Ibrahim Ismail (general)
5th Chief of the Malaysian Defence Forces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General (Rtd) Tun Ibrahim bin Ismail[1] (Jawi: إبراهيم بن إسماعيل; 19 October 1922 – 23 December 2010) was a Malaysian soldier who served in the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II, subsequently rising to the post of Chief of the Malaysian Defence Forces from 1970 until 1977.[2] He was the first Chief of the Defence Forces to be granted the honorific title “Tun”.[3]
For other people with the same name, see Ibrahim Ismail.
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ismail is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ibrahim. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
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Ibrahim Ismail | |
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إبراهيم إسماعيل | |
5th Chief of Defence Forces | |
In office 1 July 1970 – 30 November 1977 | |
Monarchs | Abdul Halim Yahya Petra |
Prime Minister | Abdul Razak Hussein Hussein Onn |
Minister of Defence | Abdul Razak Hussein Hamzah Abu Samah Mustapha Harun Hussein Onn |
Preceded by | Abdul Hamid Bidin |
Succeeded by | Mohd Sany Abdul Ghaffar |
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Born | Ibrahim bin Ismail (1922-10-19)19 October 1922 Johor Bahru, Johor, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Died | 23 December 2010(2010-12-23) (aged 88) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Resting place | Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur |
Spouse |
Zakiah Ahmad (m. 1949) |
Children | 4 |
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Occupation | Senior military officer, secret agent, businessman |
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Years of service | 1941–1977 |
Rank | General |
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