Malaysian Armed Forces Council

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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;

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Current Composition of Council Members

Permanent Members

#NameOfficial OfficeRef
1 Dato' Seri Hishamuddin Hussein, Chairman Minister of Defense [1] [2]
2 Dato' Halimi Abd ManafSecretary General, Ministry of Defense [2] [3]
3 Tan Sri Syed Danial Syed Ahmad, Royal Representative Keeper of the Rulers' Seal [2]
4General Tan Sri Affendi Buang RMAF Chief of Defence Forces [2] [4]
5General Tan Sri Ahmad Hasbullah Mohd Nawawi Chief of Army [2]
6Admiral Tan Sri Mohd Reza Chief of Navy [2]
7General Datuk Seri Ackbal Abdul Samad RMAF Chief of Air Force [2]
8Dato' Mohtar Mohd Abd RahmanDeputy Director General of Public Service (Development) [2]
9Lieutenant General Dato' Abu Muslim IsmailChief of Staff of Malaysian Armed Forces Headquarters [2]
10Major General Datuk Wira Zamrose Mohd ZainAssistant Chief of Staff Personnel Services, Ministry of Defense [2]

Joint Members

#NameOfficial OfficeRef
1 Dato' Sri Ikmal Hisham Deputy Minister of Defense [5]
2Datuk Hj. Ruji bin Hj. UbiDeputy Secretary General (Development), Ministry of Defense [5]
3Mastura Ahmad MustafaDeputy Secretary General (Management), Ministry of Defense [5]
4Ahmad Nadzri bin Mohd HassanDeputy Secretary General (Policy), Ministry of Defense [5]
5Shahrizat Ismail, Legal AdvisorChief Judge Advocate, Ministry of Defense [5]

Secretariat

#NameOfficial OfficeRef
1S. Rizuan SaidiPrincipal Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Defense [6]
2Lieutenant Colonel Abu Hasan Assha'ari Kamis @ ShaffieeStaff Officer, Ministry of Defense [6]

Source : [7]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "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.
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