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Wee Chong Jin | |
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| 黃宗仁 | |
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| 1st Chief Justice of Singapore | |
| In office 5 January 1963 – 27 September 1990 | |
| President | Yusof Ishak Benjamin Sheares Devan Nair Wee Kim Wee |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Yong Pung How |
| Head, Presidential Council for Religious Harmony | |
| In office 1992–2005 | |
| President of Singapore | |
Acting | |
| In office 28 March 1985 – 31 March 1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1915 Penang, British Malaya |
| Died | 5 June 2005 (aged 89) Singapore |
| Cause of death | Lung and brain cancer |
| Resting place | Mandai Crematorium |
| Spouse | Cecilia Mary Henderson |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 黃宗仁 |
| Simplified Chinese | 黄宗仁 |
| Jyutping | Wong4 Zung1 Jan4 |
Wee Chong Jin DUBC (Chinese: 黄宗仁; pinyin: Huáng Zōngrén; Jyutping: Wong4 Zung1 Jan4; 28 September 1915 – 5 June 2005) was a Malayan-born Singaporean judge who served as chief justice of Singapore between 1963 and 1990.
Born in Penang, Malaysia, he was the first Asian lawyer to be appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore. Having served as the chief justice of Singapore for 27 years, Wee was the longest-serving chief justice in the Commonwealth.
He was being appointed as chief justice of Singapore by former president of Singapore, Yusof Ishak.