Kirpa Ram Vij

Kirpa Ram Vij is a retired Singapore civil servant, former head of the Singapore Armed Forces and shipping company executive.[1]

Vij was born in Hazara District in then British India and now Pakistan in 1935 and moved to Singapore after 1947. He graduated from the Raffles Institution in 1956.[2] He later joined the Singapore Volunteer Corps as Lieutenant in 1960.

Before becoming Director of General Staff, Vij served in civil service and was Director of the Singapore Command and Staff College. He became Brigadier and was head of the SAF from 1970 to 1974.

After leaving the SAF Vij became Deputy Secretary to Ministry of National Development from 1974 to 1975, then as Ambassador of Singapore to Egypt from 1975 to 1979 and Head of Training at Civil Service Institute until 1981. Leaving the civil service, he became General Manager in Neptune Orient Lines in 1981.

References

"Chief of Armed Forces - Kirpa Ram Vij". 100 Inspiring Rafflesians. World Scientific. January 26, 2007. pp. 87–88. doi:10.1142/9789812778925_0030. ISBN 978-981-277-946-5.
"The Cadet with Many Hats". February 11, 2015.

Military offices
Preceded by T. J. D. Campbell	3rd Director, General Staff of the Singapore Defence Force 1970-1974	Succeeded by Winston Choo

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[1] "Chief of Armed Forces - Kirpa Ram Vij". 100 Inspiring Rafflesians. World Scientific. January 26, 2007. pp. 87–88. doi:10.1142/9789812778925_0030. ISBN 978-981-277-946-5.

[2] "The Cadet with Many Hats". February 11, 2015.