Deputy Chief of Navy (Malaysia)
Royal Malaysian Navy appointment
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The Deputy Chief of Navy (Malay: Timbalan Panglima Tentera Laut) is the senior appointment in the Royal Malaysian Navy and has been held by a three-star officer in the rank of vice admiral since 2000.[1] The Deputy Chief of Navy directly reports to the Chief of Navy.
| Deputy Chief of Royal Malaysian Navy | |
|---|---|
| Timbalan Panglima Tentera Laut تيمبلن ڤڠليما تنترا لاءوت | |
Incumbent since 13 January 2026Vice Admiral Datuk Badarudin Taha | |
 Royal Malaysian Navy | |
| Style | Yang Berbahagia (The Honorable) |
| Type | Deputy Chief |
| Reports to | Chief of Navy |
| Term length | Not fixed |
| Formation | 1 September 1967 |
| First holder | Commodore K. Thanabalasingam |
| Salary | JUSA A |
| Website | www.navy.mil.my - Deputy Chief of Navy |
The current Deputy Chief of Navy is Vice Admiral Datuk Badarudin Taha who succeeded Vice Admiral Dato' Pahlawan Shamsuddin Ludin on 13 January 2026.[2]
Appointees
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 |  |
Commodore Dato' K. Thanabalasingam (born 1936) |
1 September 1967 | 30 November 1967 | 90 days | |
| 2 | |
Commodore Dato' Mohd Zain Mohd Salleh (born 1935) |
1 February 1971 | 31 December 1976 | 5 years, 334 days | |
| 3 | |
Rear Admiral Dato' Abdul Wahab Nawi (born 1939) |
7 February 1977 | 31 January 1986 | 8 years, 358 days | |
| 4 | |
Rear Admiral Dato' Haron Mohd Salleh (–) |
22 May 1986 | 6 January 1988 | 1 year, 229 days | |
| 5 | |
Rear Admiral Dato' Mohd Shariff Ishak (1941–1995) |
7 January 1988 | 31 October 1990 | 2 years, 115 days | |
| 6 | |
Rear Admiral Dato' Yaacob Daud (–) |
1 November 1990 | 26 February 1991 | 117 days | |
| 7 | |
Rear Admiral Dato' Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor (born 1943) |
27 February 1991 | 1 March 1994 | 3 years, 2 days | |
| 8 | |
Rear Admiral Dato' Abdul Khalid Mohd Said (–) |
2 March 1994 | 18 June 1995 | 1 year, 108 days | |
| 9 | |
Rear Admiral Dato' Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor (born 1943) |
19 June 1995 | 12 October 1995 | 115 days | |
| 10 | |
Rear Admiral Dato' Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal (born 1946) |
13 October 1995 | 14 October 1998 | 3 years, 1 day | |
| 11 | |
Rear Admiral Datuk Mohd Hussin Tamby (–) |
15 October 1998 | 7 December 1999 | 1 year, 53 days | [3] |
| 12 | |
Vice Admiral Datuk Mohd Ramly Abu Bakar (born 1948) |
8 December 1999 | 12 August 2002 | 2 years, 247 days | [4] |
| 13 | |
Vice Admiral Dato' Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor (born 1950) |
13 August 2002 | 12 August 2003 | 364 days | |
| 14 | |
Vice Admiral Datuk Ilyas Din (1951–2018) |
13 August 2003 | 27 April 2005 | 1 year, 257 days | |
| 15 | |
Vice Admiral Datuk Ramlan Mohamed Ali (born 1952) |
30 April 2005 | 14 November 2006 | 1 year, 198 days | |
| 16 | |
Vice Admiral Datuk Abdul Aziz Jaafar (born 1956) |
15 November 2006 | 31 March 2008 | 1 year, 290 days | |
| 17 | |
Vice Admiral Dato' Indera Mohammed Noordin Ali (–) |
1 April 2008 | 14 November 2013 | 5 years, 227 days | |
| 18 | |
Vice Admiral Dato' Seri Panglima Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin (born 1959) |
15 November 2013 | 17 November 2015 | 2 years, 2 days | |
| 19 | |
Vice Admiral Dato' Anuwi Hassan (1959–2018) |
18 November 2015 | 12 July 2018 | 2 years, 236 days | |
| 20 | |
Vice Admiral Dato' Pahlawan Mohd Reza Mohd Sany (born 1963) | 13 July 2018 | 29 November 2018 | 139 days | |
| 21 | |
Vice Admiral Datuk Khairul Anuar Yahya (born 1960) |
30 November 2018 | 1 November 2019 | 336 days | [5] |
| 22 | |
Vice Admiral Datuk Abdul Rahman Ayob (born 1964) | 2 November 2019 | 26 January 2023 | 3 years, 85 days | [6] |
| 23 | |
Vice Admiral Datuk Sabri Zali (born 1967) |
27 January 2023 | 10 August 2023 | 195 days | [7] |
| 24 | |
Vice Admiral Datuk Zulhelmy Ithnain (born 1968) | 11 August 2023 | 22 September 2024 | 1 year, 42 days | [8] |
| 25 | |
Vice Admiral Dato' Pahlawan Shamsuddin Ludin (born 1968) |
19 November 2024 | 12 January 2026 | 1 year, 54 days | [9] |
| 26 | |
Vice Admiral Datuk Badarudin Taha (born 1967) |
13 January 2026 | Incumbent | 153 days | [2] |