Chief of Army (Malaysia)

Chief of Army
Panglima Tentera Darat
ڤڠليما تنترا دارت‎
Crest of Chief of Army
Incumbent
General Dato' Azhan Md Othman
since 1 January 2026
 Malaysian Army
StyleYang Berbahagia (The Honorable)
AbbreviationPTD
Member ofMalaysian Armed Forces Council
Reports toChief of Defence Forces
Term lengthNot fixed
Formation11 January 1956
First holderMajor general Dato' Sir F. H. Brooke
SalaryTURUS II
Websitewww.mafhq.mil.my/.../panglima-tentera-darat

The Chief of Army (Malay: Panglima Tentera Darat — PTD, Jawi: ڤڠليما تنترا دارت‎) is the most senior appointment in the Malaysian Army and has been held by a four-star officer in the rank of General since 1977. The Chief of Army is a member of the Malaysian Armed Forces Council and directly reports to the Chief of the Armed Forces.

The current Chief of Army (Malay: Panglima Tentera Darat — PTD) is General Datuk Azhan Md Othman , who succeeded General Datuk Muhammad Hafizuddeain bin Jantan .[1]

List of officeholders

No. Portrait Name
(born–died) 		Term of office Branch of service Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
General Officer Commanding, Federation of Malaya Army
1
Brook, FrankMajor General
Dato' Sir Frank Hastings Brooke
(1909–1982)		11 July 195625 October 19593 years, 106 daysWelsh Guards–
Chief of General Staff
2
Moore, RodneyLieutenant General
Tan Sri Dato' Sir James Newton Rodney Moore
(1904–1985)		26 October 19594 September 19622 years, 313 daysGrenadier Guards–
3
Osman, TunkuYang Mulia Major General
Tunku Osman Tunku Mohd Jewa
(1919–1995)		5 September 196231 December 19631 year, 117 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
4
Bidin, AbdulLieutenant General
Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bidin
(1918–1995)		1 January 196424 November 19695 years, 327 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
Chief of Army
5
Mohamed, UngkuYang Mulia Lieutenant General
Tan Sri Dato' Ungku Nazaruddin Ungku Mohamed
(1923–2004)		25 November 196930 June 19755 years, 217 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
6
Lieutenant General
Tan Sri Dato' Haji Mohd Sany Abdul Ghaffar
(1926–2015)		1 July 197530 November 19772 years, 152 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
7
General
Tan Sri Dato' Mohd Ghazali Mohd Seth
(1929–2021)		1 December 197719 January 19824 years, 49 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
8
General
Tan Sri Dato' Zain Hashim
(1930–2011)		20 January 198216 January 19841 year, 361 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
9
General
Tan Sri Dato' Mohd Ghazali Che Mat
(1930–2021)		17 January 198430 October 19851 year, 286 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
10
General
Tun Tan Sri Mohamed Hashim bin Mohd Ali
(1937–2025)		1 November 19855 October 19871 year, 338 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
11
General
Tan Sri Yaacob Mohd Zain
(born 1937)		6 October 198710 April 19924 years, 187 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
12
General
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Haji Abdul Rahman Abdul Hamid
(1935–2022)		11 April 19923 March 1993326 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
13
General
Tan Sri Borhan Ahmad
(born 1939)		4 March 199331 January 1994333 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
14
General
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Ismail Omar
(born 1941)		1 February 19942 February 19951 year, 1 dayRoyal Malay Regiment–
15
General
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Che Md Noor Mat Arshad
(1943–2019)		3 February 199531 May 19972 years, 117 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
16
General
Tan Sri Dato' Ismail Hassan
(born 1942)		1 June 199731 December 1997213 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
17
General
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Zahidi Zainuddin
(born 1948)		1 January 199831 December 1998364 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
18
General
Tan Sri Md Hashim Hussein
(born 1947)		1 January 199931 December 20023 years, 364 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
19
General
Tan Sri Dato' Wira Mohd Shahrom Nordin		1 January 20039 September 2003251 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
20
General
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Mohd Azumi Mohamed		10 September 20038 September 2004364 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
21
General
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Abdul Aziz Zainal
(born 1951)		9 September 200431 January 20072 years, 144 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
22
General
Tan Sri Muhammad Ismail Jamaluddin
(born 1952)		1 February 200720 May 20103 years, 108 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
23
General
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin
(born 1956)		21 May 201013 June 20111 year, 23 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
24
General
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Panglima Haji Zulkifli Zainal Abidin
(born 1958)		14 June 201113 June 20132 years, 0 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
25
Affandi, RajaYang Mulia General
Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi
(born 1958)		14 June 201316 December 20163 years, 185 daysRoyal Malay Regiment–
26
General
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Zulkiple Kassim
(born 1959)		17 December 20162 September 20181 year, 259 daysRoyal Malay Regiment[2]
27
General
Tan Sri Ahmad Hasbullah Mohd Nawawi
(born 1960)		3 September 201810 June 20201 year, 281 daysRoyal Malay Regiment[2]
28
General
Tan Sri Zamrose Mohd Zain
(born 1962)		11 June 202022 March 20232 years, 284 daysRoyal Malay Regiment[3]
29
General
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad Ab Rahman
(born 1964)		22 March 20235 September 2023168 daysRoyal Malay Regiment[4]
30 General
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan
(born 1968) 		6 September 2023 5 January 2026 2 years, 102 days Royal Malay Regiment [1]
31 General
Dato' Azhan Md Othman
(born 1969) 		1 January 2026 Incumbent 75 days Royal Malay Regiment [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Azhan Md Othman named new Army chief; Chief of Defence Forces appointment on hold pending probe". Malaymail. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Ahmad Hasbullah Panglima Tentera Darat ke-27". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Zamrose Dilantik Panglima Tentera Darat Ke-28". www.bharian.com.my.
  4. ^ "Mohammad Ab Rahman appointed new Army Chief". Bernama. 2023-03-22.
  5. ^ "Azhan Md Othman dilantik Panglima Tentera Darat ke-31". Buletin TV3 (in Malay). 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
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