23rd PAT/CDF To Be Appointed This Friday

The Army four-star epaulette. Wikipedia.

SHAH ALAM: The Armed Forces Assistant Chief of Staff Personnel Services Lt General Nizam Jaafar will be promoted as General and appointed as the Chief of Defence Forces this Friday. He will be the first flag officer to be appointed as CDF without heading either one of the three services, multiple sources told Malaysian Defence.

Nizam replaces General Mohammad Ab Rahman, 61, who is retiring from service. This will be the second time a non-service chief is appointed as CDF. In 2018 the then UPNM vice-chancellor General Zulkifli Zainal Abidin was appointed to the post replacing the-then CDF General Raja Affandi Raja Noor. Zulkifli was the Army chief prior to his second stint as UPNM VC though. Raja Affendi replaced Zulkifli as the Army chief before he was later promoted as the CDF.

Lt General Nizam Jaafar (right) with his wife at the ceremony where he was promoted to a three star general. With him is current CDF General Mohammad Ab Rahman and wife. MAF.

An official announcement on Nizam’s appointment is only expected this Friday. Nizam was appointed to his post at the Armed Forces headquarters on December 20, 2023. He was promoted to Lt General on November 7 2024. Prior to his appointment as AKSPA, he was the president of the National Resilience College or Puspahanas with the rank of Major General.
Lt General Nizam Jaafar. Note the Condor badge on his right pocket, signifying his mechanized qualifications. He was the CO of 19th RMR from 2003 to 2004. MAF

Among the posts he held during his 40-plus year service in the Army was the commanding officer of the 19th Royal Malay Regiment, Malbatt CO in Lebanon and the director of infantry. He also commanded the 2nd Brigade before he was made an ADC to the 14th King. Nizam is the first 19th RMR CO – 2003-2004- to become the CDF. He will be the first CDF to have graduated from Sandhurst military academy after General Zulkifeli Mohd Zin who served from 2011 to 2016. Apart from Sandhurst, Nizam also attended St Cyr military academy in France for his post-graduate study.
22nd CDF General Mohammad Ab Rahman inspecting the parade at the farewell ceremony hosted by the Army on January 25. BTDM.

The appointment ceremony for the 23rd CDF is scheduled on Friday afternoon. In the morning, MAF will hold a farewell parade for the retiring CDF at the Sungei Besi Camp. The three services had conducted separate farewell parades for Mohammad, with the first by RMAF on January 23, RMN on January 24 and January 25 by the Army.
22nd CDF General Mohammad Ab Rahman inspecting the parade at the farewell ceremony hosted by the Army on January 25. BTDM.

— Malaysian Defence

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3 Comments

  1. Some of the ferrets seen operational on parades in the last 5-6 years

    Z 4642 jan25
    ZC 4567 nov24
    Z 3927 oct24
    ZD 4567 mar23
    ZD 1777 mar23
    Z 2401 dec22
    Z 2662 dec21
    Z 6577 sept 20

    Not sure if ZC 4567 and ZD 4567 is the same vehicle or not.

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