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Chief of Air Force (Malaysia)

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Chief of Air Force
Panglima Tentera Udara
ڤڠليما تنترا اودارا‎
Crest of Chief of Air Force
Incumbent
General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan
since 7 March 2022
 Royal Malaysian Air Force
StyleYang Berbahagia (The Honorable)
AbbreviationPTU
Member ofMalaysian Armed Forces Council
Reports toChief of Defence Forces
Term lengthNot fixed
PrecursorChief of Air Staff
Formation30 November 1957
First holderAir Commodore Alexander Johnstone
SalaryTURUS II
Websitewww.airforce.mil.my/index.php/en/profile-ptu

The Chief of Air Force (Malay: Panglima Tentera Udara, Jawi: ڤڠليما تنترا اودارا‎) is the most senior appointment in the Royal Malaysian Air Force and has been held by a four-star officer in the rank of General (equivalent to Air Chief Marshal) since 1996. The Chief of Air Force is a member of the Malaysian Armed Forces Council and directly reports to the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF).

The current Chief of Air Force is General Dato' Sri Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan – who succeeded General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Ackbal Abdul Samad on 4 March 2022.[1] General Tan Sri Affendi Buang promoted into CDF on 2 January 2020 thus making him the second Chief of Air Force ever to hold the highest post in the Malaysian Armed Forces.[2]

Appointees

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Up to the year 2022, 20 people had appointed to the number 1 rank in the Royal Malaysian Air Force since 1957.[3]

No. Portrait Name
(birth–death) 		Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Deputy Chief of Staff (Air), Royal Malayan Air Force
1 Air commodore
Sandy Johnstone[a]
(1916–2000) 		30 November 1957 4 September 1958 278 days
Chief of Air Staff
2 Air commodore
Nicol Challis Hyde[a]
(1910–1987) 		5 September 1958 31 December 1959 1 year, 117 days
3 Group captain
John Nichol Stacey[a]
(1920–2003) 		1 January 1960 19 May 1963 3 years, 138 days
4 Group captain
Cyril Stanley John West[a]
(1918–1977) 		20 May 1963 13 May 1965 1 year, 358 days
5 Air commodore
Alasdair Steedman[a]
(1922–1992) 		14 May 1965 31 October 1968 3 years, 170 days
6 Air vice marshal Datuk
Sulaiman Sujak
(born 1934) 		1 November 1968 31 December 1976 8 years, 60 days
7 Lieutenant general Dato'
Mohamed Taib
(?–?) 		1 January 1977 24 August 1983 6 years, 235 days
Chief of Air Force
8 Lieutenant General Tan Sri Dato'
Mohamed Ngah Said
(1938–2013) 		24 August 1983 18 March 1991 7 years, 206 days
9 Lieutenant General Dato' Seri
Mohd Yunus Mohd Tasi
(born 1940) 		19 March 1991 19 August 1993 2 years, 153 days
10 Lieutenant General Dato' Seri
Abdul Ghani Abdul Aziz
(born 1944) 		20 August 1993 10 August 1996 2 years, 356 days
11 General Tan Sri Dato' Seri
Ahmad Saruji Che Rose
(born 1946) 		10 August 1996 12 June 2001 4 years, 306 days
12 General Dato' Sri
Suleiman Mahmud
(born 1947) 		12 June 2001 4 March 2003 1 year, 265 days
13 General Dato' Sri
Abdullah Ahmad
(born 1948) 		4 March 2003 4 April 2004 1 year, 32 days
14 General Tan Sri Dato' Sri
Nik Ismail Nik Mahmud
(born 1951) 		4 April 2004 30 October 2006 2 years, 210 days
15 General Tan Sri Dato' Sri
Azizan Ariffin
(born 1952) 		30 October 2006 31 August 2009 2 years, 306 days
16 General Tan Sri Dato' Sri
Rodzali Daud
(born 1955) 		1 September 2009 11 September 2014 5 years, 10 days
17 General Tan Sri Dato' Sri
Roslan Saad
(born 1956) 		12 September 2014 20 December 2016 2 years, 99 days
18 General Tan Sri Dato' Sri
Affendi Buang
(born 1956) 		21 December 2016 2 January 2020 3 years, 12 days
19 General Tan Sri Dato' Sri
Ackbal Abdul Samad
(born 1962) 		3 January 2020 4 March 2022 2 years, 61 days
20 General Tan Sri Dato' Sri
Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan
(born 1965) 		7 March 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 259 days

Living former Chiefs of Air Force

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Name Term of office Date of birth
Sulaiman Sujak 1968–1976 25 March 1934 (age 90)
Mohd Yunus Mohd Tasi 1991–1993 3 September 1940 (age 84)
Abdul Ghani Abdul Aziz 1993–1996 1944 (age 79–80)
Ahmad Saruji Che Rose 1996–2001 1946 (age 77–78)
Suleiman Mahmud 2001–2003 4 September 1947 (age 77)
Abdullah Ahmad 2003–2004 5 July 1948 (age 76)
Nik Ismail Nik Mahmud 2004–2006 30 January 1951 (age 73)
Azizan Ariffin 2006–2009 25 October 1952 (age 72)
Rodzali Daud 2009–2014 11 March 1955 (age 69)
Roslan Saad 2014–2016 28 November 1956 (age 67)
Affendi Buang 2016–2020 21 August 1962 (age 62)
Ackbal Abdul Samad 2020–2022 Sep 1962 (age 61–62)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Served in the Royal Air Force.

References

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  1. ^ "Mohd Asghar Khan dilantik Panglima TUDM baharu (Malay)". 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ Mohd Iskandar Ibrahim (2020-01-02). "Affendi dilantik Panglima Angkatan Tentera baharu". Berita Harian (in Malay). Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  3. ^ Toharudin Ab Rasid; Major General; RMAF (2018-05-07). "AF 118: Panglima Tentera Udara". Putera Lapis Mahang (in Malay). Archived from the original on 2018-05-26. Retrieved 2020-01-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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