Please answer the following question: Facts: - allegiance: singapore - serviceyears: 1973 -- 2000 - laterwork: '' see #post - military career '' - name: bey soo khiang - branch: singapore armed forces - birth place: singapore - rank: lieutenant-general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bey soo khiang .
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bey soo khiang is a singaporean business executive and former air force general .he was the third chief of defence force -lrb- cdf -rrb- of the singapore armed forces -lrb- saf -rrb- from 1995 -- 2000 and held the rank of lieutenant-general .he was also the first cdf to be from the air force .before he became the cdf , he served as the chief of air force .after retiring from the saf in 2000 , bey joined singapore airlines and held high executive positions in the company before leaving in 2011 .