Ravinder Singh (general)
Ravinder Singh | |
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| Birth name | Ravinder Singh s/o Harchand Singh 6th Division Commander, 2nd Singapore Infantry Brigade Head, System Development Group Commanding Officer, 3rd Signals Battalion |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (BA, MA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MScM) |
| Spouse(s) | Kohila |
Ravinder Singh s/o Harchand Singh
Education
Singh received the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Training Award (Academic) in 1983. He obtained a
Military career
Singh enlisted in the
In 2011, Singh was recalled back to active service and succeeded Chan Chun Sing as the Chief of Army on 25 March 2011 and held this appointment until 21 March 2014, when he was succeeded by Perry Lim.[1][3] Singh, who is of Punjabi Indian descent and a Sikh by religion, is the first non-Chinese Singaporean to serve as the Chief of Army since 1982.[4]
Post-military career
Singh served as the president of ST Kinetics[5] before his current appointment as the chief operating officer of ST Engineering, since 1 January 2021.
Personal life
Singh is married to Kohila and they have two sons.[2]
Awards and decorations
Public Administration Medal, (Gold) (Military) - PPA(E), in 2012.[2]
Public Administration Medal, (Silver) (Military) - PPA(P), in 2005.[2]
Long Service Medal (Military), in 2008.[2]
Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (10 Years) Medal with 15 year clasp
Singapore Armed Forces Good Service Medal
Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Service Medal, in 1992
United Nations Medal, in 1992.
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Noble Order of the Crown
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References
- ^ a b "New chief for Singapore Army". AsiaOne News. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "SAF Leadership". MINDEF. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "New Chief of Army Takes Over Today". MINDEF. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "Singapore appoints Sikh as Army chief". The Times of India. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ Chua, Tony (9 March 2015). "Singapore Technologies Engineering promotes Ravinder Singh to president of Singapore Technologies Kinetics". Singapore Business Review. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.