The Deputy Chief of Navy () is the senior appointment in the Royal Malaysian Navy and has been held by a three-star officer in the rank of vice admiral since 2000. The Deputy Chief of Navy directly reports to the Chief of Navy.
The current Deputy Chief of Navy is Vice Admiral Datuk Badarudin Taha who succeeded Vice Admiral Dato' Pahlawan Shamsuddin Ludin on 13 January 2026.
Appointees Portrait Name Term of office Took office Left office Time in office1 K. Thanabalasingam 2 Mohd Zain Mohd Salleh 3 Abdul Wahab Nawi 4 Haron Mohd Salleh 5 Mohd Shariff Ishak 6 Yaacob Daud 7 Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor 8 Abdul Khalid Mohd Said 9 Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor 10 Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal 11 Mohd Hussin Tamby 12 Mohd Ramly Abu Bakar 13 Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor 14 Ilyas Din 15 Ramlan Mohamed Ali 16 Abdul Aziz Jaafar 17 Mohammed Noordin Ali 18 Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin 19 Anuwi Hassan 20 Mohd Reza Mohd Sany 21 Khairul Anuar Yahya 22 Abdul Rahman Ayob 23 Sabri Zali 24 Zulhelmy Ithnain 25 Shamsuddin Ludin 26 Badarudin Taha Incumbent
See also Royal Malaysian Navy Chief of Navy (Malaysia)
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External links kepimpinan - Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (in Malay)