Rodzali Daud

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

Rodzali bin Daud (Jawi: روذالي بن داود‎; born 11 March 1955), is a Malaysian retired-military officer who served as the 16th Chief of Air Force from September 2009 to September 2014.^[2][3]

Yang Berbahagia General (Rtd) Tan Sri Rodzali Daud PGAT PSM PJN SPKK SSAP SIMP DGPN SPMT SPTS DHMS PSAT DIMP PAT SMT KMN AMP PPS PPA PJM PKN PM
روذالي داود‎
Rodzali in 2013
16th Chief of Air Force
In office 1 September 2009 – 11 September 2014
Monarchs	Mizan Zainal Abidin (2009–2011) Abdul Halim (2011–2014)
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Minister of Defence	Hishammuddin Hussein
Preceded by	Azizan Ariffin
Succeeded by	Roslan Saad
Personal details
Born	(1955-03-11) 11 March 1955 (age 70) Besut, Terengganu, Federation of Malaya
Nationality	Malaysian
Spouse	Asnah Din
Children	2
Military service
Allegiance	Malaysia
Branch/service	Royal Malaysian Air Force
Years of service	1973–2015[1]
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Second Malayan Emergency

Early life and education

Rodzali was born on 11 March 1955 in Besut, Terengganu. He began his earlier education at Tengku Mahmud School in Besut, then he continued his secondary education at Royal Military College, Sungai Besi before he joined to military.^[4]

After joined to military, Rodzali attended various courses, including basic and advanced flying school at RAAF Flying Training School in 1974, course at New Zealand Defence College in 1989, course at Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College in 2002 with a master degree in defence studies from National University of Malaysia and course at Pakistan National Defence College in 2006 with master degree in strategic studies from Quaid-i-Azam University.^[5]

Military career

Rodzali was commissioned to flying officer on 31 October 1973 after he completed his cadet officer training and he posted as flying officer at 6th Squadron, RMAF Labuan Air Base after he completed his flying school. From 1988, he has served in various positions, including commanding officer of 12th Squadron then same position at 17 Squadron, Commander of RMAF Kuantan Air Base, Assistant Chief of Staff of Planning and Development, Commander of Air Educations and Training Command, Commander of 1st Air Division and Commander of Air Operations Command.^[5]

On 1 September 2009, Rodzali was appointed as 16th Chief of Royal Malaysian Air Force who succeeding Azizan Ariffin who appointed as 17th Chief of Defence Forces.^[2] That position he held until his retirement on 11 September 2014 and succeeded by Roslan Saad.^[1][3]

Personal life

Rodzali married with Asnah binti Din and blessed with two sons. He likes reading, travelling and playing golf in spare time.^[5]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2010)^[6][7]
  • Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1994)^[8]
  • Recipient of the Loyal Service Medal (PPS)
  • Recipient of the General Service Medal (PPA)
  • Recipient of the National Sovereignty Medal (PKN) (2014)^[9]
  • Recipient of the 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal
  • Recipient of the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal
  • Recipient of the 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal
• Malaysian Armed Forces
  • Courageous Commander of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (PGAT)
  • Loyal Commander of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (PSAT)
  • Warrior of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (PAT) (1999)^[10]
  • Recipient of the Malaysian Service Medal (PJM)
• Kedah
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (DHMS) – Dato' Paduka (2013)^[11]
• Kelantan
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Noble Crown of Kelantan (SPKK) – Dato' (2013)^[12]
• Pahang
  • Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2009)^[13]
  • Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – Dato' Indera (2006)^[14]
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2003)^[15]
  • Member of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (AMP)
  • Recipient of the Sultan Ahmad Shah Silver Jubilee Medal (1999)
• Penang
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DGPN) – Dato' Seri (2011)^[16]
• Perak
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Taming Sari (SPTS) – Dato' Seri Panglima (2011)^[17]
• Terengganu
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu (SPMT) – Dato' (2012)^[18]
  • Companion of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu (SMT) (2002)^[19]

Foreign honours

• Indonesia
  • First Class (Utama) of the Star of Swa Bhuwana Paksa (2013)^[20]
• Thailand
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Thailand (PM) (2013)^[21]
• United States
  • Commander of the Legion of Merit (2012)^[4]