The Chief of Army ( ms, Panglima Tentera Darat — PTD, Jawi: ) is the most senior appointment in the

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and has been held by a

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in the rank of

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since 1977. The Chief of Army is a member of the

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and directly reports to the Chief of the Armed Forces. The current Chief of Army is General

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Zamrose Mohd Zain, who succeeded General

Ahmad Hasbullah Mohd Nawawi who retired on 11 June 2020.

Appointees

Official name for the position in

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. * 1956–1959: General Officer Commanding, Federation of Malaya Army * 1959–1969: Chief of General Staff * 1969–present: Chief of Army

Living former Chiefs of Army

* Mohamed Hashim Mohd Ali * Yaacob Mohd Zain * Borhan Ahmad * Ismail Omar * Che Md Noor Mat Arshad * Ismail Hassan * Mohd Zahidi Zainuddin *

Md Hashim Hussein General (Rtd) Tan Sri Md Hashim bin Hussein is a Malaysian retired Army officer, diplomat and politician. He served as Chief of the Malaysian Army from 1 January 1999 to 31 December 2002. Background Md Hashim bin Hussein is born in Johor ...

* Mohd Shahrom Nordin * Mohd Azumi Mohamed * Abdul Aziz Zainal * Muhammad Ismail Jamaluddin *

Zulkifeli Mohd Zin Zulkifeli bin Mohd. Zin (born 14 June 1956) is the 18th and the former Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysia. Education He was educated at Sultan Ismail College (SIC) in Kelantan. In 1974, upon completion of his cadet training in Sandhurst, ...

Zulkifli Zainal Abidin Zulkifli Zainal Abidin is a Malaysian general who served as the 20th Chief of Defence Forces. He served as the Chief of Army from June 14, 2011 to June 13, 2013. Background He was born in Kuala Sepetang, Perak, Malaysia on November 30, 1958 ...

Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor Raja Mohamed Affandi bin Raja Mohamed Noor ( Jawi: راج محمد أفندي بن راج محمد نور; born 22 June 1958) is a Malaysian senior military officer, former Chief of Army and Chief of Defence Force. Early life and education R ...

Zulkiple Kassim General Zulkiple bin Kassim (born 24 February 1959 in Gong Kapas, Terengganu) is a retired Malaysian General who served as 26th Chief of Malaysian Army. Post career Zulkiple Kassim is a Chairman of PH Empire Holding Berhad. Honours * : ** ...

* Ahmad Hasbullah Mohd Nawawi

References

Senarai Panglima Tentera Darat - Tentera Darat Malaysia
(in Malay) {{Chief of the army by country Malaysian Army Military of Malaysia Ministry of Defence (Malaysia)

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Appointees

Living former Chiefs of Army

See also

References