Raja Mohamed Affandi

Raja Mohamed Affandi bin Raja Mohamed Noor (Jawi: راج محمد أفندي بن راج محمد نور; born 22 June 1958) is a Malaysian senior military officer, former Chief of Army and Chief of Defence Force.

Early life and education
Raja Mohamed Affandi was born into a descendant of royal families perak (hence prefix Yang Mulia ('His Highness') instead of Yang Berbahagia ('The Honorable') on 22 June 1958 at Kampung Raja, Besut, Terengganu.

He received his primary education at Sekolah Kg Raja, Besut, and secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Sultan Ismail. He later attends Pre-Officer Cadet Training Unit (Pre-OCTU) at Sebatang Karah Camp, Port Dickson before continues his training as Cadet Officer at Royal Military College, Sungai Besi. He was commissioned as Second Lieutenant (Leftenan Muda) on 11 May 1977 and assigned to the Royal Malay Regiment.

He continues his study while he is still in the service. He obtains Master in Defence Studies from University of New South Wales and Master of Science in Defence and Strategic Studies from Quaid-i-Azam University.

Military career
General Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi was directly involved in the Second Malayan Emergency during his early days as an army officer. He led his unit as platoon commander and later as company commander fighting with communist insurgents. He then became Aide-de-camp to Deputy Chief of Army, Lead Instructor at Army Basic Training Centre (Pusat Latihan Asas Tentera Darat — PUSASDA), Commander of 18th Battalion, Royal Malay Regiment (18 RAMD), Staff Officer 1 at National Operations Council (now National Security Council), Administration Staff Officer 1 at Army Human Resources Branch, chief-of-staff at 3rd Division Headquarters, assistant chief-of-staff at Army Planning and Development and Commander of 2nd Division.

He was promoted to Lieutenant General on 2 June 2008 and entrusted to hold Army Field Commander (Panglima Medan Tentera Darat) position. On 31 October 2009, he was assigned to chief-of-staff of Malaysian Armed Forces (Ketua Staf Angkatan Tentera Malaysia) post. He then promoted to rank general on 15 June 2013, and in the same time promoted to Chief of Army (Panglima Tentera Darat — PTD) position.

With his vast experience in the military and administration, he was promoted to the 19th Chief of Defence Forces on 16 December 2016, replacing General Zulkifeli Mohd Zain who retired from the Armed Forces.

Retirement from Armed Forces
Raja Mohamed Affandi retired from armed forces on 20 June 2018. His position as Chief of Defence Forces is succeeded by General Tan Sri Zulkifli Zainal Abidin.

Raja Mohamed Affandi was named as BN's candidate for the Kemaman by-election. He lost by 37,220 votes.

Personal life
General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi is married to Puan Sri Datin Sri Norlida binti Hj Abdul Mubin and together they had three daughters and one son.

Honours of Malaysia

 * 🇲🇾 Malaysia :
 * Kesatria Mangku Negara.png Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2002)
 * Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia - SSM.svg Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (2006)
 * MY Darjah Jasa Negara - Order of Meritorious Service - PJN.svg Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2009)
 * Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia - PSM.svg Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2014)
 * MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm)- PMN.svg Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (2017)
 * Pingat Jasa Malaysia - PJM.png Malaysia Service Medal
 * Pingat Perkhidmatan Setia - PPS.png Loyal Service Medal
 * Pingat Perkhidmatan Am - PPA.png General Service Medal
 * Pingat Jubli Emas Gerak Khas - Pingat Emas.png Golden Jubilee of the Grup Gerak Khas Medal - Gold Medal
 * Malaysian Armed Forces
 * Ksatria Angkatan Tentera - KAT.png Officer of The Most Gallant Order of Military Service (KAT)
 * Pahlawan Angkatan Tentera - PAT.png Warrior of The Most Gallant Order of Military Service (PAT)
 * Panglima Setia Angkatan Tentera - PSAT.png Loyal Commander of The Most Gallant Order of Military Service (PSAT)
 * Darjah Panglima Gagah Angkatan Tentera.png Courageous Commander of The Most Gallant Order of Military Service (PGAT)
 * Pahang :
 * MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Knight Companion - DSAP.svg Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (2006)
 * 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 (2013)
 * Penang :
 * MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Companion - DMPN.svg Companion of the Order of the Defender of State (DMPN) – Dato' (2008)
 * MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Knight Commander - DPPN.svg Knight Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DPPN) – Dato' Seri (2014)
 * Kedah :
 * MY-KED Glorious Order of the Crown of Kedah - Knight Commander (DGMK).svg Knight Commander of the Glorious Order of the Crown of Kedah (DGMK) – Dato' Wira (2009)
 * 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)
 * MY-KEL Order of the Crown of Kelantan - Star of Muhammad.svg Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (SPMK) – Dato' (2014)
 * Terengganu :
 * MY-TER Order of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin - DSMZ 2001 - SMZ - AMZ.svg Companion of the Order of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (SMZ) (2003)
 * MY-TER Order of the Crown of Terengganu - SPMT - SMT - AMT.svg Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu (SPMT) – Dato' (2011)
 * Malacca :
 * MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca.svg Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (2014)
 * Selangor :
 * 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 (2014)
 * Perak :
 * MY-PERA Order of Taming Sari - SPTS.svg Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Taming Sari (SPTS) – Dato' Seri Panglima (2015)
 * Perlis :
 * MY-PERL Order of the Crown of Perlis - Knight Grand Commander - SPMP.svg Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (2017)
 * Sabah :
 * MY-SAB_Order_of_Kinabalu_-_SPDK.svg Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima (2017)

Among of the federal, states and military awards that been bestowed to General Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi including PGAT PMN PSM PJN SSAP SPMT SPMP SPMS SPTS SPMK SPKK DPPN DCSM PSAT DGMK DSDK DSAP DMPN PAT JSM SMZ KAT KMN PNBB.

Foreign honours

 * 🇸🇬 Singapore:
 * Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) ribbon.png Distinguished Service Order (Military) – Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) – (DUBC) (20 March 2018)
 * Brunei:
 * BRU Order of Famous Valour.svg The Most Exalted Order of Paduka Keberanian Laila Terbilang First Class (DPKT) – Dato Paduka Seri (15 July 2017)
 * 🇺🇳 United Nations
 * Pingat Negara Bagi Perkhidmatan PBB - PNBB.png Overseas Service with the UN Missions Medal with "MOZAMBIQUE" bar