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.
Chief of Navy | |
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Panglima Tentera Laut ڤڠليما تنترا لاءوت | |
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since 27 January 2023 | |
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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 current Chief of Navy is Laksamana Datuk Abdul Rahman bin Ayob who succeeded Laksamana Tan Sri Mohd Reza Mohd Sany on 27 January 2023.
Appointees
editNo. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
Senior Officer, Royal Malayan Navy | ||||||
1 | Commodore Edward Dudley Norman[a] (1910–1998) |
15 May 1957 | 7 February 1960 | 2 years, 268 days | ||
Captain of the Navy, Malaya | ||||||
2 | Captain William John Dovers[b] (1918–2007) |
8 February 1960 | 13 July 1962 | 2 years, 155 days | ||
Chief of Navy | ||||||
3 | Commodore Anthony Monckton Synnot[b] (1922–2001) |
14 July 1962 | March 1965 | 2 years, 7 months | ||
4 | Commodore Allen Nelson Dollard[b] (1917–2009) |
March 1965 | 30 November 1968 | 3 years, 8 months | ||
5 | Rear Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Seri K. Thanabalasingam (born c. 1936) |
1 December 1968 | 31 December 1976 | 8 years, 30 days | ||
6 | Vice Admiral Dato' Mohd Zain Mohd Salleh (born 1935) |
1 January 1977 | 31 December 1985 | 8 years, 364 days | ||
7 | Vice Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Wahab Nawi (–) |
1 January 1986 | 31 October 1991 | 5 years, 303 days | ||
8 | Vice Admiral Tan Sri Mohd Shariff Ishak (1941–1995) |
1 November 1991 | 12 October 1996 | 4 years, 346 days | ||
9 | Vice Admiral Tan Sri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor (born 1943) |
13 October 1996 | 14 October 1998 | 2 years, 1 day | ||
10 | Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Seri Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal (born 1946) |
15 October 1998 | 12 August 2001 | 2 years, 301 days | ||
11 | Admiral Tan Sri Mohd Ramly Abu Bakar (born 1948) |
13 August 2001 | 13 October 2003 | 2 years, 61 days | ||
12 | Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor (born 1950) |
13 October 2003 | 28 April 2005 | 1 year, 197 days | ||
13 | Admiral Tan Sri Ilyas Din (1951–2018) |
29 April 2005 | 13 November 2006 | 1 year, 206 days | ||
14 | Admiral Tan Sri Ramlan Mohamed Ali (born 1952) |
15 November 2006 | 31 March 2008 | 1 year, 137 days | ||
15 | Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar (born 1956) |
1 April 2008 | 6 May 2016 | 8 years, 35 days | ||
16 | Admiral Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin (born 1977) |
7 May 2016 | 29 November 2018 | 2 years, 206 days | ||
17 | Admiral Tan Sri Mohd Reza Mohd Sany (born 1963) |
30 November 2018 | 26 January 2023 | 4 years, 57 days | ||
18 | Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Ayob (born 1964) |
27 January 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 197 days |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Served in the Royal Navy.
- ^ a b c Served in the Royal Australian Navy.
References
edit- kepimpinan - Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (in Malay)