Goh Si Hou
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Goh Si Hou | |
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Goh in 2019 | |
| Born | 1979 (age 45–46) |
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| Years of service | 1997–2022 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | Chief of Army (2018–2022) Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Plans) Commander, 3rd Division Artillery Commanding Officer, 20th Battalion Singapore Artillery |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge Stanford University |
Goh Si Hou PPA(E) PPA(G) (Chinese: 吴仕豪; pinyin: Wú Shìháo) is a Singaporean former major-general who served as Chief of Army between 2018 and 2022.[1][2]
Goh attended Hwa Chong Junior College before graduating from University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (First Class) degree in economics under the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Overseas Scholarship as a President's Scholar.
He also completed a Master of Arts degree in international policy studies and a Master of Science degree in management at Stanford University.[2]
Military career
Goh enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in January 1997 and served in the Singapore Army as an Artillery officer.[1] In 2019, he succeeded Melvyn Ong as the Chief of Army.[2]
Non-military career
In 2018, Goh was appointed to be a board member of Housing Development Board (HDB), with the term lasting till 30 September 2020.[3]
On 1 April 2021, Goh was appointed to be a board member of the Public Utilities Board (PUB).[4] Subsequently, on 22 July 2022, he took over as the chief executive officer of the Public Utilities Board (PUB).[5]