Chief of Navy (Malaysia)

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| body = Navy

| native_name = {{small|{{lang|ms|Panglima Tentera Laut}}}}
{{lang|ms-arab|{{Script|Arab|ڤڠليما تنترا لا{{Jawi-HamzaThreeQuarter}}وت}}}}

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| incumbent = Admiral Tan Sri Zulhelmy Ithnain

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| incumbentsince = 23 September 2024

| department = {{Navy|Malaysia}}

| style = Yang Berbahagia (The Honorable)

| type = Chief

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| member_of = Malaysian Armed Forces Council

| reports_to = Chief of Defence Forces

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| formation = 15 May 1957

| first = Commodore Edward Dudley Norman

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| salary = TURUS II

| website = [http://www.navy.mil.my/index.php/en/about-us/information/leadership www.navy.mil.my - leadership]

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The Chief of Navy ({{langx|ms|Panglima Tentera Laut}}) is the most senior appointment in the Royal Malaysian Navy and has been held by a four-star officer in the rank of admiral since 2002. The Chief of Navy is a member of the Malaysian Armed Forces Council and directly reports to the Chief of Defence Forces.

The current Chief of Navy is Laksamana Datuk Zulhelmy Ithnain who succeeded Laksamana Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Ayob on 23 September 2024.

Appointees

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan=2\| {{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! rowspan=2\| Portrait ! rowspan=2\| Name {{small\|(born–died)}} ! colspan=3\| Term of office ! rowspan=2\| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|Refences}}
Took office ! Left office ! Time in office
colspan=7\| Senior Officer, Royal Malayan Navy
1 \| 80px \| Commodore Edward Dudley Norman{{efn\|Served in the Royal Navy.}} {{small\|(1910–1998)}} \| {{dts\|15 May 1957}} \| {{dts\|7 February 1960}} \| {{ayd\|1957\|5\|15\|1960\|2\|7}} \|
colspan=7\| Captain of the Navy, Malaya
2 \| 80px \| Captain William John Dovers{{efn\|name=AUS\|Served in the Royal Australian Navy.}} {{small\|(1918–2007)}} \| {{dts\|8 February 1960}}	{{dts\|13 July 1962}}	{{ayd\|1960\|2\|8\|1962\|7\|13}} \|
colspan=7\| Chief of Navy
3 \| 80px \| Commodore Anthony Monckton Synnot{{efn\|name=AUS}} {{small\|(1922–2001)}} \| {{dts\|14 July 1962}}	{{dts\|March 1965}}	{{age in years and months\|1962\|07\|14\|1965\|03\|1}} \|
4 \| 80px \| Commodore Allen Nelson Dollard{{efn\|name=AUS}} {{small\|(1917–2009)}} \|{{dts\|March 1965}}	{{dts\|30 November 1968}}	{{age in years and months\|1965\|03\|1\|1968\|11\|30}} \|
5 \| 80px \| Rear Admiral {{small\|Tan Sri Dato' Seri}} K. Thanabalasingam {{small\|(born {{circa\|1936}})}} \| {{dts\|1 December 1968}}	{{dts\|31 December 1976}}	{{ayd\|1968\|12\|1\|1976\|12\|31}} \|
6 \| 80px \| Vice Admiral {{small\|Dato'}} Mohd Zain Mohd Salleh {{small\|(born 1935)}} \| {{dts\|1 January 1977}}	{{dts\|31 December 1985}}	{{ayd\|1977\|1\|1\|1985\|12\|31}} \|
7 \| 80px \| Vice Admiral {{small\|Tan Sri}} Abdul Wahab Nawi {{small\|(–)}} \| {{dts\|1 January 1986}}	{{dts\|31 October 1991}}	{{ayd\|1986\|1\|1\|1991\|10\|31}} \|
8 \| 80px \| Vice Admiral {{small\|Tan Sri}} Mohd Shariff Ishak {{small\|(1941–1995)}} \| {{dts\|1 November 1991}}	{{dts\|12 October 1996}}	{{ayd\|1991\|11\|1\|1996\|10\|12}} \|
9 \| 80px \| Vice Admiral {{small\|Tan Sri}} Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor {{small\|(born 1943)}} \| {{dts\|13 October 1996}}	{{dts\|14 October 1998}}	{{ayd\|1996\|10\|13\|1998\|10\|14}} \|
10 \| 80px \| Admiral {{small\|Tan Sri Dato' Seri}} Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal {{small\|(born 1946)}} \| {{dts\|15 October 1998}}	{{dts\|12 August 2001}}	{{ayd\|1998\|10\|15\|2001\|8\|12}} \|
11 \| 80px \| Admiral {{small\|Tan Sri}} Mohd Ramly Abu Bakar {{small\|(born 1948)}} \| {{dts\|13 August 2001}}	{{dts\|13 October 2003}}	{{ayd\|2001\|8\|13\|2003\|10\|13}} \|
12 \| 80px \| Admiral {{small\|Tan Sri Dato' Seri}} Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor {{small\|(born 1950)}} \| {{dts\|13 October 2003}}	{{dts\|28 April 2005}}	{{ayd\|2003\|10\|13\|2005\|4\|28}} \|
13 \| 80px \| Admiral {{small\|Tan Sri}} Ilyas Din {{small\|(1951–2018)}} \| {{dts\|29 April 2005}}	{{dts\|13 November 2006}}	{{ayd\|2005\|4\|21\|2006\|11\|13}} \|
14 \| 80px \| Admiral {{small\|Tan Sri}} Ramlan Mohamed Ali {{small\|(born 1952)}} \| {{dts\|15 November 2006}}	{{dts\|31 March 2008}}	{{ayd\|2006\|11\|15\|2008\|3\|31}} \|
15 \| 80px \| Admiral {{small\|Tan Sri}} Abdul Aziz Jaafar {{small\|(born 1956)}} \| {{dts\|1 April 2008}}	{{dts\|6 May 2016}}	{{ayd\|2008\|4\|1\|2016\|5\|6}} \|
16 \| 80px \| Admiral {{small\|Tan Sri}} Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin {{small\|(born 1977)}} \| {{dts\|7 May 2016}}	29 November 2018	{{ayd\|2016\|5\|7\|2018\|11\|29}} \|
17 \| 80px \| Admiral {{small\|Tan Sri}} Mohd Reza Mohd Sany {{small\|(born 1963)}}	{{dts\|30 November 2018}}	{{dts\|26 January 2023}}	{{ayd\|2018\|11\|30\|2023\|01\|26}} \|
18 \| 80px \| Admiral {{small\|Tan Sri}} Abdul Rahman Ayob {{small\|(born 1964)}}	{{dts\|27 January 2023}}	{{dts\|22 September 2024}}	{{ayd\|2023\|01\|27\|2024\|09\|22}} \|
19 \| \| Admiral {{small\|Tan Sri}} Zulhelmy Ithnain {{small\|(born 1968)}} \| {{dts\|23 September 2024}} \| Incumbent \| {{ayd\|2024\|09\|23\|df=y\|duration=on}} \|

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colspan=7| Senior Officer, Royal Malayan Navy

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