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Karen Tan Puay Kiow

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Karen Tan Puay Kiow(born 1962) was the first woman to reach the rank ofcolonelin theSingapore Armed Forces.In 2014 she was inducted into theSingapore Women's Hall of Fame.[1][2]

Tan is married and has two sons. She retired from the army in 2007 and became general manager ofST Electronics.[1]

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  1. ^ab"Karen Tan Puay Kiwo: first woman colonel in the Singapore Armed Forces".Singapore Women's Hall of Fame.Archived fromthe originalon 5 March 2016.Retrieved1 June2017.
  2. ^Siew, Felix."Earning stars for their good performance".Parades and ceremonies.Government of Singapore.Retrieved1 June2017.Includes photograph of Tan with her husband and sons