Post: | Chief |
Body: | Army |
Native Name: | Malay: Panglima Tentera Darat |
Insignia: | Crest of Malaysian Chief of Army.svg |
Insigniasize: | 75 |
Insigniacaption: | Crest of Chief of Army |
Incumbent: | General Tan Sri Dato' Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan |
Incumbentsince: | 6 September 2023 |
Style: | Malay: Yang Berbahagia (The Honorable) |
Abbreviation: | PTD |
Member Of: | Malaysian Armed Forces Council |
Reports To: | Chief of Defence Forces |
Termlength: | Not fixed |
Formation: | 11 January 1956 |
First: | Major general Dato' Sir F. H. Brooke |
Salary: | TURUS II |
Website: | www.mafhq.mil.my/.../panglima-tentera-darat |
The Chief of Army (Malay: Panglima Tentera Darat — PTD, Jawi: Malay: {{Script/Arabic|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 Datuk Muhammad Hafizuddeain bin Jantan, who succeeded General Tan Sri Mohammad Ab Rahman on September 6, 2023, who was also appointed as the new Chief of Defence Forces (Malaysia) on the same day.[1]
Official name for the position in English language.
Name | Term of office | Date of birth | |
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1985–1987 | 10 April 1937 (age) | ||
Yaacob Mohd Zain | 1987–1992 | 1937 (age) | |
Borhan Ahmad | 1993–1994 | 12 December 1939 (age) | |
Ismail Omar | 1994–1995 | 1941 (age) | |
Che Md Noor Mat Arshad | 1995–1997 | 1942 (age) | |
Ismail Hassan | 1997–1997 | 1942 (age) | |
Mohd Zahidi Zainuddin | 1998–1998 | 30 April 1948 (age) | |
1999–2002 | 2 June 1947 (age) | ||
Mohd Shahrom Nordin | 2003–2003 | ||
Mohd Azumi Mohamed | 2003–2004 | ||
Abdul Aziz Zainal | 2004–2007 | 1951 (age) | |
Muhammad Ismail Jamaluddin | 2007–2010 | 1952 (age) | |
2010–2011 | 14 June 1956 (age) | ||
2011–2013 | 30 November 1958 (age) | ||
2013–2016 | 20 June 1957 (age) | ||
2016–2018 | 24 February 1959 (age) | ||
2018–2020 | |||
2020–2023 | 22 September 1962 (age) |