How Kwang Hwee

How Kwang Hwee is the current Commissioner of Police of the Singapore Police Force (SPF).

Early life and education How was born in Singapore in 1979 and studied at Victoria School where he was a member of the National Police Cadet Corps and Victoria Junior College. In 1998, he was awarded the prestigious Singapore Police Force Scholarship. He joined SPF after graduating from the University of Oxford with a degree in Electrical and Civil Engineering in 2002. In 2014, he obtained a postgraduate Master of Science in Management from the Stanford University.

Career How has held various leadership appointments at SPF, including as deputy commissioner (policy), deputy commissioner (investigation and intelligence), director of the Criminal Investigation Department, and director of the Operations Department. He also served at the Ministry of Home Affairs Headquarters as senior director of the policy development division. and anti-money laundering cases resulting in the arrest of multiple foreign nationals.

In 2024, How, on behalf of SPF, thanked outgoing Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for his unstinting support to the SPF throughout his premiership.

After serving 27 years in SPF, he was appointed as the Commissioner of Police on 5 January 2026.