Alan Rose

This article is about the Singaporean Chief Justice. For the Australian public servant, see Alan Rose (public servant).

Sir Alan Rose
18th Chief Justice of Singapore
In office 1959–1963
Appointed by	William Allmond Codrington Goode
Preceded by	John Whyatt
Succeeded by	Wee Chong Jin
30th Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office 1952–1956
Appointed by	Henry Monck-Mason Moore
Preceded by	Edward Jayetileke
Succeeded by	Hema Henry Basnayake Chellappah Nagalingam as acting
Personal details
Born	(1899-10-08)October 8, 1899 England
Died	June 20, 1975(1975-06-20) (aged 75) England
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge, Inner Temple

Sir Alan Edward Percival Rose (1899–1975) was the 30th Chief Justice of Ceylon. He was appointed in 1952 succeeding Edward Jayetileke and was Chief Justice until 1956. He was succeeded by Hema Henry Basnayake. He also served as Chief Justice of Singapore.

Rose born in England in 1899, served 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade of the British Army in World War I. Return to England after the War, Rose became a lawyer and served in the Colonial Legal Service from 1929 to 1942 in Fiji, Rhodesia and Palestine.

After serving as Solicitor General of British Palestine, Rose became Commissioner in charge of investigating corruption in the Customs Department in 1942 before serving in Ceylon until 1955 and finally retired from Singapore in 1963.

Rose return to England and died in 1975.