Raja Mohamed Affandi

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Raja Mohamad Nor is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Raja Mohamad Affandi. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Mulia General (Rtd) Tan Sri
Raja Mohamed Affandi
Raja Mohamed Noor
PGAT PMN PSM PJN SPMK SPMS SPMP SPKK SSAP DPPN SPDK SPMT SPTS DCSM PSAT DGMK DSAP DMPN DSDK PAT JSM SMZ KAT KMN PPS PPA PNBB PJM DPKT DUBC
راج محمد أفندي‎
General Affandi in 2014
19th Chief of Defence Forces
In office
16 December 2016 – 19 June 2018
Monarchs
Prime Minister
Minister of Defence
Preceded byZulkifeli Mohd Zin
Succeeded byZulkifli Zainal Abidin
25th Chief of Army
In office
15 June 2013 – 16 December 2016
Preceded byZulkifli Zainal Abidin
Succeeded byZulkiple Kassim
Personal details
Born
Raja Mohamed Affandi bin Raja Mohamed Noor

(1958-06-22) 22 June 1958 (age 66)
Besut, Terengganu, Federation of Malaya
Nationality Malaysia
SpouseNorlida Abdul Mubin
Children4
Education
  • MDef Studies
  • MSc Strat and Def Studies
Alma mater
OccupationSenior military officer
Civilian awards Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN)
Military service
Allegiance Malaysia
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Branch/service Malaysian Army
Years of service1977–2018
Rank General
UnitRoyal Malay Regiment
Commands
  • Army Basic Training Centre
  • 18th Battalion, Royal Malay Regiment
  • 3rd Division HQ
  • Army Planning & Development HQ
  • 2nd Division
  • Malaysian Armed Forces HQ
Battles/warsSecond Malayan Emergency
Military awards Courageous Commander of the Order of Military Service (PGAT)
Service number411967

Raja Mohamed Affandi bin Raja Mohamed Noor (Jawi: راج محمد أفندي بن راج محمد نور; born 22 June 1958) is a Malaysian senior military officer, former Chief of Army and Chief of Defence Force.[1][2]

Early life and education

Raja Mohamed Affandi was born into a descendant of royal families perak (hence prefix Yang Mulia ('His Highness') instead of Yang Berbahagia ('The Honorable') on 22 June 1958 at Kampung Raja, Besut, Terengganu.[3]

He received his primary education at Sekolah Kg Raja, Besut, and secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Sultan Ismail. He later attends Pre-Officer Cadet Training Unit (Pre-OCTU) at Sebatang Karah Camp, Port Dickson before continues his training as Cadet Officer at Royal Military College, Sungai Besi. He was commissioned as Second Lieutenant (Malay: Leftenan Muda) on 11 May 1977 and assigned to the Royal Malay Regiment.[1]

He continues his study while he is still in the service. He obtains Master in Defence Studies from University of New South Wales and Master of Science in Defence and Strategic Studies from Quaid-i-Azam University.[1]

Military career

General Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi was directly involved in the Second Malayan Emergency during his early days as an army officer. He led his unit as platoon commander and later as company commander fighting with communist insurgents. He then became Aide-de-camp to Deputy Chief of Army, Lead Instructor at Army Basic Training Centre (Malay: Pusat Latihan Asas Tentera Darat — PUSASDA), Commander of 18th Battalion, Royal Malay Regiment (18 RAMD), Staff Officer 1 at National Operations Council (now National Security Council), Administration Staff Officer 1 at Army Human Resources Branch, chief-of-staff at 3rd Division Headquarters, assistant chief-of-staff at Army Planning and Development and Commander of 2nd Division.[1]

He was promoted to Lieutenant General on 2 June 2008 and entrusted to hold Army Field Commander (Malay: Panglima Medan Tentera Darat) position. On 31 October 2009, he was assigned to chief-of-staff of Malaysian Armed Forces (Malay: Ketua Staf Angkatan Tentera Malaysia) post. He then promoted to rank general on 15 June 2013, and in the same time promoted to Chief of Army (Malay: Panglima Tentera Darat — PTD) position.[1]

With his vast experience in the military and administration, he was promoted to the 19th Chief of Defence Forces on 16 December 2016, replacing General Zulkifeli Mohd Zain who retired from the Armed Forces.[2]

Retirement from Armed Forces

Raja Mohamed Affandi retired from armed forces on 20 June 2018. His position as Chief of Defence Forces is succeeded by General Tan Sri Zulkifli Zainal Abidin.[4]

Raja Mohamed Affandi was named as BN's candidate for the Kemaman by-election.[5] He lost by 37,220 votes.

Personal life

General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi is married to Puan Sri Datin Sri Norlida binti Hj Abdul Mubin and together they had three daughters and one son.[1]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2023 P040 Kemaman, Terengganu Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor (BN) 27,798 29.94% Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar (PAS) 64,998 70.06% 92,776 37,220 65.76%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Foreign honours

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