Azizan bin Ariffin RMAF is the 17th and the former Chief of Defence Forces. He is the first ever head of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) appointed from the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).
Pallam Raju and General Azizan in 2009
Chief of Defence Forces (Malaysia)
The Chief of the Defence Forces is the professional head of the Malaysian Armed Forces and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence. The CDF is based at Wisma Pertahanan, Kuala Lumpur, nearby to the Ministry of Defence. The CDF is the highest rank in Malaysia Armed Forces only after the YDPA which hold the title Commander-in-Chief.
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Image: The Chief of Royal Malaysian Air Force, General Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Azizan Bin Ariffin called on the Minister of State of Defence, Shri M.M. Pallam Raju, in New Delhi on July 29, 2009
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