Lee Yi-Jin

Lee Yi-Jin
Personal details
Born1979 or 1980 (age 45–46)[1]
Military service
Allegiance Singapore
Branch/serviceDigital and Intelligence Service
Rank Major-General
Commands
  • Commanding Officer, 21st Battalion Singapore Artillery
  • Commander, 3rd Singapore Infantry Brigade
  • Assistant Chief of the General Staff for Plans
  • Commander, 6th Division
  • Chief, C4I

Lee Yi-Jin (Chinese: 李毅骏 [2]) is a Singaporean military officer. He currently serves as Chief of Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS), the fourth Service of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).[3] He also served as a board member of the Housing and Development Board from 2020 to 2022.[4][5]

Education

Lee was educated in Raffles Junior College. He received the Singapore Armed Forces 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 General Dwight D. Eisenhower Award, the Birrer-Brooks Award for Outstanding Master of Military Arts and Science thesis and the Brigadier General Benjamin H. Grierson Award for Excellence in Strategic Studies.[6]

Military career

As Commander 6th Division, Lee leads the SAF task force for health monitoring and contact tracing operations in Singapore’s nationwide contact tracing effort against the COVID-19.[7]

Lee was Director Military Intelligence (DMI) / Chief of Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I).[3] The DIS was formally inaugurated on 28 October 2022 at the SAFTI Military Institute with Lee appointed as Chief of Digital and Intelligence Service. The state colours were presented by President Halimah Yacob and Lee was sworn into command.[1]

Awards and decorations

References

  1. ^ a b Lim, Min Zhang (28 October 2022). "SAF's Digital and Intelligence Service formed to safeguard S'pore against digital threats". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  2. ^ "武装部队第四军种 国防数码防卫与情报军正式成立". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Major-General Lee Yi-Jin". www.mindef.gov.sg. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  4. ^ Lam, Fiona (1 October 2020). "HDB names three new board members, reappoints chairman". The Business Times. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  5. ^ "New Appointments to the HDB Board". Housing & Development Board. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Army Staff College graduates 985". www.army.mil. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  7. ^ M.Z. Lim (3 April 2020). "Coronavirus: SAF helps with contact tracing, calling those on stay-home notices". The Straits Times. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  8. ^ Singapore, Prime Minister's Office (17 November 2018). "PMO | Recipients". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. Retrieved 25 May 2021.