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

As of 4 April 2025, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has one three-star admiral, three two-star generals / admirals and 27 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 Digital and Intelligence Service (CDI) / Director, Military Intelligence	Major-General Lee Yi-Jin		1 July 2023[b]	Artillery	PPA(E) (COVID-19), PPA(E), PPA(G), PBS	Digital and Intelligence Service	[2]
Chief of Navy (CNV)	Rear Admiral Sean Wat Jianwen		1 January 2024[c]	Naval Officer	PPA(G)	Republic of Singapore Navy	[3]
Chief of Air Force (CAF)	Major-General Kelvin Fan Sui Siong		1 July 2024[d]	Air Warfare Officer (Air Defence Weapons)	PPA(E), PPA(P), PBS	Republic of Singapore Air Force	[4]
Chief of Army (COA)	Brigadier-General Cai Dexian		1 July 2023[e]	Armour	PPA(G)	Singapore Army	[5][6]

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	[7][8]
	Choo Wei Yee, Frederick	Deputy Secretary (Policy)	1 July 2019	PPA(G), PBS	[8][9]
	Tan Tiong Keat	Commandant, SAFTI Military Institute	Combat Engineers	1 July 2021	PPA(P), PPA(G), PK (COVID-19), PBS	[10]
	Chan Ching Hao	Chief of Staff - Joint Staff / SAF Inspector-General / Chief Sustainability Officer	Pilot (Fighter)	1 July 2021	PPA(G)	Republic of Singapore Air Force	[11]
	Ng Pak Shun	Group Chief, Policy & Strategy / Group Chief, Plans and Transformation	Air Warfare Officer (Air Battle Management)	1 July 2022	PPA(P)		[12][13]
	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		[14][15]
	Narayanan Letchumanan	Director of Joint Operations	Military Intelligence	1 July 2023	PPA(G)	Digital and Intelligence Service	[11]
	Wong Shi Ming	Director, Defence Policy Office	Infantry	1 July 2024	PPA(G)	Singapore Army	[12]
	(DR) Lee Wei Ting	Chief of Medical Corps	Medical Officer		PPA(P) (COVID-19), PPA(P)		[16]

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	[5]
	Low Wilson	Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operations)	Commandos	1 July 2022	PPA(P), PPA(G), PK (COVID-19), PBS
	Pang Lead Shuan	Commander, Training and Doctrine Command	Infantry	1 July 2023	PPA(G), PBS		[17]
	Anand s/o Sathi Kumar	Commander, 6th Division / Headquarters Sense and Strike	Army Intelligence	1 July 2024	PPA(P) (COVID-19), PPA(P), PBS		[4]

Republic of Singapore Navy

Rank	Name	Position	Vocation	Date of rank	Decorations	Service branch	Ref
Rear Admiral	Lim Kian Hua Augustine	Chief of Staff, Naval Staff / Navy Sustainability Officer	Naval Officer	1 July 2023	PPA(P), PPA(G) (COVID-19), PBS	Republic of Singapore Navy	[18]
	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]

Digital and Intelligence Service

Rank	Name	Position	Vocation	Date of rank	Decorations	Service branch	Ref
Brigadier-General
	Xu Youfeng	Commander, Digital Defence Command	Infantry	1 July 2022	PPA(P)	Digital and Intelligence Service	[22]
	Wong Hong Kai	Commander, SAF C4 & Digitalisation Command / C4 Task Force	Pilot (Transport)	1 July 2024	PPA(G)
Rear Admiral	Yong Wei Hsiung	Chief of Staff – Digital and Intelligence Staff / DIS Sustainability Officer / 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]
	Chen Juncheng, Edward	Deputy Chief Executive (National Cyber Resilience), Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA)	Signals	1 July 2022	PPA(P)	Digital and Intelligence Service	[28][29]

Other one-star billets

The following table comprise appointments typically held by a one-star officer^[30] 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	[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
	Chong Shi Hao	Commander, 3rd Division	Armour	7 March 2025	PPA(G) (COVID-19), PPA(G)
	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)	July 2024	PPA(P), PK (COVID-19)		[31]
	Sebastian Chai Gao Jun	Commander, Air Power Generation Command	Pilot (Fighter) / Military Intelligence	13 September 2024	PPA(G)		[21]
	Clarence Cai Geren	Commander, Defence Cyber Command / Cybersecurity Task Force / Defence Cyber Chief	Infantry	18 March 2025	PPA(G)	Digital and Intelligence Service	[22]
	John Nehemiah Samuel	Commander, Joint Intelligence Command	UAV Pilot	3 April 2025	PPA(P)
Military Expert 7
	Tan Mu Yen	Commander, Combat Service Support Command / Deputy Army Sustainability Officer	Army Engineer	7 October 2022	PPA(P)	Singapore Army	[5]
	Gabriel Tham Chi Mun	Head, Air Engineering & Logistics Department / Deputy Air Sustainability Officer	Air Force Engineer	January 2025	PPA(G), PBS	Republic of Singapore Air Force	[20]