Malaysian Armed Forces Council

See also: Supreme Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces

The Malaysian Armed Forces Council is a Malaysian military body established under Article 137 of the Constitution of Malaysia and is the constitutional body responsible (under the general authority of the King as Supreme Commander) for the command, discipline and administration of Malaysia's armed forces. It is composed of the following members;

• The Minister of Defence.
• One member appointed by the Conference of Rulers.
• The Chief of the Armed Forces Staff, who is appointed by the King of Malaysia.
• The Secretary General of Defence Ministry.
• Two senior staff officers of the army, appointed by the King.
• A senior officer of the navy, appointed by the King.
• A senior officer of the air force, appointed by the King.
• Up to two other members, appointed by the King.

Current Composition of Council Members

Permanent Members

#	Name	Official Office	Ref
1	Dato' Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Chairman	Minister of Defense	[1] [2]
2	Dato' Isham Ishak	Secretary General, Ministry of Defense	[2] [3]
3	Tan Sri Syed Danial Syed Ahmad, Royal Representative	Keeper of the Rulers' Seal	[2]
4	General Datuk Mohd Nizam Jaffar MA	Chief of Defence Forces	[2] [4]
5	General Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan	Chief of Army	[2]
6	Admiral Datuk Zulhelmy Ithnain	Chief of Navy	[2]
7	General Tan Seri Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan	Chief of Air Force	[2]
8	Dato' Mohtar Mohd Abd Rahman	Deputy Director General of Public Service (Development)	[2]
9	Lieutenant General Dato' Abu Muslim Ismail	Chief of Staff of Malaysian Armed Forces Headquarters	[2]
10	Major General Datuk Wira Zamrose Mohd Zain	Assistant Chief of Staff Personnel Services, Ministry of Defense	[2]

Joint Members

#	Name	Official Office	Ref
1	Adly Zahari	Deputy Minister of Defense	[5]
2	Datuk Hj. Ruji bin Hj. Ubi	Deputy Secretary General (Development), Ministry of Defense	[5]
3	Mastura Ahmad Mustafa	Deputy Secretary General (Management), Ministry of Defense	[5]
4	Ahmad Nadzri bin Mohd Hassan	Deputy Secretary General (Policy), Ministry of Defense	[5]
5	Shahrizat Ismail, Legal Advisor	Chief Judge Advocate, Ministry of Defense	[5]

Secretariat

#	Name	Official Office	Ref
1	S. Rizuan Saidi	Principal Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Defense	[6]
2	Lieutenant Colonel Abu Hasan Assha'ari Kamis @ Shaffiee	Staff Officer, Ministry of Defense	[6]

Source : ^[7]

References

1. "YB Haji Mohamad Bin Sabu As The Country's New Defence Minister". Ministry of Defence Malaysia. 22 May 2018.
2. "Malaysian Armed Forces Council Group". Ministry of Defence Malaysia. p. 1.
3. "Send-off Ceremony For Secretary General YBhg Dato' Sri Abdul Rahim Mohamad Radzi". Ministry of Defence Malaysia. 31 May 2018.
4. "Majlis Serah Terima Tugas Panglima Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (PAT), Antara YM Jen Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor dan Jen Tan Sri Dato' Seri Zulkifli Zainal Abidin" (in Malay). Ministry of Defence Malaysia. 20 June 2018.
5. "Malaysian Armed Forces Council Group". Ministry of Defence Malaysia. p. 2.
6. "Malaysian Armed Forces Council Group". Ministry of Defence Malaysia. p. 3.
7. "Malaysian Armed Forces Council Group".