Affendi Buang | |
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21st Chief of Defence Forces | |
In office 2 January 2020 – 5 September 2023 | |
Monarch | Abdullah |
Minister of Defence | Mohamad Sabu Ismail Sabri Yaakob Hishammuddin Hussein Mohamad Hasan |
Preceded by | Zulkifli Zainal Abidin |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Ab Rahman |
18th Chief of Air Force | |
In office 21 December 2016 – 2 January 2020 | |
Preceded by | Roslan Saad |
Succeeded by | Ackbal Abdul Samad |
Personal details | |
Born | Kuching, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia) | 21 August 1962
Spouse | Tengku Muhaini Sultan Ahmad Shah |
Relatives | Abdullah of Pahang (brother in law) |
Education | Royal Military College (Malaysia) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Malaysia |
Branch/service | Royal Malaysian Air Force |
Years of service | 1980 - 2023 |
Rank | General |
Unit | Chief 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/wars | Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89) |
Che Puan Besar Kalsom, the Che Puan Besar and stepmother of the Sultan
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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]