Mohd Ghazali Che Mat

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

General Mohd Ghazali bin Che Mat (19 December 1931 – 7 July 2021) was a retired soldier who served as Chief of the Malaysian Army from 1984 to 1985^[1] and Chief of Defence Forces from 1985 to 1987.

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Panglima Mohd Ghazali Che Mat PGAT PMN PSM SPTS SPMJ DPMJ DPTS JSM ADK PPM PGB
8th Chief of Defence Forces
In office 1 November 1985 – 6 October 1987
Monarch	Iskandar
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister of Defence	Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail
Preceded by	Mohd Ghazali Mohd Seth
Succeeded by	Mohamed Hashim Mohd Ali
9th Chief of Army
In office 17 January 1984 – 30 October 1985
Preceded by	Zain Hashim
Succeeded by	Mohamed Hashim Mohd Ali
Personal details
Born	(1931-12-19)19 December 1931 Lenggong, Perak, Federated Malay States
Died	7 July 2021(2021-07-07) (aged 89) Tuanku Mizan Armed Forces Hospital, Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur
Nickname	Joe
Military service
Allegiance	Malaysia
Branch/service	Malaysian Army
Years of service	1952-1987
Rank	General
Unit	Royal Malay Regiment

Death

Mohd Ghazali died at the Tuanku Mizan Armed Forces Hospital in Wangsa Maju on 7th July 2021 at the age of 89.^[2]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaya :
  • Recipient of the Star of the Commander of Valour (PGB) (1959)
•  Malaysia :
  • Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Bronze) (PPM) (1965)
  • Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (1971)^[3]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1985)^[4]
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1987)^[5]
•  Sabah :
  • Member of the Order of Kinabalu (ADK) (1967)
•  Johor
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ) – Dato' (1969)
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (1985)
•  Perak
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Taming Sari (DPTS) – Dato' Pahlawan (1977)^[6]
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Taming Sari (SPTS) – Dato' Seri Panglima (1985)

Foreign Honours

•  Indonesia :
  • Honorary Recipient of the Bintang Kartika Eka Paksi Utama (1983)