Melvyn Ong

Melvyn Ong Su Kiat
Born Singapore
Allegiance Singapore
Service/branch Singapore Armed Forces
Years of service 1994–present
Rank Brigadier-General
Commands held
  • Commander, 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade
  • Head, Joint Plans and Transformation Department
  • Chief Guards Officer
  • Chief of Army (2015-present)
Spouse(s) Nicole Lynn Mccully
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ong.
Melvyn Ong Su Kiat
Traditional Chinese 王賜吉
Simplified Chinese 王赐吉

Melvyn Ong Su Kiat is a Singaporean army general and the current Chief of the Singapore Army. He holds the rank of Brigadier-General.[1]

Education

Ong was educated in Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and National Junior College.[1] He received the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Overseas Scholarship in 1994 to study at the London School of Economics (LSE), where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Second Class Honours). He also completed a Master of Science in economics at the LSE in 1998.[2]

Ong attended the Indonesian Army Staff and Command School in 2005. He also completed the United States Army's Infantry Officer Course in Fort Benning, Georgia in 1998.[1]

Military career

Ong enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in January 1994 and was commissioned as an infantry officer in October that year. He has held various appointments in the SAF, including the Commander of the 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade from 2010 to 2011, and Head of the Joint Plans and Transformation Department. In 2011, he led the Singapore team which assisted in rescue operations and provided humanitarian aid to the victims of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand. He also chaired the executive committee of the 2015 National Day Parade.[2] He served as Chief Guards Officer from 18 June 2014 to 14 August 2015.[1]

Ong succeeded Perry Lim as the Chief of the Singapore Army on 14 August 2015.[2][3]

Non-military career

In addition to his career in the SAF, Ong is also serving in the Singapore Administrative Service under a dual-career scheme. Between 2013 and 2014, he was the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Early Childhood Development Agency, which was jointly created by the Ministry of Social and Family Development and Ministry of Education.[1]

Awards

Ong was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) (Military) in 2012.[1]

Personal life

Ong is married to Nicole Lynn Mccully. They have three children.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "SAF Leadership". MINDEF. MINDEF. 20 Februrary 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2016. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. 1 2 3 "Change in Chief of Defence Force and Chief of Army". MINDEF Official Releases. MINDEF. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Chief of Defence Force Ng Chee Meng will retire after 29 years in SAF". Channel News Asia. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by
Major-General Perry Lim		 Chief of the Singapore Army
14 August 2015 – 		Incumbent
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