The Chief of Navy () is the most senior appointment in the Royal Malaysian Navy and has been held by a four-star officer in the rank of admiral since 2002. The Chief of Navy is a member of the Malaysian Armed Forces Council and directly reports to the Chief of Defence Forces.
The current Chief of Navy is Laksamana Datuk Zulhelmy Ithnain who succeeded Laksamana Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Ayob on 23 September 2024.
Appointees Portrait Name Term of office Took office Left office Time in office Senior Officer, Royal Malayan Navy 1 CommodoreEdward Dudley Norman Captain of the Navy, Malaya2 CaptainWilliam John Dovers Chief of Navy3 CommodoreAnthony Monckton Synnot 4 CommodoreAllen Nelson Dollard 5 Rear Admiral K. Thanabalasingam 6 Vice Admiral Mohd Zain Mohd Salleh 7 Vice Admiral Abdul Wahab Nawi 8 Vice Admiral Mohd Shariff Ishak 9 Vice Admiral Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor 10 Admiral Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal 11 Admiral Mohd Ramly Abu Bakar 12 Admiral Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor 13 Admiral Ilyas Din 14 Admiral Ramlan Mohamed Ali 15 Admiral Abdul Aziz Jaafar 16 Admiral Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin 29 November 2018 17 Admiral Mohd Reza Mohd Sany 18 Admiral Abdul Rahman Ayob 19 Admiral Zulhelmy Ithnain Incumbent
See also
Royal Malaysian Navy Chief of Defence Forces Chief of Army (Malaysia) Chief of Air Force (Malaysia) Deputy Chief of Navy (Malaysia)
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References kepimpinan - Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (in Malay)