Aaron Beng Yao Cheng is a Singaporean two-star

rear-admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...

who has been serving as Chief of Navy since 2020.

Education

Upon his graduation from

Hwa Chong Institution Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) is an independent secondary educational institution in Bukit Timah, Singapore. Formed by the merger of The Chinese High School (1919–2004) and Hwa Chong Junior College (1974–2005) in 2005, it provides secondary edu ...

in 2000, Beng was awarded the

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ship and the

Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship The SAF Scholarship, formerly known as the SAF Overseas Scholarship (SAFOS), is a scholarship conferred by the Public Service Commission (PSC). The scholarship is second in prestige to the President's Scholarship. Scholars are groomed for the h ...

, to studying at

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...

, where he graduated with a

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degree.

Military career

Beng enlisted into the SAF in 2000. He was Commanding Officer of the frigate RSS ''Intrepid'' and subsequently Commanding Officer of the Frigate Squadron. He was also Director of the Defence Policy Office. Beng was appointed Fleet Commander in March 2019, before being appointed Chief of Staff – Naval Staff in November 2019. He was appointed Chief of Navy on 23 March 2020.

References

Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Chiefs of the Republic of Singapore Navy Yale University alumni 1982 births 21st-century Singaporean people {{Singapore-bio-stub