Mohd Sany Abdul Ghaffar
6th Chief of Defence Forces (Malaysia) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Ghaffar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Sany. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
General Mohd Sany bin Abdul Ghaffar (19 January 1927 – 21 August 2015) was the 6th Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysia.[1]
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Mohd Sany Abdul Ghaffar | |
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6th Chief of Defence Forces | |
In office 1 December 1977 – 19 January 1982 | |
Monarchs | Yahya Petra Ahmad Shah |
Prime Minister | Hussein Onn Mahathir Mohamad |
Minister of Defence | Hussein Onn Abdul Taib Mahmud Mahathir Mohamad |
Preceded by | Ibrahim Ismail |
Succeeded by | Mohd Ghazali Mohd Seth |
6th Chief of Army | |
In office 1 July 1975 – 30 November 1977 | |
Preceded by | Ungku Nazaruddin Ungku Mohamed |
Succeeded by | Mohd Ghazali Mohd Seth |
Personal details | |
Born | (1927-01-19)19 January 1927 Selayang, Selangor, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Died | 21 August 2015(2015-08-21) (aged 88) Institut Jantung Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Resting place | Royal Malay Regiment Section, Armed Forces Islamic Cemetery, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan |
Spouse | Puan Sri Normah Mahmud |
Children | 5 (including Tan Sri Mohd Reza Sany) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Malaysia |
Branch/service | Malaysian Army |
Years of service | 1949-1982 |
Rank | General |
Unit | Royal Malay Regiment |
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