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Perry Lim Cheng Yeow is a Singaporean former lieutenant-general who served as Chief of Defence Force between 2015 and 2018.


Education

Lim studied at
Raffles Institution Raffles Institution (RI) is an independent educational institution in Singapore. Founded in 1823, it is the oldest school in the country. It provides secondary education for boys only from Year 1 to Year 4, and pre-university education for both ...
and won the
President's Scholarship A President's Scholar is a recipient of the academic scholarship awarded by the Government of Singapore annually, to pursue undergraduate education at a university, usually abroad. The scholarship is considered to be the most prestigious public ...
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 ...
in 1991. He studied at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he received a starred first in
mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, an ...
. In 2008, he won the Lee Kuan Yew Postgraduate Scholarship and went on to study for a
Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accoun ...
at
INSEAD INSEAD, a contraction of "Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires" () is a non-profit business school that maintains campuses in Europe (Fontainebleau, France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, UAE), and North America (San ...
's Singapore campus.


Military career

Lim enlisted in the SAF in December 1990 and was commissioned as a Guards officer in August 1991. He served as the Commanding Officer (CO) of the 1st Battalion Singapore Guards from 2003–2005, the Commander of the 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade in 2009, the Commander of the 3rd Division from 2011–2013, and the Chief of Staff (General Staff) from 2013–2014. Before he became the Chief of Staff (General Staff), he held the following appointments in the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF): Head, Joint Plans and Transformation; Branch Head, Defence Policy Office, Joint Operations Department; Deputy Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operations). He was also the chairman of the executive committee of Singapore's National Day Parade in 2013. Lim completed the Combined Arms Tactics Course conducted by the
British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...
in
Warminster Warminster () is an ancient market town with a nearby garrison, and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in south west Wiltshire, England, on the western edge of Salisbury Plain. The parish had a population of about 17,000 in 2011. The 11th-c ...
in 1998. He also attended the
United States Army Command and General Staff College The United States Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC or, obsolete, USACGSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, is a graduate school for United States Army and sister service officers, interagency representatives, and international military ...
in
Fort Leavenworth Fort Leavenworth () is a United States Army installation located in Leavenworth County, Kansas, in the city of Leavenworth. Built in 1827, it is the second oldest active United States Army post west of Washington, D.C., and the oldest perma ...
between 2001 and 2002. He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General on 1 July 2011. Lim succeeded Ravinder Singh as the Chief of Army on 21 March 2014. He was succeeded by
Melvyn Ong Melvyn Ong Su Kiat (born 1975) is a Singaporean lieutenant-general who has been serving as Chief of Defence Force since 2018. Prior to his appointment as Chief of Defence Force, he served as Chief of Army between 2015 and 2018. Education On ...
as the Chief of Army on 14 August 2015 and replaced
Ng Chee Meng Ng Chee Meng ( zh, s=黄志明, p=Huáng Zhìmíng; born 8 August 1968) is a Singaporean politician, union leader and former lieutenant-general who has been serving as Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress since 2018. A memb ...
as the Chief of Defence Force (CDF) on 18 August 2015. Lim was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General on 1 July 2016.


Non-military career

In addition to his military appointments, Lim was also a member of the Singapore Administrative Service. From 2006 to 2008, he briefly retired from active military service and served as the Director of Higher Education in the
Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
, where he was in charge of policies, planning and funding for tertiary and technical education, and regulating private education. Lim joined resource manufacturer
Royal Golden Eagle Royal Golden Eagle (RGE, also known as Raja Garuda Emas, previously Raja Garuda Mas) is global integrated, resource-based industrial group, with businesses in paper, palm oil, viscose, construction and energy, property and asset management. Owned ...
as a managing director in January 2019.


Personal life

Lim is married with three children.


Awards and decorations

* Meritorious Service Medal (Military) - PJG * Public Administration Medal, (Gold) (Military) - PPA(E) * Public Administration Medal, (Silver) (Military) - PPA(P) * Long Service Medal (Military) *
Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (20 Years) Medal The Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (20 Years) Medal is a decoration awarded to a member of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) (regardless of regular or NSmen status) who has completed 20 years of continuous service. A clasp ...
*
Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (10 Years) Medal The Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (10 Years) Medal is a decoration awarded to a member of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) who has completed 10 years of continuous service. For NSmen, reservists qualify for the equivalen ...
with 15 year clasp *
Singapore Armed Forces Good Service Medal The Singapore Armed Forces Good Service Medal is awarded to a regular career soldier of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) who has satisfactorily completed 5 years of dedicated service. The medal may be awarded to NSmen who have served 2 years of ...
* The Most Exalted Order of Paduka Keberanian Laila Terbilang (1st Class) * Grand Meritorious Military Order Star (1 Class), Indonesia * Army Meritorius Service Star (1 Class), Indonesia * Knight Grand Cross of the Most Noble Order of the Crown'','' Thailand * Darjah Panglima Gagah Angkatan Tentera ( Honorary Malaysian Armed Forces Order for Valour (First Degree) ) * US Legion Of Merit (Commander) * Basic Parachutist Badge * Basic Diving Badge * Combat Skills Badge (CSB) * Guards Tab * Thailand Master Airborne Badge


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lim, Perry Living people Raffles Institution alumni Raffles Junior College alumni Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge INSEAD alumni Singaporean people of Chinese descent Chiefs of Defence Force (Singapore) Chiefs of the Singapore Army President's Scholars Recipients of the Long Service Medal (Military) (Singapore) 1972 births