HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani signing the condolence book for Singapore’s former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew yesterday. HH the Emir, on a visit to Singapore, offered condolences to President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on the death of Lee. The Emir also condoled the family of the former premier during the funeral service, held at the National University of Singapore yesterday afternoon. The funeral service was attended by a number of heads of states and government and senior officials. More than 100,000 people lined Singapore’s streets to bid farewell to Lee as a week of mourning ended in the city-state he led to prosperity.
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