J.Y. Pillay Net Worth

Background and career

Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay, also known as J. Y. Pillay (born 30 March 1934), is a Singaporean retired civil servant who served as the acting President of Singapore in September 2017.

For 34 years, Pillay was one of Singapore's top-ranking civil servants. He is also one of the pioneers who helped build the Singapore economy after its independence in 1965, including the country's national airline Singapore Airlines, having served as its first chairman for 24 years from 1972 to 1996.

Pillay served as the country's acting president for 13 days from 1 to 13 September 2017 as an interregnum between Tony Tan and Halimah Yacob during the 2017 Singaporean presidential election. He had also served as the chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers (CPA) between 2005 and 2019.