Mohd Ghazali Mohd Seth

محمد غزالي محمد شيث‎7th Chief of Defence ForcesIn office
20 January 1982 – 31 October 1985MonarchsAhmad Shah
IskandarPrime MinisterMahathir MohamadMinister of DefenceMahathir MohamadPreceded byMohd Sany Abdul GhaffarSucceeded byMohd Ghazali Che Mat7th Chief of ArmyIn office
1 December 1977 – 19 January 1982Preceded byMohd Sany Abdul GhaffarSucceeded byZain Hashim Personal detailsBorn(1929-02-04)4 February 1929
Johor Bahru, Johor, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)Died24 August 2021(2021-08-24) (aged 92)
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaResting placeBukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala LumpurSpouseNorziah Onn (died 2023)Children5 (1 deceased)RelativesOnn Jaafar (father-in-law)
Hussein Onn (brother-in-law)
Ismail Abdul Rahman (brother-in-law)
Hishammuddin Hussein (nephew)
Yahya Awang (nephew-in-law)
Onn Hafiz Ghazi (grandnephew)ProfessionSenior military officerNicknameGaryMilitary serviceAllegiance MalaysiaBranch/service Malaysian ArmyYears of service1954–1985Rank GeneralCommandsChief of Army (1977–82)
Chief of Defence Forces (1982–85)

General (Rtd) Tan Sri Dato' Sri Mohd Ghazali bin Mohd Seth (4 February 1929 – 24 August 2021) was the 7th Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysia.

Background

Ghazali was born on 4 February 1929 in Johor Bahru, Johore. He was a prodigy of the state of Johore whom attended secondary school at the legendary and prestigious English College (Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar), Johor Bahru in 1946 and had undergone military training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1952. He had served as Army chief (1977–1982) prior to his appointment as the 7th Chief of the Malaysian Defence Forces (1982–1985).^[1][2]

Death

Ghazali died on 24 August 2021 at the Cardiac Vascular Sentral (CVSKL) private hospital due to pneumonia whilst receiving treatment for cancer^[3][4] and was buried at the Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur.^[5][6]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver) (PPM) (1965)
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1968)^[7]
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1971)^[8]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1978)^[9]
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1981)^[10]
• Malaysian Armed Forces :
  • Courageous Commander of the Gallant Order of Military Service (PGAT)
•  Johor :
  • Companion of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SMJ)
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ) – Dato'
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato'
•  Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (1981)^[11]
•  Kedah :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (DHMS) – Dato' Paduka (1983)^[12]
•  Sarawak :
  • Distinguished Service Medal (Gold) (PPC)
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – formerly Dato, now Dato Sri
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA) – Datuk Amar (2012)

Foreign Honours

•  Indonesia :
  • Honorary Recipient of the Bintang Dharma (BD) (1969)^[13]
  • Honorary Recipient of the Bintang Yudha Dharma Utama (BYD) (1983)^[14]

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