Chief of Army (Malaysia)
The Chief of Army (Malay: Panglima Tentera Darat — PTD, Jawi: ڤڠليما تنترا دارت) is the most senior appointment in the Malaysian Army and has been held by a four-star officer in the rank of General since 1977. The Chief of Army is a member of the Malaysian Armed Forces Council and directly reports to the Chief of the Armed Forces.
| Chief of Army
Panglima Tentera Darat ڤڠليما تنترا دارت | |
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 Crest of Chief of Army | |
Incumbent General Datuk Seri Ahmad Hasbullah Mohd Nawawi since 3 September 2018 | |
| Malaysian Army Chief | |
| Style | Yang Berbahagia ('The Honorable') |
| Abbreviation | PTD |
| Reports to | Chief of Defence Forces |
| Term length | Not fixed |
| Inaugural holder | Major General Dato' Sir F. H. Brooke |
| Formation | 11 January 1956 |
| Salary | TURUS II |
| Website | www.mafhq.mil.my/.../panglima-tentera-darat |
The current Chief of Army is General Datuk Seri Ahmad Hasbullah Mohd Nawawi, who succeeded General Tan Sri Zulkiple Kassim on 3 September 2018.[1]
Appointees
Official name for the position in English language.
- 1956–1959: General Officer Commanding, Federation of Malaya Army
- 1959–1969: Chief of General Staff
- 1969–present: Chief of Army
| No. | Chief of Army | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref | |
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| 1 | Major General Dato' Sir Frank Hastings Brooke (1909–1982) | 11 July 1956 | 25 October 1959 | 3 years, 106 days | ||
| 2 | Lieutenant General Tan Sri Dato' Sir James Newton Rodney Moore (1904–1985) | 26 October 1959 | 4 September 1962 | 2 years, 313 days | ||
| 3 | Yang Mulia Major General Tunku Osman Tunku Mohd Jewa (1919–1995) | 5 September 1959 | 31 December 1963 | 4 years, 117 days | ||
| 4 | Lieutenant General Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bidin (1917–1995) | 1 January 1964 | 24 November 1969 | 5 years, 327 days | ||
| 5 | Yang Mulia Lieutenant General Tan Sri Dato' Ungku Nazaruddin Ungku Mohamed | 25 November 1969 | 30 June 1975 | 5 years, 217 days | ||
| 6 | Lieutenant General Tan Sri Dato' Haji Mohd Sany Abdul Ghaffar (1927–2015) | 1 July 1975 | 30 November 1977 | 2 years, 152 days | ||
| 7 | General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Mohd Ghazali Mohd Seth (1929–2011) | 1 December 1977 | 19 January 1982 | 4 years, 49 days | ||
| 8 | General Tan Sri Dato' Zain Hashim | 20 January 1982 | 16 January 1984 | 1 year, 361 days | ||
| 9 | General Tan Sri Dato' Mohd Ghazali Che Mat (born 1932) | 17 January 1984 | 30 October 1985 | 1 year, 286 days | ||
| 10 | General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohamed Hashim bin Mohd Ali (born 1937) | 1 November 1985 | 5 October 1987 | 1 year, 338 days | ||
| 11 | General Tan Sri Yaacob Mohd Zain (born 1937) | 6 October 1987 | 10 April 1992 | 4 years, 187 days | ||
| 12 | General Dato' Seri Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abdul Hamid (born 1935) | 11 April 1992 | 3 March 1993 | 326 days | ||
| 13 | General Tan Sri Borhan Ahmad (born 1939) | 4 March 1993 | 31 January 1994 | 333 days | ||
| 14 | General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Ismail Omar (born 1941) | 1 February 1994 | 2 February 1995 | 1 year, 1 day | ||
| 15 | General Dato' Seri Che Md Noor Mat Arshad (born 1942) | 3 February 1995 | 31 May 1997 | 2 years, 117 days | ||
| 16 | General Dato' Ismail Hassan (born 1942) | 1 June 1997 | 31 December 1997 | 213 days | ||
| 17 | General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Zahidi bin Haji Zainuddin | 1 January 1998 | 31 December 1998 | 364 days | ||
| 18 | General Tan Sri Md Hashim Hussein | 1 January 1999 | 31 December 2002 | 3 years, 364 days | ||
| 19 | General Dato' Wira Mohd Shahrom Nordin | 1 January 2003 | 9 September 2003 | 251 days | ||
| 20 | General Dato' Wira Mohd Azumi Mohamed | 10 September 2003 | 8 September 2004 | 364 days | ||
| 21 | General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Abdul Aziz Hj Zainal | 9 September 2004 | 31 January 2007 | 2 years, 144 days | ||
| 22 | General Tan Sri Muhammad Ismail bin Hj Jamaluddin | 1 February 2007 | 20 May 2010 | 3 years, 108 days | ||
| 23 | General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin (born 1956) | 21 May 2010 | 13 June 2011 | 1 year, 23 days | ||
| 24 | General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Panglima Haji Zulkifli Zainal Abidin (born 1958) | 14 June 2011 | 13 June 2013 | 2 years, 0 days | ||
| 25 | Yang Mulia General Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor (born 1958) | 14 June 2013 | 16 December 2016 | 3 years, 185 days | ||
| 26 | General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Zulkiple Kassim | 17 December 2016 | 2 September 2018 | 1 year, 259 days | [1] | |
| 27 | General Tan Sri Ahmad Hasbullah Mohd Nawawi | 3 September 2018 | Incumbent | 2 years, 145 days | [1] |
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Living former Chiefs of Army
- Mohd Ghazali Che Mat
- Mohamed Hashim Mohd Ali
- Yaacob Mohd Zain
- Abdul Rahman Abdul Hamid
- Borhan Ahmad
- Ismail Omar
- Che Md Noor Mat Arshad
- Ismail Hassan
- Mohd Zahidi Zainuddin
- Md Hashim Hussein
- Mohd Shahrom Nordin
- Mohd Azumi Mohamed
- Abdul Aziz Zainal
- Muhammad Ismail Jamaluddin
- Zulkifeli Mohd Zin
- Zulkifli Zainal Abidin
- Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor
- Zulkiple Kassim
See also
References
- "Ahmad Hasbullah Panglima Tentera Darat ke-27". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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