Kirpa Ram Vij

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

Kirpa Ram Vij

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