Abdul Aziz Jaafar

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Jaafar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Aziz. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Abdul Aziz bin Haji Jaafar (born 7 May 1956 in Sungai Udang, Malacca) is a retired Malaysian admiral who served as the 15th Chief of Royal Malaysian Navy on 1 April 2008.

Yang Berbahagia Admiral (Rtd) Tan Sri Dato' Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar PGAT PSM PJN SSAP SPTS SPMS SPKK DGPN SPDK SMW PSAT DCSM DPMS DMSM PAT JSM KAT KMN AMN BCM
15th Chief of Navy
In office 1 April 2008 – 6 May 2016
Preceded by	Ramlan Mohamed Ali
Succeeded by	Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin
Personal details
Born	Abdul Aziz bin Haji Jaafar (1956-05-07) 7 May 1956 (age 69) Sungai Udang, Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Nationality	Malaysia

Life

Abdul Aziz Jaafar was born in Sungai Udang, Malacca on 7 May 1956, joined the Royal Malaysian Navy in December 1974, and was subsequently commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 1977.^[1]

He was selected as a commissioning crew member four times, namely during the commissioning of KD Paus (1976), KD Sri Indera Sakti (1982), KD Kasturi (1984), and KD Laksamana Muhammad Amin (1999). He has also been appointed as a commanding officer three times, namely KD Baung, KD Jupiter, and finally the corvette KD Muhammad Amin. While at KD Muhammad Amin, he also acted as Senior Officer Afloat or Senior Fleet Officer.

His first position as First Admiral was to be Commander of Marine Region II, which was then based in Labuan in July 2002. Three years later, he was appointed Assistant Chief of Staff for Human Resources at the Naval Headquarters. Six months later, in January 2006, he was appointed as Fleet Commander. In July, he returned to the Naval Headquarters as Assistant Chief of Staff for Defense Training Operations until he was appointed as Deputy Commander of the Navy on 15 November 2006.^[2]

In 2014, Jaafar conducted a joint exercise with Singapore Navy.^[3]

Honours

• Malaysia :
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1991)^[4]
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1998)^[5]
  • Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (2004)^[6]
  • Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2007)^[7]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2009)^[8]
• Malaysian Armed Forces :
  • General Service Medal (PPA)^[9]
  • Loyal Service Medal (PPS)^[10]
  • Malaysian Service Medal (PJM)^[11]
  • Officer of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (KAT)
  • Warrior of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (PAT)
  • Loyal Commander of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (PSAT)
  • Courageous Commander of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (PGAT)
• Malacca :
  • Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2002)^[12]
  • Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (2009)^[12]
• Selangor :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (2007)^[13]
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SPMS) – Dato' Seri (2011)^[14]
• Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2008)^[12]
• Sabah :
  • Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima (2008)^[12]
• Kelantan :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Noble Crown of Kelantan (SPKK) – Dato' (2009)^[12]
• Perak :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Taming Sari (SPTS) – Dato' Seri Panglima (2009)^[12]
• Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
  • Grand Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SMW) – Datuk Seri (2009)^[15]
• Penang :
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DGPN) – Dato' Seri (2013)^[12]

Foreign Honours

• Indonesia :
  • Navy Meritorious Service Star, 1st Class (2010)^[16]