The Chief of Army ( ms, Panglima Tentera Darat — PTD,
Jawi: ) is the most senior appointment in the
Malaysian Army and has been held by a
four-star officer
A four-star rank is the rank of any four-star officer described by the NATO OF-9 code. Four-star officers are often the most senior commanders in the armed services, having ranks such as (full) admiral, (full) general, colonel general, army g ...
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.
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
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 Joh ...
* 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
*
Malaysian Army
*
Chief of Defence Forces (Malaysia)
*
Chief of Navy (Malaysia)
*
Chief of Air Force (Malaysia)
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)
Malaysia