Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor

Mohd Anwar bin Mohd Nor (b. December 3, 1951, in Alor Gajah, Malacca, is the 15th and the former Chief of Defence Forces (Malay: Panglima Angkatan Tentera — PAT).^[1] He is the first head of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) to be appointed from the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). For over five decades previously, the Chief of the Defence Force had traditionally been a 4-star General from the Malaysian Army. Anwar broke the tradition by being appointed the first Navy Admiral to be promoted to Chief of Defence Force.

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Nor is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Anwar. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berbahagia Admiral (Rtd) Tan Sri Dato' Sri Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor PGAT PMN PSD SSIS SPTS SJMK DCSM DPTS DPMS DHMS DPKT JSM JSD KMN
محمد أنوار محمد نور‎
15th Chief of Defence Forces
In office 29 April 2005 – 31 January 2007
Monarchs	Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister of Defence	Najib Razak
Preceded by	Mohd Zahidi Zainuddin
Succeeded by	Abdul Aziz Zainal
12th Chief of Navy
In office 13 August 2003 – 27 April 2005
Preceded by	Mohd Ramly Abu Bakar
Succeeded by	Ilyas Din
Personal details
Born	(1951-12-03) 3 December 1951 (age 73) Alor Gajah, Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Nationality	Malaysia
Alma mater	HM Naval Base Secondary School, Singapore Naval Staff College, Rhode Island, US
Occupation	Retired senior military officer politician businessman
Military service
Allegiance	Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Branch/service	Royal Malaysian Navy
Years of service	1969–2007
Rank	Admiral (Malay: Laksamana)
Commands	Chief of Defence Forces Chief of Royal Malaysian Navy
Awards	Courageous Commander of the Order of Military Service (PGAT)

After retirement

After retirement, Anwar involved in politics and was appointed as a Senator of Dewan Negara for one term from 23 April 2015 to 22 April 2018, representing United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He also served as the chairman of the Armed Forces Fund Board or Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT).

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (2005)^[2]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (PSD) – Datuk (2002)^[3]
  • Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (1997)^[4]
  • Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (JSD) (1993)^[5]
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1991)^[6]
  • Recipient of the Loyal Service Medal (PPS)
  • Recipient of the General Service Medal (PPA)
  • Recipient of the 9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal
  • Recipient of the 10th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal
  • Recipient of the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal
• Kedah
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (DHMS) – Dato' Paduka (2007)^[7]
• Kelantan
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (SJMK) – Dato' (2007)^[8]
• Malacca
  • Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (2006)^[9]
  • Recipient of the Commendable Service Star (BKT)
• Pahang
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri
• Perak
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Taming Sari (SPTS) – Dato' Seri Panglima (2004)^[10]
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Taming Sari (DPTS) – Dato' Pahlawan (1997)^[11]
  • Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (PMP) (1994)^[12]
• Selangor
  • Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (SSIS) – Dato' Setia (2004)^[13]
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (2003)^[14]
  • Recipient of the Sultan Sharafuddin Coronation Medal (2003)

Foreign honours

• Indonesia
  • 1st Class of the Star of Yudha Dharma (2006)^[15]
• France
  • Officer of the Legion of Honour (2007)
• Brunei :
  • First Class of the Order of Paduka Keberanian Laila Terbilang (DPKT) - Dato Paduka Seri