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As of 22 November 2024, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has one three-star admiral, four two-star generals / admirals and 31 one-star generals, one-star admirals or equivalent.
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 |
1 July 2023[a] | Naval Officer | PPA(E), PPA(G) | Republic of Singapore Navy | [1] | |
Chief of Army (COA) |
Major-General David Neo Chin Wee |
1 July 2022[b] | Commandos | PPA(E) (COVID-19), PPA(E), PPA(G), PBS | Singapore Army | [2] | |
Chief of Digital and Intelligence Service (CDI) / Director, Military Intelligence |
Major-General Lee Yi-Jin |
1 July 2023[c] | Artillery | PPA(E) (COVID-19), PPA(E), PPA(G), PBS | Digital and Intelligence Service | [3] | |
Chief of Navy (CNV) |
Rear Admiral Sean Wat Jianwen |
1 January 2024[d] | Naval Officer | PPA(G) | Republic of Singapore Navy | [4] | |
Chief of Air Force (CAF) |
Major-General Kelvin Fan Sui Siong |
1 July 2024[e] | Air Warfare Officer (Air Defence Weapons) |
PPA(E), PPA(P), PBS | Republic of Singapore Air Force |
[5] | |
Rank | Name | Position | Vocation | Date of rank | Decorations | Service branch | Ref |
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Yew Chee Leung | Deputy Secretary (Technology) / Future Systems and Technology Architect | Armour | 1 May 2018 | PPA(P), PPA(G), PBS | Singapore Army | [6][7] | |
Choo Wei Yee, Frederick | Deputy Secretary (Policy) | 1 July 2019 | PPA(G), PBS | [7][8] | |||
Goh Pei Ming | Chief of Staff - Joint Staff / SAF Inspector-General / Chief Sustainability Officer | Infantry | 1 July 2021 | PPA(P) (COVID-19), PPA(P) | [9] | ||
Tan Tiong Keat | Commandant, SAFTI Military Institute | Combat Engineers | PPA(P), PPA(G), PK (COVID-19), PBS | [10] | |||
Chan Ching Hao | Director of Joint Operations | Pilot (Fighter) | 1 July 2021 | PPA(G) | Republic of Singapore Air Force | [9] | |
Ng Pak Shun | Group Chief, Policy & Strategy / Group Chief, Plans and Transformation | Air Warfare Officer (Air Battle Management) |
1 July 2022 | PPA(P) | [11][12] | ||
Koh Ee Wen | Director, Operations and Support, Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) | Air Warfare Officer (Air Defence Weapons) |
1 July 2023 | PPA(P), PPA(G) (COVID-19), PBS | [13][14] | ||
Wong Shi Ming | Director, Defence Policy Office | Infantry | 1 July 2024 | PPA(G) | Singapore Army | [11] | |
(DR) Lee Wei Ting | Chief of Medical Corps | Medical Officer | PPA(P) (COVID-19), PPA(P) | [15] |
Rank | Name | Position | Vocation | Date of rank | Decorations | Service branch | Ref |
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Tan Cheng Kwee | Chief of Staff, General Staff / Army Sustainability Officer | Guards | 1 July 2020 | PPA(E) (COVID-19), PPA(P), PPA(G), PBS | Singapore Army | [16] | |
Low Wilson | Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operations) | Commandos | 1 July 2022 | PPA(P), PPA(G), PK (COVID-19), PBS | |||
Cai Dexian | Commander, 3rd Division | Armour | 1 July 2023 | PPA(G) | [17] | ||
Pang Lead Shuan | Commander, Training and Doctrine Command | Infantry | PPA(G), PBS | ||||
Anand s/o Sathi Kumar | Commander, 6th Division / Headquarters Sense and Strike | Army Intelligence | 1 July 2024 | PPA(P) (COVID-19), PPA(P), PBS | [5] |
Rank | Name | Position | Vocation | Date of rank | Decorations | Service branch | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saw Shi Tat | Chief of Staff, Naval Staff / Navy Sustainability Officer | Naval Officer | 1 July 2020 | PPA(P), PPA(G), PBS | Republic of Singapore Navy | [18] | |
Lim Kian Hua Augustine | In transit | 1 July 2023 | PPA(P), PPA(G) (COVID-19), PBS | ||||
Kwan Hon Chuong | Fleet Commander | 1 July 2024 | PPA(G), PBS | [19] |
Rank | Name | Position | Vocation | Date of rank | Decorations | Service branch | Ref |
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Ho Kum Luen | Chief of Staff, Air Staff / Air Sustainability Officer | Pilot (Fighter) | 1 July 2019 | PPA(P) (COVID-19), PPA(P), PPA(G), PBS | Republic of Singapore Air Force | [20] | |
Lim Kok Hong | Commander, Air Combat Command | 1 July 2021 | PPA(P), PBS | [21] | |||
Teo Soo Yeow | Head, Air Operations Department | 1 July 2023 | PPA(G), PBS | [20] | |||
Phua Jia Kai | Commander, Air Defence and Operations Command / Air Defence Task Force | Air Warfare Officer (Air Battle Management) |
1 July 2024 | PPA(P), PK (COVID-19) | [21] | ||
Yap Soon Haw Timothy | Head, Air Engineering & Logistics Department / Deputy Air Sustainability Officer | Air Force Engineer | 1 July 2021 | PPA(P), PPA(G), PBS | [10] | ||
Rank | Name | Position | Vocation | Date of rank | Decorations | Service branch | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seet Uei Lim | Chief of Staff - Digital and Intelligence Staff / DIS Sustainability Officer | Guards | 1 July 2019 | BBM (COVID-19), PPA(P), PPA(G), PBS | Digital and Intelligence Service | [22] | |
Chen Juncheng, Edward | Defence Cyber Chief | Signals | 1 July 2022 | PPA(P) | |||
Xu Youfeng | Commander, Digital Defence Command | Infantry | |||||
Narayanan Letchumanan | Commander, Joint Intelligence Command | Military Intelligence | 1 July 2023 | PPA(G) | |||
Wong Hong Kai | Commander, SAF C4 Command / Cybersecurity Task Force | Pilot (Transport) | 1 July 2024 | ||||
Yong Wei Hsiung | Head, Digital and Intelligence Operations | Naval Officer | 1 July 2020 | PPA(P), PBS |
Rank | Name | Position | Vocation | Date of rank | Decorations | Service branch | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lau Boon Ping | Deputy Chief Executive, Workforce Singapore | Pilot (Helicopter) | 1 July 2020 | PPA(P), PPA(G), PBS | Republic of Singapore Air Force | [23][24] | |
Lee Wee Chek Simon | Defence Attache, Washington | Air Warfare Officer (Air Defence Weapons) |
1 July 2021 | [25] | |||
Yeo Tze Kuan, Amos | Impact Accelerator Fellow, Nandina REM | Air Warfare Officer (Air Traffic Control) |
1 July 2022 | PPA(P), PBS | [26][27] |
The following table comprise appointments typically held by a one-star officer[28] but are currently held by a colonel or Military Expert 7. Officers in these positions are expected to promote to brigadier-general, rear admiral or Military Expert 8.
Rank | Name | Position | Vocation | Date of appointment | Decorations | Service branch | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lim Han Yong | Chief Armour Officer / Commander, 25th Division | Armour | 29 August 2023 | PPA(P), PBS | Singapore Army | [17] | |
Chua Eng Khim | Commander, 2nd People's Defence Force Command / Island Defence Task Force | Signals | 5 July 2024 | PPA(P), PPA(G) (COVID-19), PBS | |||
Fairoz Bin Hassan | Commander, 9th Division / Chief Infantry Officer | Guards | 9 September 2024 | PPA(G) | |||
Wong Pui Chuan | Chief Guards Officer / Commander, 21st Division / Joint Task Force | 18 September 2024 | |||||
Ng Xun Xi | Commander, Maritime Security (MARSEC) Command / Maritime Security Task Force (MSTF) | Naval Officer | 30 January 2024 | PPA(G), PBS | Republic of Singapore Navy | [19] | |
Ooi Tjin-Kai | Head, Naval Operations Department | ~ November 2024 | [18] | ||||
Xu Geyuan Marcel | Commander, Participation Command / RSAF Chief Innovation Officer | Pilot (Helicopter) / Military Intelligence | 6 April 2023 | PPA(P) | Republic of Singapore Air Force | [21] | |
Joseph Peh Chin Leong | Director, Military Security Department | Air Warfare Officer (Air Defence Weapons) |
1 July 2024 | PPA(P), PK (COVID-19) | [29] | ||
Sebastian Chai Gao Jun | Commander, Air Power Generation Command | Pilot (Fighter) / Military Intelligence | 13 September 2024 | PPA(G) | [21] | ||
Tan Mu Yen | Commander, Combat Service Support Command / Deputy Army Sustainability Officer | Army Engineer | 7 October 2022 | PPA(P) | Singapore Army | [16] |
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