How Kwang Hwee

How Kwang Hwee
侯光辉
Commissioner of Police
Incumbent
Assumed office
2026
Preceded byHoong Wee Teck
Personal details
Born1979 (age 46–47)
Singapore
EducationUniversity of Oxford (BE)
Stanford University (MS)
ProfessionPolice officer

How Kwang Hwee (Chinese: 侯光辉) 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.

How had led major operations, such as the security planning for the 2018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit, a meeting between North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un and U.S. president Donald Trump, 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "How Kwang Hwee takes over as Singapore's police commissioner". 5 January 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Total Defence Day". Victoria Junior College. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Total Defence Day". Singapore Police Force. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Graduation Ceremony 2022: Graduate Certificate in Criminal Justice". NUS Law. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Police announce security measures for Trump-Kim summit". Yahoo News. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Joint Statement of President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Singapore Summit". The White House. 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Always knew you had our backs: Police thank outgoing PM Lee". The Straits Times. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Honouring PM Lee Hsien Loong for his unwavering support for the SPF over the decades". Singapore Police Force. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2026.