeurologist
Parents
FamilyLee Hsien Loong (brother)
Lee Hsien Yang (brother)

Career

Lee received a President's Scholarship in 1973, and then joined the medical faculty of the University of Singapore, where she graduated top of her class with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. She then specialised in paediatrics.[1] She began working in the paediatric ward at the Singapore General Hospital, she later received board certification from the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology.

Personal life

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.

In August 2020, Lee stated she had been diagnosed with Progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disorder that results in the weakening of certain muscles.[2]

Publications
  • "Lee Wei Ling - A Hakka Woman's Singapore" (2015).[3]

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. https://www.stbooks.sg/products/a-hakka-womans-singapore-stories-chinese
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