Dr Tan Eng Liang (with microphone) during the 2015 SEA Games, where he served as Team Singapore's chef de mission. (FILE PHOTO: Reuters)

SINGAPORE — Veteran sports official Tan Eng Liang, who held prominent administrative positions such as the Singapore Sports Council chairman and Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) vice-president, died on Sunday (28 May). He was 85.

Tan was survived by his wife Kathryn, as well as three children and five grandchildren. The family said in a statement, "Our dearest father, Dr Tan Eng Liang, passed away peacefully. He had been battling advanced cancer.