Lai Chung Han

Lai Chung Han PPA(P) is a Singaporean civil servant and former two-star rear-admiral who served as Chief of Navy between 2014 and 2017.

He graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts with first class honours degree in economics.

He received the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship (General Development) in 2006, before going on to complete a Master of Public Administration degree at Harvard University.

He succeeded Ng Chee Peng as Chief of Navy on 1 August 2014.

[1][2] Lai stepped down as Chief of Navy with Rear-Admiral Lew Chuen Hong, previously Chief of Staff – Naval Staff, taking over the command on Change of Command Parade held at RSS Singapura – Changi Naval Base on 16 June 2017.