Chief of Army (Malaysia)

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Chief of Army
Panglima Tentera Darat
ڤڠليما تنترا دارت
Crest of Malaysian Chief of Army.svg
Crest of Chief of Army
Incumbent
General Tan Sri
since 11 June 2020
 Malaysian Army
StyleYang Berbahagia (The Honorable)
AbbreviationPTD
Member ofMalaysian Armed Forces Council
Reports toChief of Defence Forces
Term lengthNot fixed
Formation11 January 1956
First holderMajor general Dato' Sir F. H. Brooke
SalaryTURUS II
Websitewww.mafhq.mil.my/.../panglima-tentera-darat

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.

The current Chief of Army is General Tan Sri Zamrose Mohd Zain, who succeeded General Tan Sri Ahmad Hasbullah Mohd Nawawi who retired on 11 June 2020.[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. Portrait Chief of Army Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
1
Dato' Sir Frank Hastings Brooke
Brook, FrankMajor General
Dato' Sir
(1909–1982)		11 July 195625 October 19593 years, 106 days–
2
Tan Sri Dato' Sir James Newton Rodney Moore
Moore, RodneyLieutenant General
Tan Sri Dato' Sir James Newton Rodney Moore
(1904–1985)		26 October 19594 September 19622 years, 313 days–
3
Tunku Osman Tunku Mohd Jewa
Osman, TunkuYang Mulia Major General
Tunku Osman Tunku Mohd Jewa
(1919–1995)		5 September 195931 December 19634 years, 117 days–
4
Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bidin
Bidin, AbdulLieutenant General
Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bidin
(1918–1995)		1 January 196424 November 19695 years, 327 days–
5
Tan Sri Dato' Ungku Nazaruddin Ungku Mohamed
Mohamed, UngkuYang Mulia Lieutenant General
Tan Sri Dato'
(1923–2004)		25 November 196930 June 19755 years, 217 days–
6
Tan Sri Dato' Haji Mohd Sany Abdul Ghaffar
Lieutenant General
Tan Sri Dato' Haji
(1927–2015)		1 July 197530 November 19772 years, 152 days–
7
Tan Sri Dato' Mohd Ghazali Mohd Seth
General
Tan Sri Dato' Mohd Ghazali Mohd Seth
(1929–2021)		1 December 197719 January 19824 years, 49 days–
8
Tan Sri Dato' Zain Hashim
General
Tan Sri Dato'
(1930–2011)		20 January 198216 January 19841 year, 361 days–
9
Tan Sri Dato' Mohd Ghazali Che Mat
General
Tan Sri Dato'
(1930–2021)		17 January 198430 October 19851 year, 286 days–
10
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohamed Hashim bin Mohd Ali
General
Tan Sri Dato' Seri
(born 1937)		1 November 19855 October 19871 year, 338 days–
11
Tan Sri Yaacob Mohd Zain
General
Tan Sri
(born 1937)		6 October 198710 April 19924 years, 187 days–
12
Dato' Seri Haji Abdul Rahman Abdul Hamid
General
Dato' Seri Haji
(born 1935)		11 April 19923 March 1993326 days–
13
Tan Sri Borhan Ahmad
General
Tan Sri
(born 1939)		4 March 199331 January 1994333 days–
14
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Ismail Omar
General
Tan Sri Dato' Seri
(born 1941)		1 February 19942 February 19951 year, 1 day–
15
Dato' Seri Che Md Noor Mat Arshad
General
Dato' Seri Che Md Noor Mat Arshad
(born 1942)		3 February 199531 May 19972 years, 117 days–
16
Dato' Ismail Hassan
General
Dato' Ismail Hassan
(born 1942)		1 June 199731 December 1997213 days–
17
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Zahidi bin Haji Zainuddin
General
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Zahidi bin Haji Zainuddin		1 January 199831 December 1998364 days–
18
Tan Sri Md Hashim Hussein
General
Tan Sri Md Hashim Hussein		1 January 199931 December 20023 years, 364 days–
19
Dato' Wira Mohd Shahrom Nordin
General
Dato' Wira Mohd Shahrom Nordin		1 January 20039 September 2003251 days–
20
Dato' Wira Mohd Azumi Mohamed
General
Dato' Wira Mohd Azumi Mohamed		10 September 20038 September 2004364 days–
21
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Abdul Aziz Hj Zainal
General
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Abdul Aziz Hj Zainal		9 September 200431 January 20072 years, 144 days–
22
Tan Sri Muhammad Ismail bin Hj Jamaluddin
General
Tan Sri Muhammad Ismail bin Hj Jamaluddin		1 February 200720 May 20103 years, 108 days–
23
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin
General
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin
(born 1956)		21 May 201013 June 20111 year, 23 days–
24
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Panglima Haji Zulkifli Zainal Abidin
General
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Panglima Haji Zulkifli Zainal Abidin
(born 1958)		14 June 201113 June 20132 years, 0 days–
25
Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi
Affandi, RajaYang Mulia General
Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi
(born 1958)		14 June 201316 December 20163 years, 185 days–
26
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Zulkiple Kassim
General
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Zulkiple Kassim		17 December 20162 September 20181 year, 259 days[2]
27
Tan Sri Ahmad Hasbullah Mohd Nawawi
General
Tan Sri Ahmad Hasbullah Mohd Nawawi		3 September 201810 June 20201 year, 281 days[2]
28
Tan Sri Zamrose Mohd Zain
General
Tan Sri 		11 June 2020Incumbent1 year, 228 days–

Living former Chiefs of Army[]

  • 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
  • Ahmad Hasbullah Mohd Nawawi

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Zamrose Mohd Zain is new Army chief". The Star. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Ahmad Hasbullah Panglima Tentera Darat ke-27". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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