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 (17 December 1931 – 7 July 2021) was a Chief of Malaysian army[1] and Chief of Defence Forces.

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
Mohd Ghazali Che Mat
PGAT PSM DPMJ SPMJ DPTS SPTS JSM PGB PPM PMN
8th Chief of Defence Forces
In office
1 November 1985 – 5 October 1987
MonarchIskandar
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Minister of DefenceMahathir Mohamad
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail
Preceded byMohd Ghazali Mohd Seth
Succeeded byMohamed Hashim Mohd Ali
9th Chief of Army
In office
17 January 1984 – 30 October 1985
Preceded byZain Hashim
Succeeded byMohamed Hashim Mohd Ali
Personal details
Born(1931-12-17)17 December 1931
Lenggong, Perak, Federated Malay States
Died7 July 2021(2021-07-07) (aged 89)
Tunku Mizan Armed Forces Hospital, Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur
NicknameJoe
Military service
Allegiance Malaysia
Branch/service Malaysian Army
Years of service1952-1987
Rank General
UnitRoyal Malay Regiment
  1. ^ "Senarai PTD". army.mil.my. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13.