List of serving general and flag officers of the Singapore Armed Forces
As of 15 October 2023, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has 1 three-star admiral, 3 two-star generals and 29 one-star generals, one-star admirals or equivalent.
Chiefs of Armed Services
Position | Rank and name | Photo | Date of rank | Vocation | Decorations | Service branch | Ref |
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Chief of Defence Force (CDF) |
![]() Vice Admiral Aaron Beng Yao Cheng |
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1 July 2023[lower-alpha 1] | Naval Officer | PPA(E), PPA(G) | Republic of Singapore Navy | |
Chief of Air Force (CAF) |
![]() Major-General Kelvin Khong Boon Leong |
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1 July 2019[lower-alpha 2] | Pilot | PPA(E), PPA(P), PBS | Republic of Singapore Air Force |
[2] |
Chief of Army (COA) |
![]() Major-General David Neo Chin Wee |
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1 July 2022[lower-alpha 3] | Commandos | PPA(E), PPA(G), PBS | Singapore Army | [3] |
Chief of Digital and Intelligence Service (CDI) / Director, Military Intelligence |
![]() Major-General Lee Yi-Jin |
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1 July 2023[lower-alpha 4] | Artillery | PPA(G) | Digital and Intelligence Service | [4] |
Chief of Navy (CNV) |
![]() Rear Admiral Sean Wat Jianwen |
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1 July 2022[lower-alpha 5] | Naval Officer | PPA(G) | Republic of Singapore Navy | [5] |
Ministry of Defence/Joint Staff
Rank | Name | Position | Vocation | Date of rank | Decorations | Service branch | Ref |
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Yew Chee Leung | Director, Military Security Department | Armour | 1 May 2018 | PPA(P), PPA(G), PBS | Singapore Army | [6][7] | |
Frederick Choo | Chief of Staff - Joint Staff / Singapore Armed Forces Inspector-General / Chief Sustainability Officer | 1 July 2018 | PPA(G), PBS | [8][9] | |||
Fan Sui Siong, Kelvin | Deputy Secretary (Policy) | Air Warfare Officer | 1 July 2018 | PPA(E), PPA(P), PBS | Republic of Singapore Air Force | ||
Ho Kum Luen | Former Director of Joint Operations | Pilot | 1 July 2019 | PPA(P), PPA(G), PBS | |||
Goh Pei Ming | Director of Joint Operations | Infantry | 1 July 2021 | PPA(P) | Singapore Army | ||
Ng Pak Shun | Group Chief, Policy & Strategy / Group Chief, Policy and Transformation | Air Warfare Officer | 1 July 2022 | PPA(P) | Republic of Singapore Air Force |
Singapore Army
Rank | Name | Position | Vocation | Date of rank | Decorations | Service branch | Ref |
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Andrew Lim Heng Tiew | Commander, Training and Doctrine Command | Infantry | 1 July 2019 | PPA(P), PPA(G), PBS | Singapore Army | [10][11] |
Tan Cheng Kwee | Chief of Staff, General Staff / Army Sustainability Officer | Guards | 1 July 2020 | ||||
Tan Tiong Keat | Commandant, SAFTI Military Institute | Combat Engineers | 1 July 2021 | [12] | |||
Teng Choon Hon, Adrian | Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operations) | Artillery | 1 July 2022 | PPA(P), PBS | [13] | ||
Low Wilson | Chief Guards Officer / Commander, 21st Division | Commandos | PPA(G) | ||||
Cai Dexian | Commander, 3rd Division | Armour | 1 July 2023 | ||||
Pang Lead Shuan | Commander, 2nd People's Defence Force | Infantry | PPA(G), PBS |
Republic of Singapore Navy
Rank | Name | Position | Vocation | Date of rank | Decorations | Service branch | Ref |
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Leong Wai Kwan Edwin | Chief of Staff, Naval Staff / Navy Sustainability Officer | Naval Officer | 1 July 2018 | PPA(P), PBS | Republic of Singapore Navy | |
Saw Shi Tat | Head, Naval Operations Department | 1 July 2020 | PPA(P), PPA(G), PBS | ||||
Lim Kian Hua Augustine | Commander, Maritime Security Task Force (MSTF) | 1 July 2023 | PPA(P) |
Republic of Singapore Air Force
Rank | Name | Position | Vocation | Date of rank | Decorations | Service branch | Ref |
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Lim Kok Hong | Commander, Air Combat Command | Pilot | 1 July 2021 | PPA(P), PBS | Republic of Singapore Air Force | |
Chan Ching Hao | Chief of Staff, Air Staff / Air Sustainability Officer | PPA(G) | |||||
Yeo Tze Kuan, Amos | Commander, Air Power Generation Command | Air Warfare Officer | 1 July 2022 | PPA(P) | |||
Koh Ee Wen | Commander, Air Defence Operations Command | 1 July 2023 | PPA(P), PBS | ||||
Teo Soo Yeow | Head, Air Operations Department | Pilot | PPA(G), PBS | ||||
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Yap Soon Haw Timothy | Head, Air Engineering & Logistics Department / Deputy Air Sustainability Officer | Air Force Engineer | 1 July 2021 | PPA(P), PPA(G), PBS | [12] | |
Digital and Intelligence Service
Rank | Name | Position | Vocation | Date of rank | Decorations | Service branch | Ref |
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Mark Tan Ken-Li | Chief of Staff - Digital and Intelligence Staff | Guards | 1 July 2017 | PPA(P), PBS | Digital and Intelligence Service | [14][15] | |
Chen Juncheng, Edward | Defence Cyber Chief | Signals | 1 July 2022 | PPA(P) | [16] | ||
Xu Youfeng | Commander, Digital Defence Command | Infantry | |||||
Narayanan Letchumanan | Commander, Joint Intelligence Command | Military Intelligence | 1 July 2023 | PPA(G) | |||
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Yong Wei Hsiung | Head, Digital and Intelligence Operations | Naval Officer | 1 July 2020 | PPA(P) |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Rank | Name | Position | Vocation | Date of rank | Decorations | Service branch | Ref |
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Lee Wee Chek Simon | Defence Attache | Air Warfare Officer | Unknown | PPA(P), PPA(G), PBS | Republic of Singapore Air Force |
References
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- "Officers, Military Experts, Warrant Officers and Defence Executive Officers Recognised at MINDEF/SAF Promotion Ceremonies 2022". MINDEF. 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- cue (28 October 2022). "BG Lee Yi-Jin appointed SAF's first Chief of Digital and Intelligence Service | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- "New Chief of Navy at the Helm". Ministry of Defence. 10 March 2023. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- "Army News, Issue 251" (PDF). MINDEF. 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- "Ministry of Defence - Military Security Department". Singapore Government Directory. 21 May 2022.
- "Singapore Armed Forces - The Joint Staff". Singapore Government Directory. 21 May 2022.
- "SAF Young Leader Award 2018". Eunoia Junior College. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- "gov.sg | A". www.sgdi.gov.sg.
- "The Singapore Army on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.
- "Officers, Military Experts, Warrant Officers and Defence Executive Officers Recognised at MINDEF/SAF Promotion Ceremonies 2021". MINDEF Singapore. 25 June 2021.
- "Mindef promotes 647 military personnel". The Straits Times. 26 June 2020.
- "More than 500 SAF Personnel Promoted". MINDEF. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- Teo Jing Ting (20 February 2019). "PIONEER - MINDEF adds two cyber expert schemes, cyber defence school". MINDEF.
- "SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES Digital and Intelligence Service HQ". Singapore Government Directory. 21 February 2023.
Notes
- VADM Beng assumed the office of CDF on 24 March 2023 but was promoted to vice admiral on 1 July 2023.
- MG Khong assumed the office of CAF on 22 March 2019 but was promoted to major-general on 1 July 2019.
- MG Neo assumed the office of COA on 10 March 2022 but was promoted to major-general on 1 July 2022.
- MG Lee assumed the office of CDI on 28 October 2022 but was promoted to major-general on 1 July 2023.
- RADM Wat assumed the office of CNV on 10 March 2023.
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