Mohd Sany Abdul Ghaffar Explained

Mohd Sany Abdul Ghaffar
Honorific Suffix:	PMN PSM SPTS DPMP DPMS JMN PMK
Order:	6th
Office:	Chief of Defence Forces (Malaysia)Chief of Defence Forces
Term Start:	1 December 1977
Term End:	19 January 1982
1Namedata:	Hussein Onn Abdul Taib Mahmud Mahathir Mohamad
Order2:	6th
Office2:	Chief of Army (Malaysia)Chief of Army
Term Start2:	1 July 1975
Term End2:	30 November 1977
Predecessor2:	Ungku Nazaruddin Ungku Mohamed
Birth Date:	19 January 1929
Birth Place:	Selayang, Selangor, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Death Place:	Institut Jantung Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Spouse:	Puan Sri Normah Mahmud
Children:	5 (including Tan Sri Mohd Reza Sany)
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Serviceyears:	1949-1982
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General Mohd Sany bin Abdul Ghaffar (19 January 1927 – 21 August 2015) was the 6th Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysia.^[1]

Death

Mohd Sany died on 21 August 2015 at the old age of 88 and was buried at the Royal Malay Regiment section of the Armed Forces Muslim cemetery in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan.^[2]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia :
  • Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver) (PPM) (1965)
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1967)^[3]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1976)^[4]
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1978)^[5]
• :
  • Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (PMK) (1968)^[6]
• :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (1969)^[7]
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Taming Sari (SPTS) – Dato' Seri Panglima (1978)^[8]
• :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (1976)^[9]

Foreign Honours

• :
  • Honorary Recipient of the Bintang Kartika Eka Paksi Utama (1976)^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Senarai PTD. army.mil.my.
2. Web site: Bekas PAT Jeneral (B) Mohd Sany Abdul Ghaffar Meninggal Dunia. www.bharian.com.my. Berita Harian.
3. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1967.
4. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1976.
5. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1978.
6. News: Sultan Brunai menerima kurniaan. Berita Harian. 11 July 1968. 7.
7. Web site: DPMP 1969. pingat.perak.gov.my.
8. Web site: SPTS 1978. pingat.perak.gov.my.
9. Web site: DPMS 1976. awards.selangor.gov.my.
10. Book: Pusat Penerangan HANKAM, Indonesia. 1976. Dharmasena Volumes 26-44. Indonesia. Indonesia. Departemen Pertahanan-Keamanan. 10.