Tunku Osman

Yang Teramat Mulia General (Rtd) Tan Sri Tunku Osman PMN JMN DIMP PPT
3rd Chief of Defence Forces
In office 1 January 1964 – 24 November 1969
Monarchs	Putra of Perlis Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu
Prime Minister	Tunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded by	Rodney Moore
Succeeded by	Abdul Hamid Bidin
3rd Chief of Army
In office 6 September 1962 – 1 January 1964
Preceded by	Rodney Moore
Succeeded by	Abdul Hamid Bidin
Personal details
Born	Tunku Osman bin Tunku Mohd Jewa (1919-11-24)24 November 1919 Kedah, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya
Died	19 April 1994(1994-04-19) (aged 74) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting place	Kedah Royal Mausoleum
Citizenship	Malaysians
Relatives	Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah (cousin) Sultan Sallehuddin of Kedah (cousin) Tunku Abdul Rahman (uncle) Tunku Abdul Malik (cousin) Tunku Annuar (cousin)
Alma mater	Sultan Abdul Hamid College Bristol Grammar School
Profession	Senior military officer secret agent
Military service
Branch/service	British Army Special Operations Executive  Malaysian Army
Years of service	1937–1969
Rank	General
Unit	Reconnaissance Corps (WWII) Force 136 (WWII) Royal Malay Regiment
Commands	2nd Battalion, Royal Malay Regiment 2nd Malayan Infantry Brigade
Battles/wars	World War II Japanese invasion of Malaya Malayan Emergency Malaysia-Indonesia Confrontation

Tunku Tan Sri Osman (24 November 1919 – 19 April 1994) was the first Malaysian Armed Forces Chief of Staff. He was a nephew of Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia's first Prime Minister as well as a cousin of Sultan Abdul Halim, Tunku Abdul Malik, Tunku Annuar and Sultan Sallehuddin since their fathers and Tunku Abdul Rahman were brothers (paternal half siblings). General Tunku Osman was known for his strong principles and self-discipline as well as highly respected by the ranks and files of the army.