Kor Agama Angkatan Tentera

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Armed Forces' Religious Corps
Kor Agama Angkatan Tentera
Active16 April 1985 (Official)
CountryFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
BranchFlag of the Malaysian Army.svg  Malaysian Army
TypeReligious chaplain
Part ofFlag of the Malaysian Armed Forces.svg Malaysian Armed Forces
Nickname(s)KAGAT
Commanders
Director Major General Mohd Rashidi Bin Bujai

The Military Religious Corps (Malay : Kor Agama Angkatan Tentera, KAGAT) is a Muslim chaplain service of the Malaysian Army. [1]

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History

Kor Agama Angkatan Tentera (KAGAT) was officially formed on 19 April 1985, as the 16th corps of the Malaysian Army. Unique among corps of the Malaysian Army, KAGAT is a joint service formation serving all the serving men and women of the Malaysian Armed Forces, and not limited to the just the Malaysian Army, whether be Muslim or Christian alike.

Initiatives for the formation of KAGAT was moved in 1979, and the Armed Forces Council agreed to the formation of the corps in their 197th Meeting on 24 January 1980. In March 1986, the Armed Forces Council approved the terms of transfer of the Islamic Religious Affairs officers from the Public Service Department to the newly founded KAGAT as Muslim chaplains.

The first Director of the KAGAT was The Late Brigadier General Tan Sri Dato' Seri Haji Abdul Hamid Zainal Abidin.

Organisation

There is no specific and formal field formations for KAGAT, rather members of the corps are distributed throughout all three services of the Malaysian Armed Forces. The most senior officer is the Director of the corps who holds the rank of a Brigadier General or Major General.

Below are the list of the Director of the Corps throughout the years:

Roles

References

  1. "Army Official Website". army.mod.gov.my. Archived from the original on 19 January 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2019.