Affendi Buang

Affendi Buang
General Affendi in 2023
21st Chief of Defence Forces
In office
2 January 2020 – 5 September 2023
MonarchAbdullah
Minister of DefenceMohamad Sabu
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Hishammuddin Hussein
Mohamad Hasan
Preceded byZulkifli Zainal Abidin
Succeeded byMohammad Ab Rahman
18th Chief of Air Force
In office
21 December 2016 – 2 January 2020
Preceded byRoslan Saad
Succeeded byAckbal Abdul Samad
Personal details
Born (1962-08-21) 21 August 1962 (age 62)
Kuching, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
SpouseTengku Muhaini Sultan Ahmad Shah
RelativesAbdullah of Pahang (brother in law)
EducationRoyal Military College (Malaysia)
Military service
Allegiance Malaysia
Branch/service Royal Malaysian Air Force
Years of service1980 - 2023
Rank General
UnitChief of Defence Forces
Chief of Air Force
Deputy Chief of the Air Force
Director General for Operations and Exercises, RMAF Air Operations Command
Director of J5 (Contingencies and Plans)
19 Squadron
Battles/warsCommunist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89)

Affendi bin Haji Buang (born 21 August 1962) is a Malaysian Air Force General who served as the 21st Chief of Defence Forces. Prior to his assignment, he previously served as the Chief of Air Force.[1]

  1. ^ "CDF Profile". www.mafhq.mil.my. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2020.