Chief of Navy (Malaysia)
| Chief of Navy | |
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| Panglima Tentera Laut ڤڠليما تنترا لاوت | |
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 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 (Malay: Panglima Tentera Laut) 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 | Time In Office |
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| Senior Officer, Royal Malayan Navy | |||||||
| 1. | Commodore | Edward Dudley Norman |  Royal Navy |
15 May 1957 | 7 February 1960 | 2 years, 268 days | |
| Captain of the Navy, Malaya | |||||||
| 2. | Captain | William John Dovers |  Royal Australian Navy |
8 February 1960 | 13 July 1962 | 2 years, 155 days | |
| Chief of Navy | |||||||
| 3. | Commodore | Anthony Monckton Synnot | Royal Australian Navy |
14 July 1962 | March 1965 | — | |
| 4. | Commodore | Allen Nelson Dollard | Royal Australian Navy |
March 1965 | 30 November 1968 | — | |
| 5. | Rear Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Seri | K. Thanabalasingam | Royal Malaysian Navy |
1 December 1968 | 31 December 1976 | 8 years, 30 days | |
| 6. | Vice Admiral Dato' | Royal Malaysian Navy |
1 January 1977 | 31 December 1985 | 8 years, 364 days | ||
| 7. | Vice Admiral Tan Sri | Royal Malaysian Navy |
1 January 1986 | 31 October 1991 | 5 years, 303 days | ||
| 8. | Vice Admiral Tan Sri | Royal Malaysian Navy |
1 November 1991 | 12 October 1996 | 4 years, 346 days | ||
| 9. | Vice Admiral Tan Sri | Royal Malaysian Navy |
13 October 1996 | 14 October 1998 | 2 years, 1 day | ||
| 10. | Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Seri | Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal | Royal Malaysian Navy |
15 October 1998 | 12 August 2001 | 2 years, 301 days | |
| 11. | Admiral Tan Sri | Royal Malaysian Navy |
13 August 2001 | 13 October 2003 | 2 years, 61 days | ||
| 12. | Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Seri | Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor | Royal Malaysian Navy |
13 October 2003 | 28 April 2005 | 1 year, 197 days | |
| 13. | Admiral Tan Sri | Royal Malaysian Navy |
29 April 2005 | 13 November 2006 | 1 year, 206 days | ||
| 14. | Admiral Tan Sri | Royal Malaysian Navy |
15 November 2006 | 31 March 2008 | 1 year, 137 days | ||
| 15. | Admiral Tan Sri | Royal Malaysian Navy |
1 April 2008 | 6 May 2016 | 8 years, 35 days | ||
| 16. | Admiral Tan Sri | Royal Malaysian Navy |
7 May 2016 | 29 November 2018 | 2 years, 206 days | ||
| 17. | Admiral Tan Sri | Mohd Reza Mohd Sany | Royal Malaysian Navy |
30 November 2018 | Incumbent | 3 years, 68 days | |
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- K. Thanabalasingam
- Mohammad Zain Mohammad Salleh
- Abdul Wahab Nawi
- Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor
- Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal
- Mohd Ramly Abu Bakar
- Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor
- Ramlan Mohamed Ali
- Abdul Aziz Jaafar
- Ahmad Kamarulzaman Hj Ahmad Badaruddin
See also[]
References[]
- kepimpinan - Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (in Malay)
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Categories:
- Royal Malaysian Navy
- Military of Malaysia
- Ministry of Defence (Malaysia)