Ravinder Singh (general)
| Ravinder Singh | |
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 Singh (left) with U.S. Army Chief Ray Odierno at the Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference in Auckland, New Zealand on 11 September 2013. | |
| Birth name | Ravinder Singh s/o Harchand Singh[1] |
| Born | Singapore |
| Allegiance | Singapore |
| Service/branch | Singapore Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1982–present |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held |
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| Awards | see #Awards |
| Spouse(s) | Kohila |
Ravinder Singh s/o Harchand Singh is a Singaporean army general and the current Chief of the Singapore Army. He holds the rank of Major-General.
Education
Singh received the SAF Overseas Training Award (Academic) in 1983. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) and a Master of Arts in engineering science from the University of Oxford in 1986 and 1992 respectively. He was awarded the SAF Postgraduate Scholarship in 1995. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1996 with a Master of Science in management.[2]
Military career
Singh enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in December 1982. He was commissioned as a signals officer in December 1986 and participated in the United Nations Iraq–Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) in Kuwait in 1991. In 1995, he attended the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. Throughout his military career, he has held various appointments, including: Head, System Development Group; Commander, 2nd Singapore Infantry Brigade; Commander, 6th Division; Chief of Staff, Joint Staff; Deputy Secretary (Technology), Ministry of Defence.[2]
Singh succeeded Chan Chun Sing as the Chief of Army on 25 March 2011 and continues to hold this appointment.[1] Singh, who is of Sikh descent, is the first non-Chinese Singaporean to serve as the Chief of Army since 1982.[3]
Personal life
Singh is married to Kohila and they have two sons.[2]
Awards
- United Nations Medal, in 1992.
- SAF Overseas Service Medal, in 1992.
- Public Administration Medal (Silver) (Military), in 2005.
- SAF Long Service Award (25 years), in 2008.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "New chief for Singapore Army". AsiaOne News. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "SAF Leadership". MINDEF. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ "Singapore appoints Sikh as Army chief". The Times of India. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Major-General Chan Chun Sing |
Chief of the Singapore Army 25 March 2011– |
Incumbent |