Chief of Navy (Malaysia)
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StyleYang Berbahagia (The Honorable)
TypeChief
Member ofMalaysian Armed Forces Council
Reports toChief of Defence Forces
| Chief of Navy | |
|---|---|
| Panglima Tentera Laut ڤڠليما تنترا لاءوت | |
 | |
since 23 September 2024 | |
 Royal Malaysian Navy | |
| Style | Yang Berbahagia (The Honorable) |
| Type | Chief |
| Member of | Malaysian Armed Forces Council |
| Reports to | Chief of Defence Forces |
| Term length | Not fixed |
| Formation | 15 May 1957 |
| First holder | Commodore Edward Dudley Norman |
| Salary | TURUS II |
| Website | www.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 Zulhelmy Ithnain who succeeded Laksamana Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Ayob on 23 September 2024.
| 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[a] (1910–1998) |
15 May 1957 | 7 February 1960 | 2 years, 268 days | |
| Captain of the Navy, Malaya | ||||||
| 2 | |
Captain William John Dovers[b] (1918–2007) |
8 February 1960 | 13 July 1962 | 2 years, 155 days | |
| Chief of Navy | ||||||
| 3 | |
Commodore Anthony Monckton Synnot[b] (1922–2001) |
14 July 1962 | March 1965 | 2 years, 7 months | |
| 4 | |
Commodore Allen Nelson Dollard[b] (1917–2009) |
March 1965 | 30 November 1968 | 3 years, 8 months | |
| 5 | |
Rear Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Seri K. Thanabalasingam (born c. 1936) |
1 December 1968 | 31 December 1976 | 8 years, 30 days | |
| 6 | |
Vice Admiral Dato' Mohd Zain Mohd Salleh (born 1935) |
1 January 1977 | 31 December 1985 | 8 years, 364 days | |
| 7 | |
Vice Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Wahab Nawi (–) |
1 January 1986 | 31 October 1991 | 5 years, 303 days | |
| 8 | |
Vice Admiral Tan Sri Mohd Shariff Ishak (1941–1995) |
1 November 1991 | 12 October 1996 | 4 years, 346 days | |
| 9 | |
Vice Admiral Tan Sri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor (born 1943) |
13 October 1996 | 14 October 1998 | 2 years, 1 day | |
| 10 | |
Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Seri Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal (born 1946) |
15 October 1998 | 12 August 2001 | 2 years, 301 days | |
| 11 | |
Admiral Tan Sri Mohd Ramly Abu Bakar (born 1948) |
13 August 2001 | 13 October 2003 | 2 years, 61 days | |
| 12 | |
Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor (born 1950) |
13 October 2003 | 27 April 2005 | 1 year, 196 days | |
| 13 | |
Admiral Tan Sri Ilyas Din (1951–2018) |
28 April 2005 | 14 November 2006 | 1 year, 200 days | |
| 14 | |
Admiral Tan Sri Ramlan Mohamed Ali (born 1952) |
15 November 2006 | 31 March 2008 | 1 year, 137 days | |
| 15 | |
Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar (born 1956) |
1 April 2008 | 18 November 2015 | 7 years, 231 days | |
| 16 | |
Admiral Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin (born 1977) |
19 November 2015 | 29 November 2018 | 3 years, 10 days | |
| 17 | |
Admiral Tan Sri Mohd Reza Mohd Sany (born 1963) | 30 November 2018 | 26 January 2023 | 4 years, 57 days | |
| 18 |  |
Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Ayob (born 1964) | 27 January 2023 | 22 September 2024 | 1 year, 239 days | |
| 19 | Admiral Tan Sri Zulhelmy Ithnain (born 1968) |
23 September 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 118 days | ||
