Abdul Aziz Zainal

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General Abdul Aziz in 2007
15th Ambassador of Malaysia to France
In office
29 May 2010 –1 July 2013
OccupationDiplomat
Military service
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Branch/serviceFlag of the Malaysian Army.svg  Malaysian Army
Years of service1969–2009
Rank Malaysia-army-OF-9.svg General
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Abdul Aziz bin Zainal (born 26 August 1951) is a Malaysian diplomat who formerly took office as the 16th Chief of Defence Forces from 2007 to 2009, 12th Chief of Army from 2004 to 2007, and Ambassador of Malaysia to France from 2010 to 2013. Notably, he served as Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia's previous chairman, [1] chairman of Heitech Defence System and Perbadanan Perwira Niaga. [2]

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Biography

Education

Aziz has an honorary doctorate in leadership and management from the University of Tun Abdul Razak in 2007; honorary doctorate in management from the Malaysian University of Sabah in 2008; and a master's degree in management from the Asian Institute of Management, Manila in 1996. [3] [1] Furthermore, he participated in courses and seminars abroad, including the Peace Support Operations training in Victoria, British Columbia, the Battle Shooting Management course in the United Kingdom, and the Pacific Armies Management seminars in Sydney, Tokyo, and Calgary. [4] Later in his career, he would go on to attend the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) Staff College and MAF Defence College. [1]

Military career

After attending the Royal Military College in Sungai Besi, Aziz enlisted in the Royal Malay Regiment (RMR) in 1971. As he advanced through the ranks of the military, he began his brief tenure as a platoon commander in the 3rd Battalion. [1] He had held numerous important staff and command positions in different Malaysian Armed Forces headquarters, departments, and training facilities in addition to serving in multiple roles in RMR battalions. As Chief of Defence Forces, he brought about a new management philosophy that transformed the organisation and led to the introduction of the balanced scorecard, key performance indicators, and the "Fourth Dimension MAF," as well as full integration and improved interoperability between the Army, Navy, and Armed Forces. [4]

Along with serving as the Malaysian contingent commander in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1996 to 1997 as a member of NATO forces, Aziz held the position of assistant defense attaché in the Philippines from 1981 to 1983. He assumed ultimate command of the Malaysian Army upon his promotion to general on 9 September 2004, [1] and would hold that position until 2007, and later the Chief of Defence Forces from February 2007 to September 2009. [4]

Later life

On 29 May 2010, Abdul Aziz was welcomed as Malaysia's ambassador to France. [4] He became the first former Chief of Defence Forces to be named ambassador, becomes one of a select few non-career diplomats to hold this position of responsibility. [3] In 2016, he was arrested and questioned on a RM15 million cas, making him the second high-ranking bank employee to be brought before the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). [5]

Personal life

Aziz was born in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan on 26 August 1951. [3] He is married to Puan Sri Dato' Rositah binti Haji Md. Mawi and together had two sons and daughters. [4]

Honours

Aziz holds accreditations in Portugal and Monaco, in addition to earning the following honours; [6] [7]

National

Foreign

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