Abdul Aziz Zainal

Abdul Aziz Zainal
General Abdul Aziz in 2007
15th Ambassador of Malaysia to France
In office
29 May 2010 – 1 July 2013
MonarchsMizan Zainal Abidin
Abdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
Preceded byS. Thanarajasingam
Succeeded byIsmail Omar
16th Chief of Defence Forces
In office
1 February 2007 – 31 August 2009
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
Najib Razak
Preceded byAnwar Mohd Nor
Succeeded byAzizan Ariffin
12th Chief of Army
In office
9 September 2004 – 31 January 2007
MonarchsSirajuddin
Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
Preceded byAzumi Mohamed
Succeeded byIsmail Jamaluddin
Personal details
Born
Abdul Aziz

(1951-08-26) 26 August 1951 (age 73)
Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
SpouseRositah Md. Mawi
Children4
Alma mater
OccupationDiplomat
Military service
Allegiance Malaysia
Branch/service Malaysian Army
Years of service1969–2009
Rank General
Commands

Abdul Aziz bin Zainal (born 26 August 1951) is a Malaysian diplomat who formerly took office as the 16th Chief of Defence Forces from 2007 to 2009, 12th Chief of Army from 2004 to 2007, and Ambassador of Malaysia to France from 2010 to 2013. Notably, he served as Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia's previous chairman,[1] chairman of Heitech Defence System and Perbadanan Perwira Niaga.[2]

  1. ^ "GEN (R) TAN SRI ABDUL AZIZ BIN ZAINAL @ [GLOMAC]: GLOMAC BHD | Corporate Figure or Shareholder". klse.i3investor.com. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  2. ^ "[STRAITS] Chairman & Director APPOINTMENT - JENERAL TAN SRI ABDUL AZIZ BIN ZAINAL on 10-Oct-2013". klse.i3investor.com. Retrieved 7 November 2023.