Singaporean former diplomat, civil servant and general
Winston Choo
Birth name
Winston Choo Wee Leong
Born
(1941-07-18) 18 July 1941 (age 82) Singapore, Straits Settlements
Allegiance
Singapore
Service/branch
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)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Choo.
Winston Choo Wee Leong
Simplified Chinese
朱维良
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhū Wéiliáng
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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