Mohd Sany Abdul Ghaffar

6th Chief of Defence Forces (Malaysia
The basics

Quick Facts

Intro6th Chief of Defence Forces (Malaysia
wasMilitary leader
Gender
Male
Birth1926
Death22 August 2015 (aged 89 years)
The details

Biography

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

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.

Honours

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