Chief of Navy (Malaysia)
| Chief of Navy | |
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| Panglima Tentera Laut ڤڠليما تنترا لاوت | |
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since 30 November 2018 | |
 Royal Malaysian Navy | |
| Style | Yang Berbahagia (The Honorable) |
| Type | Chief |
| Member of | Malaysian Armed Forces Council |
| Reports to | Chief of Defence Forces |
| Term length | Not fixed |
| Formation | 15 May 1957 |
| First holder | Commodore Edward Dudley Norman |
| Salary | TURUS II |
| Website | www.navy.mil.my - leadership |
The Chief of Navy (Template:Lang-ms) is the most senior appointment in the Royal Malaysian Navy and has been held by a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral since 2002. The Chief of Navy is a member of the Malaysian Armed Forces Council and directly reports to the Chief of Defence Forces.
The current Chief of Navy is Laksamana Tan Sri Mohd Reza bin Mohd Sany who succeeded Laksamana Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman Hj Ahmad Badaruddin on 30 November 2018.
Appointees
| Rank and honorific | Name | Service | Image | Term began | Term ended |
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| Senior Officer, Royal Malayan Navy | |||||
| Commodore | Edward Dudley Norman |  Royal Navy |
15 May 1957 | 7 February 1960 | |
| Captain of the Navy, Malaya | |||||
| Captain | William John Dovers |  Royal Australian Navy |
8 February 1960 | 13 July 1962 | |
| Chief of Navy | |||||
| Commodore | Anthony Monckton Synnot | Royal Australian Navy |
14 July 1962 | March 1965 | |
| Commodore | Allen Nelson Dollard | Royal Australian Navy |
March 1965 | 30 November 1968 | |
| Rear Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Seri | K. Thanabalasingam | Royal Malaysian Navy |
1 December 1968 | 31 December 1976 | |
| Vice Admiral Dato' | Mohammad Zain Mohammad Salleh | Royal Malaysian Navy |
1 January 1977 | 31 December 1985 | |
| Vice Admiral Tan Sri | Abdul Wahab Nawi | Royal Malaysian Navy |
1 January 1986 | 31 October 1991 | |
| Vice Admiral Tan Sri | Mohd Shariff Ishak | Royal Malaysian Navy |
1 November 1991 | 12 October 1996 | |
| Vice Admiral Tan Sri | Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor | Royal Malaysian Navy |
13 October 1996 | 14 October 1998 | |
| Vice Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Seri | Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal | Royal Malaysian Navy |
15 October 1998 | 12 August 2001 | |
| Admiral Tan Sri | Mohd Ramly Abu Bakar | Royal Malaysian Navy |
13 August 2001 | 13 October 2003 | |
| Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Seri | Mohammad Anwar Mohammad Nor | Royal Malaysian Navy |
13 October 2003 | 28 April 2005 | |
| Admiral Tan Sri | Ilyas Din | Royal Malaysian Navy |
29 April 2005 | 13 November 2006 | |
| Admiral Tan Sri | Ramlan Mohamed Ali | Royal Malaysian Navy |
15 November 2006 | 31 March 2008 | |
| Admiral Tan Sri | Abdul Aziz Jaafar | Royal Malaysian Navy |
1 April 2008 | 6 May 2016 | |
| Admiral Tan Sri | Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin | Royal Malaysian Navy |
7 May 2016 | 29 November 2018 | |
| Admiral Tan Sri | Mohd Reza Mohd Sany | Royal Malaysian Navy |
30 November 2018 | Incumbent | |
Living former Chiefs of Navy
- K. Thanabalasingam
- Mohammad Zain Mohammad Salleh
- Abdul Wahab Nawi
- Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor
- Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal
- Mohd Ramly Abu Bakar
- Mohammad Anwar Mohammad Nor
- Ramlan Mohamed Ali
- Abdul Aziz Jaafar
- Ahmad Kamarulzaman Hj Ahmad Badaruddin
- Mohd Reza bin Mohd Sany
See also
References
- kepimpinan - Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (in Malay)
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