Malaysian military ranks

The following tables present the ranks of the Malaysian Armed Forces.[1]

Rank list

SSM Grade Equiv. Type Army Navy Air Force NATO
equivalents
of ranks
Usually reserved for His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Commander-in-chief[note 1] Field Marshal Admiral of the Fleet Marshal of the Air Force OF-10
VUZA3[note 2] Turus II Commissioned officers General Admiral General OF-9
VUZA5[note 3] JUSA A
VUZA6 JUSA B Lieutenant General[note 4] Vice Admiral[note 5] Lieutenant General[note 6] OF-8
VUZA7 JUSA C Major General Rear Admiral Major General RMAF OF-7
ZA26 54 Brigadier General Commodore (lit. First Admiral)[2] Brigadier General RMAF OF-6
ZA24 52 Colonel Captain Colonel RMAF OF-5
ZA22 48 Lieutenant Colonel Commander Lieutenant Colonel RMAF OF-4
ZA20 46A Major Lieutenant Commander Major RMAF OF-3
ZA18 44 Captain Lieutenant Captain RMAF OF-2
ZA16 42 Lieutenant Sub Lieutenant Lieutenant RMAF OF-1
ZA15 41 Second Lieutenant Acting Sub Lieutenant Second Lieutenant RMAF
ZAL13/ZAL15 Officer Cadet Midshipman Officer Cadet OF(D)
Officer Cadet
ZA12 38 Other ranks Warrant Officer I Warrant Officer I Warrant Officer I OR-9
ZA10 36 Warrant Officer II Warrant Officer II Warrant Officer II OR-8
ZA8 32 Staff Sergeant[note 7] Chief Petty Officer Flight Sergeant OR-7
ZA6 29 Sergeant Petty Officer Sergeant OR-6
ZA4 22 Corporal Leading Seaman Corporal OR-4
ZA2 20 Lance Corporal Able Seaman Leading Aircraftman OR-3
ZA1 19 Private[note 8] Ordinary Seaman Aircraftman OR-1
ZAL1 Recruit Recruit Recruit

Rank table

This table shows the rank structure and epaulette insignia from 1963 until today. For the ranks in the Malaysian Army, the shoulder board rank insignia for Senior Officers and Junior Officers comprises the star from the Order of the Crown of the Realm.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers, based on the No. 2 and No. 3 Dress Uniform. For the insignia of the RMAF, the "KEHORMAT" was written for honorary officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
 Malaysian Army[3]
Fil marsyal Jeneral Leftenan jeneral Mejar jeneral Brigedier jeneral Kolonel Leftenan kolonel Mejar Kapten Leftenan Leftenan muda
 Royal Malaysian Navy[3]
Laksamana armada Laksamana Laksamana madya Laksamana muda Laksamana pertama Kepten Komander Leftenan komander Leftenan Leftenan madya Leftenan muda
 Royal Malaysian Air Force[3]
Marsyal tentera udara Jeneral TUDM Leftenan jeneral TUDM Mejar jeneral TUDM Brigedier jeneral TUDM Kolonel TUDM Leftenan kolonel TUDM Mejar TUDM Kapten TUDM Leftenan TUDM Leftenan muda TUDM
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

Student officer ranks

Rank group Student officer
 Royal Malaysian Navy[3]
Pegawai kadet kanan Pegawai kadet

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and enlisted personnel.

Rank group Warrant officers Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Malaysian Army[4]
 Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal No insignia
Pegawai waran I Pegawai waran II Staf sarjan Sarjan Koperal Lans koperal Prebet Rekrut
 Royal Malaysian Navy[5]
 No insignia
Pegawai waran I Pegawai waran II Bintara kanan Bintara muda Laskar kanan Laskar kelas I Laskar kelas II Perajurit muda
 Royal Malaysian Air Force
 Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army Warrant Officer Class 2 Flight Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal No insignia No insignia
Pegawai waran udara I Pegawai waran udara II Flait sarjan Sarjan udara Koperal udara Laskar udara kanan Laskar udara I Laskar udara II Perajurit muda
Rank group Warrant officers Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

Other military-based organization ranks

Royal Johor Military Force

The RJMF ranks are equal to Army ranks, but different pay grades. RJMF have their own service grade and basic salary scale.[6]

Commissioned officers

The following are rank insignia for commissioned officers for the Royal Johor Military Force.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Royal Johor Military Force
 No insignia
Komandan Mejar Jeneral Brigedier Jeneral Mejar Kapten Leftenan Leftenan Muda Pegawai Kadet
Other ranks

The following are rank insignia for other ranks for the Johor Military Force.

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Royal Johor Military Force
 Sergeant major Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal No insignia
Pegawai Waren/Sarjan Mejar Staf Sarjan Sarjan Korporal Lans Korporal Prebet Rekrut

Malaysia Coast Guard

Malaysia Coast Guard ranks are equal to the Royal Malaysian Navy's ranks, but the MCG has their service grade and basic salary scale. In addition the MCG does not use the executive curl but instead, the badge of the MCG.

RELA Corps

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
The People's Volunteer Corps
Chief Commissioner
Ketua Pesuruhjaya 		Deputy Chief Commissioner
Timbalan Ketua Pesuruhjaya 		Commissioner
Pesuruhjaya 		Deputy Commissioner
Timbalan Pesuruhjaya 		Senior Assistant Commissioner
Penolang Pesuruhjaya Kanan 		Assistant Commissioner
Penolang Pesuruhjaya 		Superintendent
Penguasa 		Senior Deputy Superintendent
Timbalan Penguasa Kanan 		Deputy Superintendent
Timbalan Penguasa Kanan 		Senior Assistant Superintendent
Penolang Penguasa Kanan
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
The People's Volunteer Corps
Assistant Superintendent I
Penolang Penguasa I 		Assistant Superintendent II
Penolang Penguasa II 		Superior Officer I
Pegawal tinggi I 		Superior Officer II
Pegawal tinggi II 		Senior Officer I
Pegawal Kanan I 		Senior Officer II
Pegawal Kanan II

RELA Corps ranks are equal to Army ranks, but the RELA Corps has different pay grade. RELA Corps have their basic salary and allowance scale, but RELA Corps have no fixed service grade. Only permanent officer has a salary and allowance like other civil service staff but RELA Corps NCO and lower rank has given an allowance only.

From 2012, RELA Corps rank system was changed and synchronized with the police rank system but still maintaining old insignia.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ This rank is usually reserved to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
  2. ^ This grade is reserved to the Chief of Defence Force only.
  3. ^ This grade is reserved to the Chiefs of Army, Chief of Air Force and Chief of Navy only.
  4. ^ Colonel-in-Chiefs of the Army wear this rank.
  5. ^ Commodore-in-Chief of the Navy (the Sultan of Selangor) wears this rank.
  6. ^ Colonel-in-Chief of the Air Force (the Sultan of Pahang) wears this rank.
  7. ^ Malaysia, as a Commonwealth nation, has a rank structure similar to the British Army. This position may be referred to by a variety of names depending on the regiment or corps, such as "Colour Sergeant".
  8. ^ Just like the Staff Sergeant rank, the rank of Private has a variety of names depending on the regiment or corps. Other names for the rank of Private are "Ranger", "Gunner" and "Trooper".

References

  1. ^ "Pangkat-pangkat Dalam ATM" (in Malay). Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. ^ Chan, Dawn (2020-12-19). "Rohana, first woman appointed First Admiral in RMN | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  3. ^ a b c d "Pangkat". mafhq.mil.my (in Malay). Malaysian Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Kategori Pangkat". army.mod.gov.my/ (in Malagasy). Malaysian Army. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. ^ "RMN other ranks". navy.mil.my. Royal Malaysian Navy. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Jadual Gaji & Sifir Pemindahan Gaji - Keselamatan & Pertahanan" [Salary Schedule & Salary Transfer Code - Security & Defence] (PDF) (in Malay). Public Service Department (Malaysia). 1 July 2007: 194–203. Retrieved 27 August 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)