Chief of Navy (Malaysia)

Chief of Navy
Panglima Tentera Laut ڤڠليما تنترا لاوت
Incumbent Admiral Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin since 7 May 2016
Royal Malaysian Navy Chief
Yang Berbahagia (The Honorable)
Member of	Malaysian Armed Forces Council
Reports to	Chief of Defence Forces
Term length	Not fixed
Formation	15 May 1957
First holder	Commodore Edward Dudley Norman
Salary	TURUS II
Website	www.navy.mil.my/.../panglima-tentera-laut

The Chief of Navy (Malay language: Panglima Tentera Laut) is the most senior appointment in the Royal Malaysian Navy and has been held by a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral since 2002. The Chief of Navy is a member of the Malaysian Armed Forces Council and directly reports to the Chief of Defence Forces.

The current Chief of Navy is Laksamana Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman Hj Ahmad Badaruddin who succeeded Laksamana Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Hj Jaafar on 18 November 2015.

Appointees

Rank and honorific	Name	Service	Image	Term began	Term ended
Senior Officer, Royal Malayan Navy
Commodore	Edward Dudley Norman	Royal Navy		000000001957-05-15-0000May 15, 1957	000000001960-02-07-0000February 7, 1960
Captain of the Navy, Malaya
Captain	William John Dovers	Royal Australian Navy		000000001960-02-08-0000February 8, 1960	000000001962-07-13-0000July 13, 1962
Chief of Navy
Commodore	Anthony Monckton Synnot	Royal Australian Navy		000000001962-07-14-0000July 14, 1962	000000001965-03-01-0000March 1965
Commodore	Allen Nelson Dollard	Royal Australian Navy		000000001965-03-01-0000March 1965	000000001968-11-30-0000November 30, 1968
Rear Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Seri	K. Thanabalasingam	Royal Malaysian Navy		000000001968-12-01-0000December 1, 1968	000000001976-12-31-0000December 31, 1976
Vice Admiral Dato'	Mohammad Zain Mohammad Salleh	Royal Malaysian Navy		000000001977-01-01-0000January 1, 1977	000000001985-12-31-0000December 31, 1985
Vice Admiral Tan Sri	Abdul Wahab Nawi	Royal Malaysian Navy		000000001986-01-01-0000January 1, 1986	000000001991-10-31-0000October 31, 1991
Vice Admiral Tan Sri	Mohd Shariff Ishak	Royal Malaysian Navy		000000001991-11-01-0000November 1, 1991	000000001996-10-12-0000October 12, 1996
Vice Admiral Tan Sri	Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor	Royal Malaysian Navy		000000001996-10-13-0000October 13, 1996	000000001998-10-14-0000October 14, 1998
Vice Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Seri	Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal	Royal Malaysian Navy		000000001998-10-15-0000October 15, 1998	000000002001-08-12-0000August 12, 2001
Admiral Tan Sri	Mohd Ramly Abu Bakar	Royal Malaysian Navy		000000002001-08-13-0000August 13, 2001	000000002003-10-13-0000October 13, 2003
Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Seri	Mohammad Anwar Mohammad Nor	Royal Malaysian Navy		000000002003-10-13-0000October 13, 2003	000000002005-04-28-0000April 28, 2005
Admiral Tan Sri	Ilyas Din	Royal Malaysian Navy		000000002005-04-29-0000April 29, 2005	000000002006-11-13-0000November 13, 2006
Admiral Tan Sri	Ramlan Mohamed Ali	Royal Malaysian Navy		000000002006-11-15-0000November 15, 2006	000000002008-03-31-0000March 31, 2008
Admiral Tan Sri	Abdul Aziz Jaafar	Royal Malaysian Navy		000000002008-04-01-0000April 1, 2008	000000002016-05-06-0000May 6, 2016
Admiral Tan Sri	Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin	Royal Malaysian Navy		000000002016-05-07-0000May 7, 2016	29 November 2018
Admiral Tan Sri Dato'	Mohd Reza Mohd Sany	Royal Malaysian Navy		000000002018-11-30-0000November 30, 2018	Incumbent

Living former Chiefs of Navy

• K. Thanabalasingam
• Mohammad Zain Mohammad Salleh
• Abdul Wahab Nawi
• Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor
• Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal
• Mohd Ramly Abu Bakar
• Mohammad Anwar Mohammad Nor
• Ramlan Mohamed Ali
• Abdul Aziz Jaafar

See also

• Royal Malaysian Navy
• Chief of Defence Forces
• Chief of Army (Malaysia)
• Chief of Air Force (Malaysia)

References

• Kepimpinan - Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (in Malay)