Mohd Ghazali Che Mat Explained

General Mohd Ghazali bin Che Mat (17 December 1931 – 7 July 2021) was a Chief of Malaysian army^[1] and Chief of Defence Forces.

Honorific Prefix:	Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Panglima
Mohd Ghazali Che Mat
Honorific Suffix:	PGAT PSM SPTS SPMJ DPTS DPMJ JSM PGB PPM PMN
Order:	8th
Office:	Chief of Defence Forces (Malaysia)Chief of Defence Forces
Term Start:	1 November 1985
Term End:	5 October 1987
Primeminister:	Mahathir Mohamad
1Blankname:	Minister of Defence
1Namedata:	Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail
Predecessor:	Mohd Ghazali Mohd Seth
Successor:	Mohamed Hashim Mohd Ali
Order2:	9th
Office2:	Chief of Army (Malaysia)Chief of Army
Term Start2:	17 January 1984
Term End2:	30 October 1985
Predecessor2:	Zain Hashim
Successor2:	Mohamed Hashim Mohd Ali
Birth Date:	17 December 1931
Birth Place:	Lenggong, Perak, Federated Malay States
Death Place:	Tunku Mizan Armed Forces Hospital, Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur
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Nickname:	Joe
Serviceyears:	1952-1987
Rank:	General
Unit:	Royal Malay Regiment
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Death

Mohd Ghazali died at the Tuanku Mizan Armed Forces Hospital in Wangsa Maju on 7th July 2021 at the age of 89.^[2]

Honours

• :
  • Recipient of the Star of the Commander of Valour (PGB) (1958)^[3]
• Malaysia :
  • Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Bronze) (PPM) (1965)
  • Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (1971)^[4]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1985)^[5]
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1987)^[6]
• :
  • Member of the Order of Kinabalu (ADK) (1968)^[7]
    • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ) – Dato'
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (1986)^[8]
    • Knight Commander of the Order of Taming Sari (DPTS) – Dato' Pahlawan (1978)^[9]
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Taming Sari (SPTS) – Dato' Seri Panglima (1986)^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Senarai PTD. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220213/https://army.mil.my/index.php/ms/about-us/profile/senarai-ptd . 2022-02-13 . live. army.mil.my.
2. Web site: Former Armed Forces Chief Ghazali Che Mat Dies. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220213/https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2021/07/706112/former-armed-forces-chief-ghazali-che-mat-dies . 2022-02-13 . live. www.nst.com.my.
3. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebsaran Bintang Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1958. https://web.archive.org/web/20211001022758/https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1958.pdf . 2021-10-01 . live.
4. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebsaran Bintang Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1971. https://web.archive.org/web/20211001021235/https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1971.pdf . 2021-10-01 . live.
5. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebsaran Bintang Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1985. https://web.archive.org/web/20211001004901/https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1985.pdf . 2021-10-01 . live.
6. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebsaran Bintang Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1987. https://web.archive.org/web/20211008083042/https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1987.pdf . 2021-10-08 . live.
7. News: Bekas Duta Malaysia ka-Manila di-kurnia pingat Kerajaan Sabah. 5 October 1968. 3.
8. Book: Honours for 177 on Sultan's 54th birthday. New Straits Times. 8 April 1986. 8.
9. Web site: DPTS 1978. pingat.perak.gov.my.
10. Web site: SPTS 1986. pingat.perak.gov.my.