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Chief of Defence Forces (Malaysia)

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Chief of the Defence Forces
Panglima Angkatan Tentera
ڤڠليما اڠکتن تنترا‎
Flag of the Chief of the Defence Forces
Incumbent
General Tan Sri Mohammad Ab Rahman
since 6 September 2023
Malaysian Armed Forces
StyleYang Berbahagia ('The Honourable')
AbbreviationCDF
Member ofArmed Forces Council
Reports to
SeatWisma Pertahanan, Kuala Lumpur
AppointerKing of Malaysia
Formation
  • 11 July 1956–1964: Chief of Staff
  • 1 January 1964–1980s: Head of Armed Forces
  • 1980s–present: Chief of the Defence Forces
First holderTan Sri Sir Frank Hasting Brook
SalaryTURUS II
Websitewww.mafhq.mil.my/.../cdf-profile

The Chief of the Defence Forces (Abbr.: CDF, Malay: Panglima Angkatan Tentera, Jawi: ڤڠليما اڠکتن تنترا‎) is the professional head of the Malaysian Armed Forces and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (YDPA; 'King of Malaysia'), the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence. The CDF is based at Wisma Pertahanan, Kuala Lumpur, nearby to the Ministry of Defence. The CDF is the highest rank in Malaysia Armed Forces only after the YDPA which holds the title Commander-in-Chief.[1]

Also known as "Perintah Ulung" (transl. 'Superior Command'), the CDF is part of the Armed Forces Council together with the Minister of Defence, the YDPA's representative, the Chief of Army, the Chief of Navy, the Chief of Air Force, the Chief of Staff and so on.[2] The CDF can be appointed from all three branches of the Malaysian Armed Forces—Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy and Royal Malaysian Air Force.[1]

The Panglima Angkatan Tentera (PAT; transl. Chief of Armed Forces) was formerly known as Ketua Turus Angkatan Tentera (KTAT; transl. Head of Armed Forces) until in the early 1980s.[3]

The current CDF is General Tan Sri Mohammad Ab Rahman having succeeded his predecessor, General Tan Sri Affendi Buang on 6 September 2023.[4]

History

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The United Kingdom governed Malaysia in its pre-independence days. Most of its military forces at the time were from Commonwealth nations. There were local military forces such as the Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps, and other similar units created in Singapore and the other Malay States, however, they were regarded as a territorial army than a federal army.[5]

The Federal Council of the Federated Malay States passed the Malay Regiment Bill on 23 January 1933. With that, the first local federal military force, the Malay Regiment (now known as the Royal Malay Regiment) formed.[6]

After World War II, with the Malayan Emergency conflict emerges, the Malay Regiment's size increased to seven battalions. One multiracial regiment and one armoured vehicle squadron were also formed. With this, the regiments merged into one single federal army, thus forming the Malayan Federation Army, the Malaysian Army predecessor. At that time, even with combinations with other branches (Navy and Air Force), the Malayan Armed Forces were relatively small. As the chief of the biggest branch of the armed forces, the Chief of Army was at the same time elected as the chief of the entire armed forces.[6]

With Malaysia's formation on 16 September 1963, North Borneo (now known as Sabah), Crown Colony of Sarawak (now known as Sarawak) and Singapore military forces merged with the Malayan Armed Forces into one single force. Because of this, the Chief of Armed Forces separated from the Chief of Army for ease of administration of the larger army.[6]

List of Chief of Defence Forces

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Until 2023, 22 people had appointed as the Chief of Defence Forces, including two from Royal Malaysian Air Forces and one from Royal Malaysian Navy.[3][7]

No. Portrait Chief of Defence Forces Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch Ref.
1
Tan Sri Sir Frank Hasting Brooke
Brook, FrankLieutenant General
Tan Sri Sir Frank Hasting Brooke
(1909–1982)		11 June 195626 October 19593 years, 138 days Malaysian Army[3]
2
Tan Sri Sir Rodney Moore
Moore, RodneyLieutenant General
Tan Sri Sir Rodney Moore
(1905–1985)		27 October 195931 December 19634 years, 66 days Malaysian Army[3]
3
Tan Sri Tunku Osman
Osman, TunkuYang Mulia General
Tan Sri Tunku Osman
(1919–1994)		1 January 196424 November 19695 years, 328 days Malaysian Army[3]
4
Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bidin
Bidin, AbdulGeneral
Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bidin
(1917–1995)		25 November 196930 June 1970218 days Malaysian Army[3]
5
Tun Ibrahim Ismail
Ismail, IbrahimGeneral
Tun Ibrahim Ismail
(1922–2010)		1 July 197030 November 19777 years, 153 days Malaysian Army[3]
6
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Panglima Mohd Sany Abdul Ghaffar
Ghaffar, Mohd SanyGeneral
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Panglima Mohd Sany Abdul Ghaffar
(1927–2015)		1 December 197719 January 19824 years, 50 days Malaysian Army[3]
7
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Mohd Ghazali Mohd Seth
Seth, Mohd GhazaliGeneral
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Mohd Ghazali Mohd Seth
(1929–2021)		20 January 198231 October 19853 years, 285 days Malaysian Army[3]
8
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Panglima Mohd Ghazali Che Mat
Mat, Mohd GhazaliGeneral
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Panglima Mohd Ghazali Che Mat
(1931–2021)		1 November 19855 October 19871 year, 339 days Malaysian Army[3]
9
Tun Tan Sri Mohamed Hashim Mohd Ali
Ali, Mohamed HashimGeneral
Tun Tan Sri Mohamed Hashim Mohd Ali
(born 1937)		6 October 198710 April 19924 years, 188 days Malaysian Army[3]
10
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Panglima Yaacob Mohd Zain
Zain, YaacobGeneral
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Panglima Yaacob Mohd Zain
(born 1935)		11 April 19923 March 1993327 days Malaysian Army[3]
11
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Panglima Abdul Rahman Abdul Hamid
Hamid, AbdulGeneral
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Panglima Abdul Rahman Abdul Hamid
(1938–2022)		4 March 199331 January 1994334 days Malaysian Army[3]
12
Tan Sri Dato' Borhan Ahmad
Ahmad, BorhanGeneral
Tan Sri Dato' Borhan Ahmad
(born 1939)		1 February 19942 February 19951 year, 2 days Malaysian Army[3]
13
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Ismail Omar
Omar, IsmailGeneral
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Ismail Omar
(born 1941)		3 February 199531 December 19983 years, 332 days Malaysian Army[3]
14
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Zahidi Zainuddin
Zainuddin, MohdGeneral
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Zahidi Zainuddin
(born 1949)		1 January 199928 April 20056 years, 118 days Malaysian Army[3]
15
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor
Nor, MohdAdmiral
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor
(born 1951)		29 April 200531 January 20071 year, 278 days Royal Malaysian Navy[3][8]
16
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Abdul Aziz Zainal
Zainal, AbdulGeneral
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Abdul Aziz Zainal
(born 1951)		1 February 200731 August 20092 years, 212 days Malaysian Army[3]
17
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Azizan Ariffin
Ariffin, AzizanGeneral
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Azizan Ariffin
(born 1953)		1 September 200914 June 20111 year, 287 days Royal Malaysian Air Force[3][9]
18
Tan Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin
Zin, ZulkifeliGeneral
Tan Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin
(born 1956)		15 June 201116 December 20165 years, 185 days Malaysian Army[3]
19
Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor
Noor, RajaYang Mulia General
Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor
(born 1958)		17 December 201619 June 20181 year, 186 days Malaysian Army[3][10]
20
Tan Sri Zulkifli Zainal Abidin
Zainal, ZulkifliGeneral
Tan Sri Zulkifli Zainal Abidin
(born 1960)		20 June 20181 January 20201 year, 196 days Malaysian Army[3][7]
21
Tan Sri Affendi Buang
Buang, AffendiGeneral
Tan Sri Affendi Buang
(born 1962)		2 January 20205 September 20233 years, 247 days Royal Malaysian Air Force[11]
22
Tan Sri Mohammad Ab Rahman
Ab Rahman, MohammadGeneral
Tan Sri Mohammad Ab Rahman
(born 1964)		6 September 2023Incumbent1 year, 114 days Malaysian Army[4]

References

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  2. ^ "Malaysian Armed Forces Council Group". Ministry of Defence Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Rasid, Toharudin (1 September 2013). "General of the Generals: Chief of Defence Forces". tohairforce1981 (in Malay).
  4. ^ a b Baharuddin, Fauzi (6 September 2023). "Mohammad dilantik Panglima Angkatan Tentera ke-22". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. ^ Lim, Rosemary. "Forgotten Names Recalled: The Singapore Cenotaph Project". Forgotten Names Recalled.
  6. ^ a b c Yahaya, Ainur Aisyah (15 October 2015). "Sejarah Penubuhan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia". BTDM (in Malay).
  7. ^ a b "Majlis Serah Terima Tugas Panglima Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (PAT), Antara YM Jen Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor dan Jen Tan Sri Dato' Seri Zulkifli Zainal Abidin" (in Malay). Ministry of Defence Malaysia. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Thai army chief to meet Malaysian counterparts to discuss southern violence". The China Post. 28 November 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  9. ^ Abu Bakar, Raja Syahrir (29 August 2009). "Panglima Tentera Udara cipta sejarah" (in Malay). Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  10. ^ Md. Yusof, Mohd. Azraie (22 June 2016). "Raja Mohamed Affandi Panglima ATM baharu". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay).
  11. ^ Camoens, Austin (2 January 2020). "Affendi Buang is new Malaysian Armed Forces chief". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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