Winston Choo
Singaporean former diplomat, civil servant and general / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Winston Choo Wee Leong (Chinese: 朱维良; pinyin: Zhū Wéiliáng; born 18 July 1941) is a former Singaporean diplomat and lieutenant-general who served as Director, General Staff between 1974 and 1976, and then Chief of the General Staff between 1976 and 1990, and later Chief of Defence Force between 1990 and 1992. He was the longest-serving head of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).
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Birth name | Winston Choo Wee Leong |
Born | (1941-07-18) 18 July 1941 (age 82) Singapore, Straits Settlements |
Allegiance | Singapore |
Service/ | Singapore Army |
Years of service | 1959–1992 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Commands held | Chief of Defence Force Chief of the General Staff Director, General Staff Head of Organisation and Plans, Ministry of Defence Head of Training, Ministry of Defence Commander, 2nd Singapore Infantry Brigade Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion Singapore Infantry Regiment Commanding Officer, 4th Battalion Singapore Infantry Regiment Chief of Signals Commanding Officer, 1st Signal Battalion |
Battles/wars | Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation 1964 race riots in Singapore |
Awards | See awards |
Spouse(s) | Katherine Seow (m. 1966) |
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