Mohd Sany Abdul Ghaffar

6th Chief of Defence Forces (Malaysia)

General Mohd Sany bin Abdul Ghaffar (19 January 1927 – 21 August 2015) was the 6th Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysia.^[1]

Death

Mohd Sany died on 21 August 2015 at the old age of 88 (33 years into his retirement from the military since 1982, when he turned 55 years old in that year) and was buried at the Royal Malay Regiment section of the Armed Forces Muslim cemetery in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan.^[2]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver) (PPM) (1965)
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1967)^[3]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1976)^[4]
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1978)^[5]
•  Kelantan :
  • Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (PMK) (1968)^[6]
•  Perak :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (1969)^[7]
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Taming Sari (SPTS) – Dato' Seri Panglima (1978)^[8]
•  Selangor :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (1976)^[9]

Foreign Honours

•  Indonesia :
  • Honorary Recipient of the Bintang Kartika Eka Paksi Utama (1976)^[10]

References

1. "Senarai PTD". army.mil.my.
2. "Bekas PAT Jeneral (B) Mohd Sany Abdul Ghaffar Meninggal Dunia". www.bharian.com.my. Berita Harian.
3. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1967" (PDF).
4. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1976" (PDF).
5. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1978" (PDF).
6. "Sultan Brunai menerima kurniaan". Berita Harian. 11 July 1968. p. 7.
7. "DPMP 1969". pingat.perak.gov.my.
8. "SPTS 1978". pingat.perak.gov.my.
9. "DPMS 1976". awards.selangor.gov.my.
10. Pusat Penerangan HANKAM, Indonesia (1976). Dharmasena Volumes 26-44. Indonesia: Indonesia. Departemen Pertahanan-Keamanan. p. 10.