Abdul Ghani Abdul Aziz

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Aziz is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Ghani. The word "bin"/"ibn" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Lieutenant General (Rtd) Tan Sri
Abdul Ghani Abdul Aziz
PGAT PSM SIMP SPTS PSAT DIMP DPMK JMN KMN BK PTU PPA PPM PJM
عبدالغني عبدالعزيز‎
10th Chief of Air Force
In office
19 March 1993 – 8 August 1996
Monarchs
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Minister of Defence
Preceded byMohd Yunus Mohd Tasi
Succeeded byAhmad Saruji Che Rose
Personal details
Born (1944-11-07) 7 November 1944
Alor Setar, Syburi, Si Rat Malai
(now Kedah, Malaysia)
SpouseSeri Wilson Syed Ibrahim
Children3
Parents
Alma mater
Military service
Allegiance Malaysia
Branch/service Royal Malaysian Air Force
Years of service1964–1996
Rank Lieutenant General
Battles/wars

Abdul Ghani bin Abdul Aziz (Jawi: عبدالغني بن عبدالعزيز‎; born 7 November 1944), is a Malaysian retired-military officer who served as the 10th Chief of Air Force from March 1993 to August 1996.[1][2]

Early life and education

Abdul Ghani was born on 7 November 1944 in Alor Setar and he raised in Taiping, Perak. His father, Abdul Aziz Zain was the 2nd Attorney General of Brunei from 1961 to 1963. He get his education at King Edward VII School, Taiping but he left at form four to continue his education at Malay College Kuala Kangsar.[3]

He once took a course in civil engineering at Technical College, Kuala Lumpur (later known as University of Technology Malaysia) for a year before he joined as a cadet officer at Federation Military College, Sungai Besi in 1964. He also graduated master in International Relations and Strategic Studies from University of Lancaster in 1981 and master in Arts (Politics) from Royal College of Defence Studies in 1991.[4]

Military career

On 11 March 1993, his predecessor, Mohd Yunus Mohd Tasi handing over chief of Air Force position to Ghani as acting-chief and Ghani held that position definitively on 19 March 1993 and he get rank promotion to lieutenant general.[5][1] The position he held until his retirement and he passing the baton to his successor, Ahmad Saruji Che Rose on 9 August 1996.[4]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Foreign honours

References

  1. ^ a b "Air force to emphasise skills development". New Straits Times. 20 March 1993. p. 8.
  2. ^ "Ahmad Saruji named new RMAF chief in promotions". New Straits Times. 9 August 1996. p. 11.
  3. ^ "He stunes his parents and flies to the top in a 'crazy' calling". New Straits Times. 25 August 1996. p. 14.
  4. ^ a b c d "RMAF chief to retire after 32 years' service". New Straits Times. 8 August 1996. p. 14.
  5. ^ "RMAF upgrades defences". New Straits Times. 12 March 1993. p. 6.
  6. ^ "Senarai Penerima Panglima Setia Mahkota Tahun 2012" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
  7. ^ Bernama (3 June 2012). "King awards 1,523 on birthday". The Star. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1992" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
  9. ^ "King bestows awards on 119". New Straits Times. 30 September 1992. p. 3.
  10. ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1982" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
  11. ^ John Fernandez (2 June 1982). "King honours 449 from police force". New Straits Times. p. 2.
  12. ^ "King honours blind soldier". New Straits Times. 18 September 1990. p. 3.
  13. ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1987" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
  14. ^ "665 on King's honours list". New Straits Times. 3 June 1987. pp. 1–3.
  15. ^ "808 on Kedah Sultan's birthday award list". New Straits Times. 22 January 1995. p. 4.
  16. ^ "Arumugam tops Sultan's birthday honours list". New Straits Times. 24 October 1993. p. 4.
  17. ^ "Sultan's son-in-law heads honours list". New Straits Times. 24 October 1986. p. 10.
  18. ^ "Carian Rekod Penerima Darjah Kebesaran/Pingat Negeri Perak Darul Ridzuan". pingat.perak.gov.my.
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