Raja Mohamed Affandi

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Raja Mohamad Nor is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Raja Mohamad Affandi.

Yang Mulia General Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi راج محمد اففند PGAT PMN PSM PJN SSAP SPMT SPMP SPMS SPTS SPMK SPKK DPPN DCSM PSAT DGMK DSDK DSAP DMPN PAT JSM SMZ KAT KMN PNBB
19th Chief of Defence Forces
In office 16 December 2016 – 19 June 2018
Monarchs	Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdul Halim and Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V
Prime Minister	Najib Razak Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded by	General Zulkifeli Mohd Zin
Succeeded by	General Zulkifli Zainal Abidin
25th Chief of Army
In office 15 June 2013 – 16 December 2016
Preceded by	General Zulkifli Zainal Abidin
Succeeded by	General Zulkiple Kassim
Personal details
Born	Raja Mohamed Affandi bin Raja Mohamed Noor (1957-06-20) 20 June 1957 Besut, Terengganu
Nationality	Malaysian
Spouse	Norlida Abdul Mubin
Children	4
Education	MDef Studies MSc Strat and Def Studies
Alma mater	Royal Military College University of New South Wales Quaid-i-Azam University
Occupation	Senior military officer
Military service
Allegiance	Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Branch/service	Malaysian Army
Years of service	1977–2018
Rank	General
Unit	Royal Malay Regiment
Commands	Army Basic Training Centre 18th Battalion, Royal Malay Regiment 3rd Division HQ Army Planning & Development HQ 2nd Division Malaysian Armed Forces HQ
Battles/wars	Second Malayan Emergency
Service number	411967

General Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi bin Raja Mohamed Noor (Jawi: راج محمد اففند راج محمد نور; b. 20 June 1957, in Besut) is a Malaysian senior military officer, former Chief of Army and Chief of Defence Force.

Early life and education

Raja Mohamed Affandi was born into a descendant of royal families (hence prefix Yang Mulia ('His Highness') instead of Yang Berbahagia ('The Honorable')) on 20 June 1957, at Kampung Raja, Besut, Terengganu.

He received his primary education at Sekolah Kg Raja, Besut, and secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Sultan Ismail. He later attends Pre-Officer Cadet Training Unit (Pre-OCTU) at Sebatang Karah Camp, Port Dickson before continues his training as Cadet Officer at Royal Military College, Sungai Besi. He was commissioned as Second Lieutenant (Malay: Leftenan Muda) on 11 May 1977 and assigned to the Royal Malay Regiment.

He continues his study while he is still in the service. He obtains Master in Defence Studies from University of New South Wales and Master of Science in Defence and Strategic Studies from Quaid-i-Azam University.

Military career

General Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi was directly involved in Second Malayan Emergency during his early days as an army officer. He has led his unit as Platoon Commander and later as Company Commander fighting with communist insurgents. He then proceeded his military career as Aide-de-camp to Deputy Chief of Army, Lead Instructor at Army Basic Training Centre (Malay: Pusat Latihan Asas Tentera Darat — PUSASDA), Commander of 18th Battalion, Royal Malay Regiment (18 RAMD), Staff Officer 1 at National Operations Council (now National Security Council), Administration Staff Officer 1 at Army Human Resources Branch, Chief-of-staff at 3rd Division Headquarter, Assistant Chief-of-staff at Army Planning and Development and Commander of 2nd Division.

He was promoted to Lieutenant General on 2 June 2008 and entrusted to hold Army Field Commander (Malay: Panglima Medan Tentera Darat) position. On 31 October 2009, he was assigned to Chief-of-staff of Malaysian Armed Forces (Malay: Ketua Staf Angkatan Tentera Malaysia) post. He then promoted to rank General on 15 June 2013, and in the same time promoted to Chief of Army (Malay: Panglima Tentera Darat — PTD) position.

With his vast experience in the military and administration, he then promoted to the 19th Chief of Defence Forces on 16 December 2016, replacing General Zulkifeli Mohd Zain who has retired from the Armed Forces.

Retirement from Armed Forces

Raja Mohamed Affandi retired from armed forces on 20 June 2018. His position as Chief of Defence Forces is succeeded by General Tan Sri Zulkifli Zainal Abidin.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia : Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (K.M.N.) (2002)
• Malaysia : Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (J.S.M.) (2006)
• Malaysia : Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (P.J.N.) (2009)
• Malaysia : Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (P.S.M.) (2014)
• Malaysia : Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (P.M.N.) (2017)

Among of the federal, states and military awards that been bestowed to General Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi including PGAT PMN PSM PJN SSAP SPMT SPMP SPMS SPTS SPMK SPKK DPPN DCSM PSAT DGMK DSDK DSAP DMPN PAT JSM SMZ KAT KMN PNBB.

Foreign Honours

• Singapore
  • - Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) (20 March 2018)
• Brunei
  • - The Most Exalted Order of Paduka Keberanian Laila Terbilang, 1st Class (D.P.K.T.) which carries the title Dato Paduka Seri (15 July 2017).

Personal life

General Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi happily married with Puan Sri Norlida binti Hj Abdul Mubin and together has been blessed with 3 daughters and one son.