Abdul Aziz Jaafar

Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz bin Haji Jaafar (born 7 May 1956 in Sungai Udang, Malacca) is a retired Malaysian admiral who served as the 15th Chief of Royal Malaysian Navy on 1 April 2008.

Life
Abdul Aziz Jaafar was born in Sungai Udang, Malacca on 7 May 1956, joined the Royal Malaysian Navy in December 1974, and was subsequently commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 1977.

He was selected as a commissioning crew member four times, namely during the commissioning of KD Paus (1976), KD Sri Indera Sakti (1982), KD Kasturi (1984), and KD Laksamana Muhammad Amin (1999). He has also been appointed as a commanding officer three times, namely KD Baung, KD Jupiter, and finally the corvette KD Muhammad Amin. While at KD Muhammad Amin, he also acted as Senior Officer Afloat or Senior Fleet Officer.

His first position as First Admiral was to be Commander of Marine Region II, which was then based in Labuan in July 2002. Three years later, he was appointed Assistant Chief of Staff for Human Resources at the Naval Headquarters. Six months later, in January 2006, he was appointed as Fleet Commander. In July, he returned to the Naval Headquarters as Assistant Chief of Staff for Defense Training Operations until he was appointed as Deputy Commander of the Navy on 15 November 2006.

In 2014, Jaafar conducted a joint exercise with Singapore Navy.

Honours

 * 🇲🇾 Malaysia :
 * MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_(Defender_of_the_Realm)_-_SMN.svg Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1991)
 * Kesatria Mangku Negara.png Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1998)
 * Order_of_Loyalty_to_the_Crown_of_Malaysia_-_SSM.svg Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (2004)
 * MY_Darjah_Jasa_Negara_-_Order_of_Meritorious_Service_-_PJN.svg Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2007)
 * Order_of_Loyalty_to_the_Crown_of_Malaysia_-_PSM.svg Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2009)
 * Malaysian Armed Forces :
 * Pingat Perkhidmatan Am - PPA.png General Service Medal (PPA)
 * Pingat Perkhidmatan Setia - PPS.png Loyal Service Medal (PPS)
 * Pingat Jasa Malaysia ribbon.png Malaysian Service Medal (PJM)
 * The Gallant Order of Military Service - Officer (Malaysia).png Officer of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (KAT)
 * The Gallant Order of Military Service - Warrior (Malaysia).png Warrior of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (PAT)
 * The Gallant Order of Military Service - Loyal Commander (Malaysia).png Loyal Commander of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (PSAT)
 * The Gallant Order of Military Service - Courageous Commander (Malaysia).svg Courageous Commander of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (PGAT)
 * Malacca :
 * MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca.svg Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2002)
 * MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca.svg Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (2009)
 * Selangor :
 * MY-SEL Order of the Crown of Selangor - Knight Commander - DPMS.svg Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (2007)
 * MY-SEL Order of the Crown of Selangor - Knight Grand Commander - SPMS.svg Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SPMS) – Dato' Seri (2011)
 * Pahang :
 * MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Grand Knight - SSAP.svg Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2008)
 * Sabah :
 * MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - SPDK.svg Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima (2008)
 * Kelantan :
 * My-KEL_Gallant_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Kelantan_-_SPKK.svg Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Noble Crown of Kelantan (SPKK) – Dato' (2009)
 * Perak :
 * MY-PERA Order of Taming Sari - SPTS.svg Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Taming Sari (SPTS) – Dato' Seri Panglima (2009)
 * Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
 * MY-FED Darjah Mahkota Wilayah - Grand Commander - SMW.svg Grand Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SMW) – Datuk Seri (2009)
 * Penang :
 * MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Commander - DGPN.svg Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DGPN) – Dato' Seri (2013)