KUALA LUMPUR – Gen Datuk Seri Mohammad Ab Rahman has been appointed the 29th army chief effective today.
He succeeds Gen Tan Sri Zamrose Mohd Zain, who will commence his leave tomorrow before ending his service on September 21, after almost 43 years of service.
The passing of the baton was witnessed by Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan at Wisma Pertahanan here today.
Earlier, Mohammad, who previously held the rank of lieutenant-general, was promoted to general to take on the army’s top leadership role.
Mohammad was born on March 15, 1964, in Machang, Kelantan, and has served the army for over 35 years after being commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Malay Regiment on July 1, 1987.
He graduated from the Royal Military College’s Putra branch in 1980 before pursuing his bachelor’s degree in computer science in the US at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte.
Throughout his service in the army, Mohammad has held several important positions – including commanding officer of the 23rd Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment; commander of the 2nd Malaysian Infantry Brigade; commander of the 3rd Malaysian Infantry Division; commander of Army Training; and commander of Army Western Field.
Also present at the ceremony were Defence Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Seri Muez Abd Aziz, Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang, air force chief Gen Tan Sri Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan, and navy chief Admiral Datuk Abdul Rahman Ayob. – Bernama, March 22, 2023
