Chief of Air Force (Malaysia)

Chief of Air Force
Panglima Tentera Udara
ڤڠليما تنترا اودارا
Crest of Chief of Air Force
Incumbent
General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan
since 7 March 2022
 Royal Malaysian Air Force
StyleYang Berbahagia (The Honorable)
AbbreviationPTU
Member ofMalaysian Armed Forces Council
Reports toChief of Defence Forces
Term lengthNot fixed
PrecursorChief of Air Staff
Formation30 November 1957
First holderAir Commodore Alexander Johnstone
SalaryTURUS II
Websitewww.airforce.mil.my/index.php/en/profile-ptu

The Chief of Air Force (Malay: Panglima Tentera Udara, Jawi: ڤڠليما تنترا اودارا) is the most senior appointment in the Royal Malaysian Air Force and has been held by a four-star officer in the rank of General (equivalent to Air Chief Marshal) since 1996. The Chief of Air Force is a member of the Malaysian Armed Forces Council and directly reports to the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF).

The current Chief of Air Force is General Dato' Sri Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan – who succeeded General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Ackbal Abdul Samad on 4 March 2022.[1] General Tan Sri Affendi Buang promoted into CDF on 2 January 2020 thus making him the second Chief of Air Force ever to hold the highest post in the Malaysian Armed Forces.[2]

  1. ^ "Mohd Asghar Khan dilantik Panglima TUDM baharu (Malay)". 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ Mohd Iskandar Ibrahim (2020-01-02). "Affendi dilantik Panglima Angkatan Tentera baharu". Berita Harian (in Malay). Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-03.