Lee Yi-Jin
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Lee Yi-Jin | |||
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| Occupation | Military officer | ||
Lee Yi-Jin is a Singaporean military officer. He currently serves as Commander 6th Division of the Singapore Armed Forces[1]. He is also a board member of the Housing and Development Board since 1 October 2020[2]
As Commander 6th Division, BG Lee leads the Singapore Armed Forces|SAF task force for health monitoring and contact tracing operations in Singapore’s nationwide contact tracing effort against the Coronavirus (COVID-19)[3].
Education
Lee was educated in Raffles Junior College. He received the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Overseas Scholarship in 1999 to study at the University of Chicago, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. He also completed a Master of Arts at Stanford University in 2003.
Lee attended the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, where he graduated with a Master of Military Art and Science (Strategy) in 2010 and was awarded the Dwight D. Eisenhower|General Dwight D. Eisenhower Award, the Birrer-Brooks Award for Outstanding Master of Military Arts and Science thesis and the Benjamin Grierson|Brigadier General Benjamin H. Grierson Award for Excellence in Strategic Studies[4].
Awards and decorations
- Public Administration Medal, (Bronze) (Military) - PPA(G), in 2016[5]
- Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (20 Years) Medal
- Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (10 Years) Medal with 15 year clasp
- Armed Forces Good Service Medal
- Awards and decorations of the Singapore Armed Forces#Basic Airborne Course (BAC)|Basic Parachutist Badge
- Basic Diving Badge
- Awards and decorations of the Singapore Armed Forces#Combat Skills|Combat Skills Badge
- Thailand Airborne Badge
- Indonesia Airborne Badge
References
- ↑ "Army". www.mindef.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ Lam, Fiona (2020-10-01). "HDB names three new board members, reappoints chairman". The Business Times. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ M.Z. Lim (2020-04-03). "Coronavirus: SAF helps with contact tracing, calling those on stay-home notices". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Army Staff College graduates 985". www.army.mil. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ Singapore, Prime Minister's Office (2018-11-17). "PMO | Recipients". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
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