Lim Chuan Poh | |
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| Singapore Ambassador to Israel | |
| Assumed office 19 January 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Singapore |
| Alma mater | St John’s College, Cambridge Cornell University |
| Awards | See awards |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Singapore |
| Branch/service | Singapore Army |
| Years of service | 1979–2003 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands | Chief 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 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 林泉宝 | ||||||
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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.