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Singaporean civil servant and former air force general From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lim Kim Choon PPA(E) PPA(P) (Chinese: 林金春; pinyin: Lín Jīnchūn) is a Singaporean former civil servant and former major-general who served as Chief of Air Force between 2001 and 2006.[1]
Lim Kim Choon | |
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 Lim in 2006 | |
| Native name | 林金春 |
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) Colony of Singapore |
| Allegiance |  Singapore |
| Service |  Republic of Singapore Air Force |
| Years of service | 1976–2006 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | Chief of Air Force Chief of Staff (Air Staff) Deputy Commander, Tengah Air Base Commander, Tengah Air Base Head, Air Operations Department Head, Air Intelligence Department |
| Awards | See awards and decorations |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS) Loughborough University (BS) Raffles Institution |
Lim studied at Raffles Institution, and was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship in 1977 to study production engineering at Loughborough University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science. He also holds a Master of Science in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1][2]
He also attended the Air Command and Staff Course at the Air Command and Staff College, and a six-week Advanced Management Program in Harvard Business School in 2009.[3]
Lim enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces in December 1976 and served in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) as an F-16 pilot. Throughout his military career, he held various appointments, including: Head, Air Intelligence Department; Head, Air Operations Department; Deputy Commander, Tengah Air Base; Commander, Tengah Air Base; Chief of Staff (Air Staff).[4]
He was appointed as the Chief of Air Force on 1 April 2001, succeeding Raymund Ng. During his tenure as Chief, the RSAF acquired various new systems, such as the F-15SG, AH-64D Apache Longbow and SH-60 Seahawk.[5][6][7]
Lim also directed the RSAF in humanitarian assistance operations, such as Operation Flying Eagle in Aceh, Indonesia in 2005 and Singapore's response in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.[7]
On 1 July 2002, Lim was promoted from the rank brigadier-general to major-general.[8][9]
Lim retired on 24 March 2006 and was succeeded by Ng Chee Khern as the Chief of Air Force.[7][10]
Lim joined the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore on 2 May 2006 and was appointed as the director-general on 1 July 2007, before stepping down from the position on 1 July 2009.[11][12][13][14]
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Public Administration Medal (Military) (Gold), in 2003.[2][15]_(Tentera).png){kind=small}
Public Administration Medal (Military) (Silver), in 1996.[2]_ribbon_(from_2006).png){kind=small}
Long Service Medal (Military), in 2002.[16]_Medal_ribbon.png){kind=small}
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Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (10 Years) Medal with 15 year clasp
Singapore Armed Forces Good Service Medal
Legion D'Honneur (Commandeur), in 2004.[17]
Bintang Swa Bhuwana Paksa Utama (1st Class), in 2005.[18][19]
Commander of the Legion of Merit, in 2006.[20]Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
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