New RMN Deputy Chief 2024

SHAH ALAM: Almost three months after the RMN chief was appointed, the appointment of his deputy was made public today. RMN said that Vice-Admiral Shamsuddin Ludin reported work as the Deputy RMN chief at the RMN headquarters at the Defence Ministry today.

Shamsuddin handed over his duty as Western Fleet Commander on November 18 to his successor Vice Admiral Mohamad Azuwan Harun on November 18. Shamsuddin is a principal warfare officer by training and had commanded KD Mahamiru as the senior officer of the 26th MCMV squadron. His last tour as a ship driver was with KD Jebat and the senior officer of the 23rd frigate squadron. Shamsuddin was the CO of Jebat when the ship and other vessels from RMN and MMEA came to the rescue of an oil tanker from armed pirates in the South China Sea in October 2011.

S𝐈𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝟏𝟗 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒: 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐍 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐀 𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐀 𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐓 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐒 𝐑𝐀𝐒𝐌𝐈
Laksamana Madya Dato’ Ts. Shamsuddin bin Hj Ludin memulakan tugas sebagai Timbalan Panglima Tentera Laut hari ini. Ketibaan beliau ke Wisma Pertahanan disambut Asisten Ketua Staf Sumber Manusia, Laksamana Muda Badarudin bin Taha dan Asisten Ketua Staf Pentadbiran, Laksamana Pertama Kamaruddin bin Omar serta barisan pengurusan tertinggi Markas Tentera Laut.
Laksamana Madya Dato’ Ts. Shamsuddin sebelum ini telah memegang jawatan Panglima Armada Barat mulai 18 Oktober 2023.
Antara jawatan yang pernah disandang beliau adalah Pegawai Kanan Skuadron Penangkis Periuk Api Ke-26 semasa beliau memegang jawatan sebagai Pegawai Memerintah KD MAHAMIRU dan Pegawai Kanan Skuadron Frigat Ke-23 ketika beliau memegang jawatan sebagai Pegawai Memerintah KD JEBAT. Selain itu, Laksamana Madya Dato’ Ts. Shamsuddin pernah memegang jawatan Asisten Ketua Staf Perancangan dan Pembangunan di Markas Tentera Laut dan dilantik sebagai Ketua Pengarah Bahagian Siber dan Elektromagnetik Pertahanan di Markas Angkatan Tentera Malaysia.
Dari sudut akademik, Dato‘ Shamsuddin telah memperolehi Ijazah Sarjana dalam Pengurusan dan Kajian Pertahanan dari Universiti Canberra, Australia dan Ijazah Sarjana dalam bidang Maritime Studies dari Universiti Wollongong, Australia. Beliau juga telah menamatkan pengajian Command and Staff College di Australia serta Naval Command Course U.S Naval War College di Rhode Island.
Beliau telah menerima anugerah Pakar Keselamatan Siber Tahun 2021 oleh Cyber Security Malaysia sebagai pengiktirafan ke atas sumbangan dan inisiatif beliau dalam bidang keselamatan siber. Selain itu, beliau juga dilantik sebagai Profesor Adjunt oleh Universiti Teknologi MARA dan juga diiktiraf sebagai Profesional Teknologis oleh Lembaga Teknologis Malaysia.

It is likely RMN dispensed with the ceremony of appointing the RMN deputy chief following the controversy last year.

–Malaysian Defence