Chief of Navy
Panglima Tentera Laut
ڤڠليما تنترا لاءوت
Incumbent
Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Ayob
since 27 January 2023
 Royal Malaysian Navy
StyleYang Berbahagia (The Honorable)
TypeChief
Member ofMalaysian Armed Forces Council
Reports toChief of Defence Forces
Term lengthNot fixed
Formation15 May 1957
First holderCommodore Edward Dudley Norman
SalaryTURUS II
Websitewww.navy.mil.my - leadership

The Chief of Navy (Malay: 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 Datuk Abdul Rahman bin Ayob who succeeded Laksamana Tan Sri Mohd Reza Mohd Sany on 27 January 2023.

Appointees

No. Portrait Name
(born–died)
Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Senior Officer, Royal Malayan Navy
1 Commodore
Edward Dudley Norman[lower-alpha 1]
(1910–1998)
15 May 1957 7 February 1960 2 years, 268 days
Captain of the Navy, Malaya
2 Captain
William John Dovers[lower-alpha 2]
(1918–2007)
8 February 196013 July 19622 years, 155 days
Chief of Navy
3 Commodore
Anthony Monckton Synnot[lower-alpha 2]
(1922–2001)
14 July 1962March 19652 years, 7 months
4 Commodore
Allen Nelson Dollard[lower-alpha 2]
(1917–2009)
March 196530 November 19683 years, 8 months
5 Rear Admiral
Tan Sri Dato' Seri K. Thanabalasingam
(born c.1936)
1 December 196831 December 19768 years, 30 days
6 Vice Admiral
Dato' Mohd Zain Mohd Salleh
(born 1935)
1 January 197731 December 19858 years, 364 days
7 Vice Admiral
Tan Sri Abdul Wahab Nawi
(–)
1 January 198631 October 19915 years, 303 days
8 Vice Admiral
Tan Sri Mohd Shariff Ishak
(1941–1995)
1 November 199112 October 19964 years, 346 days
9 Vice Admiral
Tan Sri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor
(born 1943)
13 October 199614 October 19982 years, 1 day
10 Admiral
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal
(born 1946)
15 October 199812 August 20012 years, 301 days
11 Admiral
Tan Sri Mohd Ramly Abu Bakar
(born 1948)
13 August 200113 October 20032 years, 61 days
12 Admiral
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor
(born 1950)
13 October 200328 April 20051 year, 197 days
13 Admiral
Tan Sri Ilyas Din
(1951–2018)
29 April 200513 November 20061 year, 206 days
14 Admiral
Tan Sri Ramlan Mohamed Ali
(born 1952)
15 November 200631 March 20081 year, 137 days
15 Admiral
Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar
(born 1956)
1 April 20086 May 20168 years, 35 days
16 Admiral
Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin
(born 1977)
7 May 201629 November 20182 years, 206 days
17 Admiral
Tan Sri Mohd Reza Mohd Sany
(born 1963)
30 November 201826 January 20234 years, 57 days
18 Admiral
Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Ayob
(born 1964)
27 January 2023 Incumbent 337 days

See also

Notes

  1. Served in the Royal Navy.
  2. 1 2 3 Served in the Royal Australian Navy.

References

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