Lim Chuan Poh

Lim Chuan Poh
Singapore Ambassador to Israel
Assumed office
19 January 2021
Personal details
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Singapore
Alma materSt John’s College, Cambridge
Cornell University
AwardsSee awards
Military service
Allegiance Singapore
Branch/service Singapore Army
Years of service1979–2003
RankLieutenant-General
CommandsChief of Defence Force
Chief of Army
Chief of Staff, General Staff
Head, Joint Plans Department
Commander, 9th Division
Commander, 10th Singapore Infantry Brigade
Commanding Officer, 3rd Singapore Infantry Regiment
Lim Chuan Poh
Simplified Chinese林泉宝
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLín Quánbǎo

Lim Chuan Poh is a Singaporean civil servant, diplomat and former lieutenant-general who is currently the Singaporean Ambassador to Israel. He previously served as the Chief of Defence Force between 2000 and 2003. After leaving the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in 2003, Lim served as Permanent Secretary for Education until 2007 before serving as Chairman of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. After his retirement in 2019, Lim was appointed Chairman of the Singapore Food Agency.