Melvyn Ong

Melvyn Ong
Ong in 2019
Born	1975 (age 48–49) Singapore
Allegiance	Singapore
Service / branch	Singapore Army
Years of service	1994–2023
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands	Chief of Defence Force Chief of Army Chief Guards Officer Head, Joint Plans and Transformation Department Commander, 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade
Alma mater	London School of Economics (BS, MS)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ong .

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2. "Change in Chief of Defence Force and Chief of Army". MINDEF Official Releases. MINDEF. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
3. "New Chief of Army Melvyn Ong takes command". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
4. "SAF Leadership". MINDEF. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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7. "Singapore appoints new defence, army chiefs". CNA.
8. "Defence chief heads SAF promotion list". The Straits Times. June 29, 2018.
9. "Ex-chief of defence force Melvyn Ong to be permanent secretary for defence development at Mindef". The Straits Times. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
10. "Public Service Division announces permanent secretary appointments from Jan 1". CNA. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
11. "733 MINDEF/SAF Personnel Recognised with the National Day Awards". Mindef Singapore. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
12. ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ให้แก่นายทหารต่างประเทศ ๑. พลโท เมลวิน ออง (Melvyn Ong) ๒. พลอากาศตรี เคลวิน คอง บุน เหลียง (Kelvin Khong Boon Leong) (PDF) (in Thai). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
13. "Perm Secretary (Defence Development) LG (RET) Melvyn Ong was presented the Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant". @mindefsg on Twitter . 21 June 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
14. "ผบ.สส. มอบเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ไทยให้ ผบ.สส. สิงคโปร์". สวัสดีนิวส์ (in Thai). 24 May 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
15. "Panglima TNI Sematkan Bintang Yudha Dharma Utama Kepada Lieutenant General Melvyv Ong". tni.mil.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 9 June 2023.
16. Puspen TNI (30 April 2018). "Panglima TNI Terima Kunjungan Kehormatan dan Menyematkan Tanda Kehormatan Kepada Panglima Angkatan Bersenjata Singapura". Puspen TNI (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
17. "Menyampaikan Anugerah Darjah Kepahlawanan Angkatan Tentera (DKAT)". @msabu_official on Instagram (in Malay). Retrieved 9 June 2023.
18. Lim Min Zhang (15 July 2019). "Chief of Defence Force Melvyn Ong conferred top Brunei award". The Straits Times. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
19. "Happy New Year from the Australian High Commission". anza.org.sg. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
20. "CDRUSINDOPACOM Presents Lt. Gen. Melvyn Ong with Legion of Merit". DVIDS. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
21. "Her Majesty Audience Ceremony | Brunei's No.1 News Website". www.brudirect.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
22. "SAF Leadership". 2016-03-03. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2023-02-23.

Melvyn Ong Su Kiat
Simplified Chinese	王赐吉
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Cìjí

Military offices
Preceded by Lieutenant-General Perry Lim	10th Chief of Defence Force 23 March 2018 - 24 March 2023	Succeeded by Rear-Admiral Aaron Beng
Preceded by Major-General Perry Lim	Chief of the Singapore Army 14 August 2015 – 21 March 2018	Succeeded by Brigadier-General Goh Si Hou