Hoo Cher Mou

Hoo (left) with Prajin Juntong and Herbert J. Carlisle at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base in 2013

Hoo Cher Mou is a Singaporean former major-general who served as Chief of Air Force between 2013 and 2016. He was the first non-pilot to serve as Chief of Air Force.

Education Hoo attended Catholic High School and Hwa Chong Junior College. After receiving the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Training Award (Academic) in 1985, he studied biochemistry at Girton College, Cambridge and obtained a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts. He also attended the RAAF Command and Staff College in 1995 and received the Sir Richard Williams Prize for Oratorical Excellence. In 2000, under the SAF Postgraduate Scholarship, he obtained a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University and graduated as a distinguished Littauer Fellow.

Military career Hoo enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in December 1984 and served in the Air Force (RSAF). Throughout his career in the military, he has held various appointments, including: Commanding Officer, 203 Squadron; Deputy Head, Joint Operations Department; Head, Air Plans; Commander, Air Force Systems Brigade; Head, Air Training; Commander, Air Defence and Operations Command; Chief of Staff, Air Staff; Chief of Staff, Joint Staff. Hoo succeeded Ng Chee Meng as the Chief of Air Force on 25 March 2013 and stepped down on 28 March 2016. Hoo, who is trained in air surveillance and air traffic control, is the first non-pilot to serve as the Chief of Air Force.

Hoo stepped down from his appointment as the Chief of Air Force on 28 March 2016 and was replaced by Mervyn Tan Wei Ming. 80x80px Public Administration Medal (Military) (Bronze), in 2005.

Personal life Hoo is married to Julie Hoo.