Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew dead Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, one of the towering figures of post-colonial Asian politics, died Monday in hospital. Lee's son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, said in a statement that he is "deeply grieved to announce the passing of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore".FILE IMAGES of the hospital where Lee died