List of serving general and flag officers of the Singapore Armed Forces

As of 4 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.

Chiefs of Armed Services

Position	Rank and name	Photo	Date of rank	Vocation	Decorations	Service branch	Ref
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]

Ministry of Defence/Joint Staff

Rank	Name	Position	Vocation	Date of rank	Decorations	Service branch	Ref
Brigadier-General
	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]

Singapore Army

Rank	Name	Position	Vocation	Date of rank	Decorations	Service branch	Ref
Brigadier-General	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]

Republic of Singapore Navy

Rank	Name	Position	Vocation	Date of rank	Decorations	Service branch	Ref
Rear Admiral	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	Head, Naval Operations Department		1 July 2023	PPA(P), PPA(G) (COVID-19), PBS
	Kwan Hon Chuong	Fleet Commander		1 July 2024	PPA(G), PBS		[19]

Republic of Singapore Air Force

Rank	Name	Position	Vocation	Date of rank	Decorations	Service branch	Ref
Brigadier-General	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]
Military Expert 8	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]

Digital and Intelligence Service

Rank	Name	Position	Vocation	Date of rank	Decorations	Service branch	Ref
Brigadier-General
	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
Rear Admiral	Yong Wei Hsiung	Head, Digital and Intelligence Operations	Naval Officer	1 July 2020	PPA(P), PBS

Others[f]

Rank	Name	Position	Vocation	Date of rank	Decorations	Service branch	Ref
Brigadier-General	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]

Other one-star billets

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
Colonel
	Lim Han Yong	Chief Armour Officer / Commander, 25th Division	Armour	29 August 2023	PPA(P), PBS	Singapore Army
	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
	Xu Geyuan Marcel	Commander, Participation Command / RSAF Chief Innovation Officer	Pilot (Helicopter) / Military Intelligence	6 April 2023	PPA(P)	Republic of Singapore Air Force
	Joseph Peh Chin Leong	Director, Military Security Department	Air Warfare Officer (Air Defence Weapons)	1 July 2024	PPA(P), PK (COVID-19)
	Sebastian Chai Gao Jun	Commander, Air Power Generation Command	Pilot (Fighter) / Military Intelligence	13 September 2024	PPA(G)
Military Expert 7
Tan Mu Yen	Commander, Combat Service Support Command / Deputy Army Sustainability Officer	Army Engineer	7 October 2022	PPA(P)	Singapore Army

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Notes

1. Assumed office of CDF on 24 March 2023 but was promoted to vice admiral on 1 July 2023.
2. Assumed office of COA on 10 March 2022 but was promoted to major-general on 1 July 2022.
3. Assumed office of CDI on 28 October 2022 but was promoted to major-general on 1 July 2023.
4. Assumed office of CNV on 10 March 2023 but was promoted to rear admiral (two-star) on 1 January 2024.
5. Assumed office of CAF on 22 March 2024 but was promoted to major-general on 1 July 2024.
6. For general officers who are currently not in the Ministry of Defence but are still in service.