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Chief of Army
Chief of Army
Panglima Tentera Darat; ڤڠليما تنترا دارت‎
	Crest of Chief of Army
	Incumbent; General Tan Sri Dato' Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan; since 6 September 2023
	Malaysian Army
Style	Yang Berbahagia (The Honorable)
Abbreviation	PTD
Member of	Malaysian Armed Forces Council
Reports to	Chief of Defence Forces
Term length	Not fixed
Formation	11 January 1956
First holder	Major general Dato' Sir F. H. Brooke
Salary	TURUS II
Website	www.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 Muhammad Hafizuddeain bin Jantan, who succeeded General Tan Sri Mohammad Ab Rahman on September 6, 2023, who was also appointed as the new Chief of Defence Forces (Malaysia) on the same day.^[1]

Appointees

Official name for the position in English language.

1956–1959: General Officer Commanding, Federation of Malaya Army
1959–1969: Chief of General Staff
1969–present: Chief of Army

No.	Chief of Army	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1	Brook, FrankMajor General Dato' Sir Frank Hastings Brooke (1909–1982)	11 July 1956	25 October 1959	3 years, 106 days	–
2	Moore, RodneyLieutenant General Tan Sri Dato' Sir James Newton Rodney Moore (1904–1985)	26 October 1959	4 September 1962	2 years, 313 days	–
3	Osman, TunkuYang Mulia Major General Tunku Osman Tunku Mohd Jewa (1919–1995)	5 September 1962	31 December 1963	1 year, 117 days	–
4	Bidin, AbdulLieutenant General Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bidin (1918–1995)	1 January 1964	24 November 1969	5 years, 327 days	–
5	Mohamed, UngkuYang Mulia Lieutenant General Tan Sri Dato' Ungku Nazaruddin Ungku Mohamed (1923–2004)	25 November 1969	30 June 1975	5 years, 217 days	–
6	Lieutenant General Tan Sri Dato' Haji Mohd Sany Abdul Ghaffar (1926–2015)	1 July 1975	30 November 1977	2 years, 152 days	–
7	General Tan Sri Dato' Mohd Ghazali Mohd Seth (1929–2021)	1 December 1977	19 January 1982	4 years, 49 days	–
8	General Tan Sri Dato' Zain Hashim (1930–2011)	20 January 1982	16 January 1984	1 year, 361 days	–
9	General Tan Sri Dato' Mohd Ghazali Che Mat (1930–2021)	17 January 1984	30 October 1985	1 year, 286 days	–
10	General Tun Tan Sri Mohamed Hashim bin Mohd Ali (born 1937)	1 November 1985	5 October 1987	1 year, 338 days	–
11	General Tan Sri Yaacob Mohd Zain (born 1937)	6 October 1987	10 April 1992	4 years, 187 days	–
12	General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Haji Abdul Rahman Abdul Hamid (1935–2022)	11 April 1992	3 March 1993	326 days	–
13	General Tan Sri Borhan Ahmad (born 1939)	4 March 1993	31 January 1994	333 days	–
14	General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Ismail Omar (born 1941)	1 February 1994	2 February 1995	1 year, 1 day	–
15	General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Che Md Noor Mat Arshad (born 1942)	3 February 1995	31 May 1997	2 years, 117 days	–
16	General Tan Sri Dato' Ismail Hassan (born 1942)	1 June 1997	31 December 1997	213 days	–
17	General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Zahidi Zainuddin (born 1948)	1 January 1998	31 December 1998	364 days	–
18	General Tan Sri Md Hashim Hussein (born 1947)	1 January 1999	31 December 2002	3 years, 364 days	–
19	General Tan Sri Dato' Wira Mohd Shahrom Nordin	1 January 2003	9 September 2003	251 days	–
20	General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Mohd Azumi Mohamed	10 September 2003	8 September 2004	364 days	–
21	General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Abdul Aziz Zainal (born 1951)	9 September 2004	31 January 2007	2 years, 144 days	–
22	General Tan Sri Muhammad Ismail Jamaluddin (born 1952)	1 February 2007	20 May 2010	3 years, 108 days	–
23	General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin (born 1956)	21 May 2010	13 June 2011	1 year, 23 days	–
24	General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Panglima Haji Zulkifli Zainal Abidin (born 1958)	14 June 2011	13 June 2013	2 years, 0 days	–
25	Affandi, RajaYang Mulia General Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi (born 1958)	14 June 2013	16 December 2016	3 years, 185 days	–
26	General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Zulkiple Kassim (born 1959)	17 December 2016	2 September 2018	1 year, 259 days	^[2]
27	General Tan Sri Ahmad Hasbullah Mohd Nawawi (born 1960)	3 September 2018	10 June 2020	1 year, 281 days	^[2]
28	General Tan Sri Zamrose Mohd Zain (born 1962)	11 June 2020	22 March 2023	2 years, 284 days	^[3]
29	General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad Ab Rahman (born 1964)	22 March 2023	6 September 2023	169 days	^[4]
30	General Tan Sri Dato' Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan (born 1968)	6 September 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 114 days	^[1]

Living former Chiefs of Army

Name	Term of office	Date of birth
Mohamed Hashim Mohd Ali	1985–1987	10 April 1937 (age 87)
Yaacob Mohd Zain	1987–1992	1937 (age 86–87)
Borhan Ahmad	1993–1994	12 December 1939 (age 85)
Ismail Omar	1994–1995	1941 (age 82–83)
Che Md Noor Mat Arshad	1995–1997	1942 (age 81–82)
Ismail Hassan	1997–1997	1942 (age 81–82)
Mohd Zahidi Zainuddin	1998–1998	30 April 1948 (age 76)
Md Hashim Hussein	1999–2002	2 June 1947 (age 77)
Mohd Shahrom Nordin	2003–2003
Mohd Azumi Mohamed	2003–2004
Abdul Aziz Zainal	2004–2007	1951 (age 72–73)
Muhammad Ismail Jamaluddin	2007–2010	1952 (age 71–72)
Zulkifeli Mohd Zin	2010–2011	14 June 1956 (age 68)
Zulkifli Zainal Abidin	2011–2013	30 November 1958 (age 66)
Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor	2013–2016	20 June 1957 (age 67)
Zulkiple Kassim	2016–2018	24 February 1959 (age 65)
Ahmad Hasbullah Mohd Nawawi	2018–2020
Zamrose Mohd Zain	2020–2023	22 September 1962 (age 62)