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

As of 6 September 2026, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has one three-star admiral, four two-star generals / admirals and 32 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 AdmiralAaron Beng Yao Cheng Naval Officer PJG, PPA(E), PPA(G), PBS Republic of Singapore Navy Chief of Digital and Intelligence Service(CDI) / Director, Military Intelligence Major-General Lee Yi-Jin 1 July 2023 Artillery PPA(E) (COVID-19), PPA(E), PPA(G), PBS Digital and Intelligence Service Chief of Navy(CNV) Rear AdmiralSean Wat Jianwen 1 January 2024 Naval Officer PPA(E), PPA(G) Republic of Singapore Navy Chief of Air Force(CAF) Major-GeneralKelvin Fan Sui Siong 1 July 2024 Air Warfare Officer(Air Defence Weapons) PPA(E), PPA(P), PBS Republic of SingaporeAir Force Chief of Army(COA) Major-GeneralCai Dexian 1 July 2025 Armour PPA(G) Singapore Army

Ministry of Defence/Joint Staff

Rank Name Position Vocation Date of rank Decorations Service branch Ref Brigadier-General Choo Wei Yee, Frederick Deputy Secretary (Policy) Armour 1 July 2019 PPA(E), PPA(G), PBS Singapore Army Tan Tiong Keat Group Chief (Service Delivery) Combat Engineers 1 July 2021 PPA(P), PPA(G), PK (COVID-19), PBS Chan Ching Hao Chief of Staff - Joint Staff / SAF Inspector-General / Chief Sustainability Officer Pilot (Fighter) 1 July 2021 PPA(E), PPA(G), PBS Republic of Singapore Air Force Yeo Tze Kuan, Amos Group Chief, Policy & Strategy / Group Chief, Plans and Transformation Air Warfare Officer(Air Traffic Control) 1 July 2022 PPA(P), PBS Narayanan Letchumanan Director of Joint Operations Military Intelligence 1 July 2023 PPA(G), PBS Digital and Intelligence Service Kwan Hon Chuong Commandant, SAFTI Military Institute Naval Officer 1 July 2024 PPA(P), PPA(G), PBS Republic of Singapore Navy Joseph Peh Chin Leong Director, Military Security Department Air Warfare Officer(Air Defence Weapons) 1 July 2025 PPA(P), PK (COVID-19), PBS Republic of Singapore Air Force Yap Chin Teck Daxson Director, Defence Policy Office 1 July 2026 PPA(P), PK (COVID-19) Kam Kai Qing Head, Joint Intelligence Pilot (Helicopter) / Military Intelligence PPA(P)

Singapore Army Rank Name Position Vocation Date of rank Decorations Service branch Ref Brigadier-General Low Wilson In transit Commandos 1 July 2022 PPA(P), PPA(G), PK (COVID-19), PBS Singapore Army Pang Lead Shuan Commander, Training and Doctrine Command Infantry 1 July 2023 PPA(P), PPA(G), PBS Wong Shi Ming Chief of Staff - General Staff / Army Sustainability Officer 1 July 2024 PPA(G) Lim Han Yong Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operations) Armour 1 July 2025 PPA(P), PBS Wong Pui Chuan Chief Guards Officer / Commander, 21st Division / Joint Task Force Guards PPA(G), PBS Fairoz Bin Hassan Commander, 9th Division / Chief Infantry Officer Tjioe Jin Kiat Alvin Commander, Special Operations Task Force / Chief Commando Officer Commandos 1 July 2026 Chong Shi Hao Commander, 3rd Division Armour PPA(G) (COVID-19), PPA(G) Military Expert 8 Tan Mu Yen Commander, Combat Service Support Command / Deputy Army Sustainability Officer Army Engineer 1 July 2025 PPA(P), PBS

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 Ng Xun Xi Commander, Maritime Security (MARSEC) Command / Maritime Security Task Force (MSTF) 1 July 2025 PPA(G), PBS Military Expert 8 Khoo Koh Giok Head, Naval Engineering & Logistics Department / Deputy Navy Sustainability Officer Naval Warfare System Engineer 1 July 2026 PPA(P), PBS

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 Teo Soo Yeow Commander, Air Combat Command 1 July 2023 PPA(P), PPA(G), PBS Phua Jia Kai Head, Air Operations Department Air Warfare Officer(Air Battle Management) 1 July 2024 PPA(P), PK (COVID-19) Xu Geyuan Marcel Commander, Participation Command / RSAF Chief Innovation Officer Pilot (Helicopter) / Military Intelligence 1 July 2025 PPA(P), PBS Sebastian Chai Gao Jun Commander, Air Power Generation Command Pilot (Fighter) / Military Intelligence 1 July 2026 PPA(G)

Digital and Intelligence Service Rank Name Position Vocation Date of rank Decorations Service branch Ref Brigadier-General Xu Youfeng In transit Infantry 1 July 2022 PPA(P), PBS Digital and Intelligence Service Wong Hong Kai Head, DIS Operations Pilot (Transport) 1 July 2024 PPA(P), PPA(G), PBS Clarence Cai Geren Commander, Defence Cyber Command / Cybersecurity Task Force / Defence Cyber Chief Infantry 1 July 2026 PPA(G), PBS John Nehemiah Samuel Commander, Joint Intelligence Command UAV Pilot PPA(P) Rear Admiral Yong Wei Hsiung Chief of Staff – Digital and Intelligence Staff / DIS Sustainability Officer Naval Officer 1 July 2020 PPA(P), PBS

Others The following table comprises general officers who are currently not in the Ministry of Defence but are still in service.

Rank Name Position Vocation Date of rank Decorations Service branch Ref Brigadier-General Lim Kok Hong Defence Attache, Washington Pilot (Fighter) 1 July 2021 PPA(P), PBS Republic of Singapore Air Force

Other one-star billets The following table comprise appointments typically held by a one-star officer 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 Kwek Kian Leong Commander, 6th Division / Headquarters Sense and Strike Artillery 3 October 2025 PPA(G) Singapore Army Muhammad Helmi Bin Khaswan Commander, 2nd People's Defence Force Command / Island Defence Task Force Infantry March 2026 (DR) Tan Zhong Wei, Mark Chief of Medical Corps Medical Officer PPA(P), PPA(G) (COVID-19) Yik Yen Dean Chief Armour Officer / Commander, 25th Division Armour 4 September 2026 PPA(G), PK (COVID-19), PBS Ooi Tjin-Kai Head, Naval Operations Department Naval Officer November 2024 PPA(P), PPA(G), PBS Republic of Singapore Navy Ang Chun Hou, Bertram Fleet Commander 15 May 2026 PPA(G) Ng Guo Feng Commander, Air Defence and Operations Command / Air Defence Task Force Pilot (Transport) 17 October 2025 PPA(P) Republic of Singapore Air Force Mikail Kalimuddin Commander, Digital Defence Command Artillery 31 July 2026 PPA(G), PK (COVID-19) Digital and Intelligence Service Military Expert 7 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 Guo Jinghua Commander, SAF C4 & Digitalisation Command / C4 Task Force Senior Military Intelligence Expert 18 July 2025 PPA(P), PBS Digital and Intelligence Service

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