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BERITA RAFOC
Meneruskan Semangat Setiakawan Di Kalangan Pegawai-Pegawai Angkatan Tentera Yang Telah Bersara
Continuing the Esprit-de-Corps Amongst the Retired Armed Forces Officers
SRL 04/ 2015
FOR MEMBERS ONLY
OCT - DEC 2015
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
A “HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016” and may the year 2016 bring continued good health and
happiness to us and our families. Likewise, may the year 2016 bring further progress to
RAFOC in its objects and activities.
The last quarter 2015 saw three major activities organised by RAFOC. The “Annual
Golf“ was successfuly held in October, the “Deepavali Lunch” in November and the
“Annual Dinner” in December. I am pleased to note that all these activities were well
participated and supported by our members and other retired Armed Forces officers.
Our Executive Committee was kept busy during the quarter. In addition to the
committee meetings, representatives from our committee attended a discussion
organised by JHEV to prepare a blueprint on the Armed Forces veterans for the Minister
of Defence and a briefing on the registration of the Armed Forces veterans’ associations/clubs with JHEV as
required by the Akta Veteran 2012. In addition, representatives from our committee continued to visit our members
and other retired Armed Forces officers in HAT Tuanku Mizan, Kuala Lumpur during the quarter. Our Deepavali
Lunch, Annual Dinner and Golf Sub-Committees were also kept busy organising their respective activities during
the quarter. Our RAFOC Secretariat continued to provide information to our members on the activities of RAFOC
as well as news on our members and other retired Armed Forces officers via the internet, website, whatsapp and
sms.
On membership, I am pleased to welcome another 14 retired Armed Forces officers as new members of
RAFOC during the quarter. At the same time, I note with sadness the passing of six of our retired Armed Forces
officers during the quarter.
2015 was another good year for RAFOC. We were able to hold our normal activities less the scheduled forum
and the gof game with the Alumni PTD. 70 new members registered during the year, thus increasing our membership
total to 694 members (less 47 who are no longer with us) as at 31 December 2015.
I trust 2016 will continue to be another good year. The Executive Committee will discuss the activities to be
held in 2016 at our next committee meeting. Nontheless RAFOC will continue to hold the activities held in 2015 and
possibily with one or two other activities.
Financially, our funds are good enough to keep RAFOC going for the year 2016, with the surplus from our
Annual Dinner and other donations/contributions in 2015. The committee is looking for ways to improve our financial
standing for the long term objects of our Association. I welcome solutions from members on this matter.
On membership, our membership is still small compared to the number of the Armed Forces officers who
have since retired or left the Armed Forces. I urge members to assist to get their intake members who are still not
members to register as members. We need to increase our membership so that RAFOC can truly represent the
retired Armed Forces officers’ community.
Thank you for your particiption and support during the year 2015 and I look forward to your continued
participation and support in the year 2016.
Till we meet, Salam Setiakawan!
JENERAL TAN SRI DATUK DR. MOHD GHAZALI BIN DATO’ MOHD SETH, (Besara)
President
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RETIRED ARMED FORCES OFFICERS’ ANNUAL GOLF - 2015
The “Retired Armed Forces Officers’ Annual Golf 2015" (Organised By RAFOC) was successfully held on
Tuesday, 27 October 2015 at Nilai Springs Golf & Country
Club, Bandar Baru Nilai. The aim of the golf game was
for RAFOC to provide an occasion for the retired Armed
Forces officers from the three Services to meet each
other over a game of golf.
94 golfers originally registered to play but 15 had to
withdraw, including three in the morning of the game. 79
golfers turned up that morning (including one lady golfer)
and one guest golfer. Membership: - 64 were members
of RAFOC; 15 yet to register as members. Five registered
as members before/on the day of the game. Service/
Rank – 61 from TD (1 Jen – mantan PTD; 1 Lt Jen; 5
Mej Jen; 6 Brig Jen; 3 Kol; 19 Lt Kol; 10 Mej; 6 Kapt); 5
from TLDM (1 Laksda; 1 Kept; 2 Lt Kdr and 1 Lt); and 14
from TUDM (2 Jen - mantan PTU; 1 Lt Jen; 3 Mej Jen; 2
Brig Jen; 2 Lt Kol; 2 Mej and 2 Kapt). Our only guest
golfer was Brig Jen Dato’ Ismet Nayan bin Ismail
(Chairman, MAFGA); the others invited but could not
join us were Ketua Pengarah JHEV, Chairman
PERHEBAT and the Honorary Golf Secretary of Alumni
PTD.
The golfers were grouped into four age divisions,
competing amongst their age groups for the Division
Prizes - Division A (70 and above) - 14, Division B (66
to 69) - 9, Division C (60 to 65) - 31 and Division D (59
and below) - 25. The oldest golfer was Lt Kol David Lam
Wah Kum, (Bersara) – 78 and the youngest was Mej
Wan Norsahid bin Zainol, (Bersara) – 50. The sole lady
golfer was Lt Datin Zainon, TLDM, (Bersara), wife of
Laksda Dato’ Musa bin Omar, (Bersara).
The game was played over 18 holes on stableford
system 36 score for the Piala Gonzales (donated by
Jen Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr. Mohd Ghazali bin Dato’ Mohd
Seth, (Bersara), our RAFOC President, in 2010). Prizes
were given to the top 30% of each division other than
the top three overall winners. The gross winner was also
recognized.
The course was near perfect, buggies allowed on
most fairways, and the weather beautiful except for a
slight haze after 1130 hours.
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The results of the game were as follows:
1.
Novelties
a. Nearest to Pin
- Hole No. 9: Jen Tan Sri Nik Ismail bin Nik
Mohamed, TUDM, (Bersara) – 7’ 10"
- Hole No. 13: Lt Kdr Wan Azfar bin Wan
Annuar, (Bersara) – 14’
b. Nearest to Line
- Hole No. 5: Mej Mohd Rustam bin Ramli,
(Bersara) – 1"
- Hole No. 12: Mej Wan Norashid bin Zainol,
(Bersara) – 18’
c. Longest Drive
- Hole No. 11: Lt Kol Abdullah Khir bin Saidi,
TUDM, (Bersara) - 285 m.
2. Individual Championship
a. Overall: (Piala Gonzales)
- Winner (Nett) : Kapt Ab Rashid bin Mohd Zain,
(Bersara) - 39
- Runner-Up: Lt Kdr Wan Azfar bin Wan Annuar,
(Bersara) - 38 ocb
- Winner (Gross): Lt Kol Abdullah Khir bin Saidi,
TUDM, (Bersara)
b. Division A:
- Winner: Lt Kol David Lam Wah Kum, (Bersara)
- 37 ocb
- Runner-Up: Mej Jen Dato’ Shahrudin bin Mohd
Ali, TUDM, (Bersara) - 37 ocb
c. Division B:
- Winner: Jen Tan Sri Ahmad Saruji bin Che Ros,
TUDM, (Bersara) - 37
- Runner-Up: Lt Kol Marzuki @ Rosli bin Ahmad,
(Bersara) - 36 ocb
d. Division C:
- Winner: Lt Kol Dul Ngajis bin Ahmad Supeni,
(Bersara) - 38
- Runner-Up: Brig Jen Dato’ Abd Hamid bin Mohd
Zain, (Bersara) - 37 ocb
e. Division D:
- Winner: Mej Wan Norashid bin Zainol, (Bersara)
- 37 ocb
- Runner-Up: Lt Kol Dato’ Arsad bin Abd Salam,
(Bersara) - 37 ocb
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All in all, it was another good and successful
gathering amongst the retired Armed Forces officers an occasion for them to meet each other, to ask what’s
new and to have a memorable day of golf and reminiscing
the good old days amongst friends. This was made
possible by RAFOC.
It was good to see Jen Tan Sri Abd Rahman bin Abd
Hamid, (Bersara), our Deputy President, who could not
play on that day and Puan Sri Rosliah during lunch and
the prize-giving. Jen Tan Sri Mohd Ghazali bin Dato’ Mohd
Seth, (Bersara), our President had to attend the UPNM
Convocation on that day. He is one of the two UPNM
Vice-Chancellors. Five non-golfers joined the golfers for
lunch.
Our big THANK YOU to Brig Jen Dato’ Mohd Radzi
bin Ahmad, (Bersara) and his Golf Sub-Committee
members supported by our RAFOC Secretariat for a job
well done, albeit a few short-comings here and there.
Our thanks to Jen Tan Sri Abd Rahman bin Abd Hamid,
(Bersara), Jen Tan Sri Mohd Shahrom bin Datuk Hj
Nordin, (Bersara), Laksda Dato’ Musa bin Omar,
(Bersara) for their kind contributions and to AFFIN Bank,
through Jen Tan Sri Ismail bin Omar, (Bersara),
PERNAMA, through Jen Tan Sri Abd Aziz bin Zainal,
(Bersara) and Lt Kol Mohd Nasir bin Mohd Dom,
(Bersara) for sponsoring the prizes. Last, but not the least,
thank you to all who had participated and chipped in more
than the necessary payment required. The Chairman and
members of the RAFOC Golf Sub-Committee hope you
enjoyed the golf game and meeting each other on that
day.
The golf game with the Alumni PTD, could not be
held this year. It will be organized by RAFOC early next
year, on a date and venue to be notified. Till then, keep
golfing!
Lt Kol Abdullah Khir , Winner - Gross
Kapt Ab Rashid, Overall Winner - Nett
Lt Kdr Wan Azfar, Runner-Up - Nett
Lt Kol David Lam, Winner Div “A”
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DEEPAVALI LUNCH
The “Deepavali Lunch” (organized by RAFOC) was
successfully held on Sunday, 22 Nov 2015 at the
Swimming Pool Foyer, Wisma Perwira ATM, Kuala
Lumpur – the best gathering that RAFOC ever had at
the swimming pool foyer. Nearly 200 members and their
wives/families turned up. The lunch was to provide the
occasion for our members to get together and to facilitate
our Hindu members to host a “Deepavali Lunch” for the
other RAFOC members and their wives/families.
Prior to the lunch proper, from 1100 to 1215 hours,
an updated briefing/discussion on “The Terms & Benefits
of Our Retirement” was held. Unfortunately only 30 or
so members and their wives attended the briefing which
was chaired by our Brig Jen Dato’ Adnan bin Ali,
(Bersara), Committee Member/Chairman of our
Retirement Sub-Committee. The briefing was well
presented by Mej Nor Shamsinar, SO2 Pencen, JRP.
Also present were Kol Hamdan bin Yaccob, Pengarah
Operasi, JRP, Armed Forces HQ and Mej Rahim bin
Musa, SO Pencen, JHEV. A number of issues were raised
by those present, which will be addressed by the
representatives from JRP and JHEV.
At 1215 hours, all adjourned to the Swimming Pool
Foyer for the “Deepavali Lunch” proper. The arrival of
our RAFOC President, Jen Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr. Mohd
Ghazali bin Dato’ Mohd Seth, (Bersara) was met with
the beating of the “nadeswaram” traditional music. This
was followed by the lighting of the Deepavali light by Tan
Sri Mohd Ghazali, as the guest of honour.
The turnout was very encouraging indeed and was
more than expected, some brought their grand-children
along. Many who came were first timers to our RAFOC
gathering and to the mess. Amongst those present were
three mantan PAT and two mantan PTD. It was good to
see amongst others, Lt Kol Tan Siew Soo, (Bersara) and
wife, Kol I. Natarajan, (Bersara), who is already 90, Lt
Jen Dato’ Seri Mohd Daud bin Abu Bakar, (Bersara) and
his son and the many who were ever present in all our
RAFOC activities. Five non-members registered as
members of RAFOC whilst another 10 took the
application forms to be submitted later.
22 Hindu members, many in their traditional “kurthas”
and their wives in their colourful “sari”, were there to play
host led by Mej Jen (Dr) Dato’ Mohanadas Ramasamy,
(Bersara) and Datin Thilagavathy, and Mej Ganeson
Alwar, (Bersara) and Puan Nomita. The food was super,
befitting the “Deepavali Lunch” and were more than
enough for all - Indian dishes and delicacies ala stall
service plus two roasted lambs, sponsored by Mej Dato’
S. Murthi, (Bersara). Pak Wan, the violinist and singer
were there to entertain those present, complimented by
the rendering of a number of songs by our own veteran
singers, namely Tan Sri Mohd Anwar, Tan Sri Mohd Azumi
and wife, and Lt Kol Dzulkarnain. The event did not end
until near 1600 hours with Tan Sri Mohd Shahrom and
his family being the last to turn up.
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All in all it was another good RAFOC gathering where
members met each other, to acquaint anew. The
atmosphere was filled with nostalgia, joy and happiness
with old comrades hugging and shaking hands with each
other, some meeting for the first time since leaving the
Armed Forces. This was made possible by RAFOC!
Our thanks to Mej Ganeson Alwar, (Bersara),
Committee Member/Chairman of our RAFOC “Deepavali
Lunch” Sub-Committee and his members for a job well
done. Our thanks to all our Hindu members and their
wives who were present to play host and to the many of
them who chipped in their contributions to sponsor the
lunch. Our thanks to the PMC of the Wisma Perwira ATM
for allowing our lunch to be held at the mess and to the
mess caterer for all the arrangement. Last, but not least
our thanks to all who turned up to make the gathering a
worthwhile effort by the lunch sub-committee.
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REMAINS OF KAPT CHOO YEOK
BOO, TUDM RELOCATED
On 26 April 1976, a RMAF Nuri helicopter carrying 11 on
an operational mission was shot down by the Communist
Terrorists in the Hutan Simpanan Ulu Muda, Gubir,
Kedah. Four TUDM officers and one crew plus three
Army officers and three NCOs were killed. (More details
can be found in the internet).
One of the RMAF officers killed was Kapt Choo
Yeok Boo, TUDM, helicopter pilot from No. 7 Skuadron,
TUDM. His body was then buried in the Gurkha Burial
Ground, Kem Lapangan Terbang, Sungai Petani. He was
posthumously awarded the Panglima Gagah Berani,
(PGB) by SPB Yang DiPertuan Agong in 1979 for his
earlier bravery.
39 years after his death this year, his wife Puan
Chong Bee Yim and family requested for the assistance
of the TUDM HQ and Army HQ to move his remains at
the Gurkha Burial Ground, Kem Lapangan Terbang,
Sungai Petani to the Baha’i Blissful Memorial Park in
Sungai Petani.
On Friday, 11 December 2015 with the assistance
of HQ 6 Brigade and TUDM Alor Star, his remains was
duly transferred from the Gurkha Burial Ground, Kem
Lapangan Terbang to the Baha’i Blissful Memorial Park
in Sungai Petani. The transfer was given due military
honours by the Army and TUDM with the presence of
Panglima 6 Brigade and Komandan Kolej Tentera Udara,
Alor Star. Puan Chong and family were present to witness
the re-location of the remains and the honour given to
the late Kapt Choo.
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RAFOC salutes the Malaysian Army and the RMAF
for the assistance given and for giving due recognition
for the relocation of the remains of Kapt Choo Yeok Boo,
TUDM, PGB, as requested by his wife and family. May
he continue to rest in peace!
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MAJLIS MAKAN MALAM TAHUNAN
PEGAWAI-PEGAWAI BERSARA ANGKATAN TENTERA - 2015
(Anjuran RAFOC)
The “Majlis Makan Malam Tahunan Pegawai-Pegawai
Bersara Angkatan Tentera - 2015” (Anjuran RAFOC)
was successfully held on the night of Sunday, 13
December 2015 at the Taming Sari Ballroom, Royale
Chulan Kuala Lumpur. 600 or so retired Armed Forces
officers, guests and wives were present - 60 plus two
royal tables. The dinner was honoured with the ever royal
presence of DYMM Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni AlMarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail, Raja Perlis (as
a retired Armed Forces officer) and DYMM Tuanku
Fauziah binti Al-Marhum Tengku Abdul Rashid, Raja
Perempuan Perlis.
Amongst the official guests present were the Deputy
Defence Minister, Panglima Angkatan Tentera, Panglima
Tentera Laut, Panglima Tentera Udara, the retiring former
Panglima Tentera Laut and other senior Armed Forces
officers involved in the administration and well-being of
the Armed Forces veterans, and their wives. Also present
were Toh Puan Zakiah bt Ahmad, (widow of Allahyarham
Jen Tun Ibrahim bin Ismail) and a number of other widows
of our retired Armed Forces officers who are no longer
with us.
Amongst the retired Armed Forces officers present
were three mantan PAT, two mantan PTD and four
mantan PTU, as well as members of the various intakes
in FMC/ RMC, RMAS, OCS Portsea and other Army,
Navy and Air Force training institutions within the country
and overseas. The following intakes/groups took tables
- Regular Intakes: 04, 05, 06 (2), 07, 08 (2), 10 (2), 12,
13 and 29; SSC Intakes: 06 (2), 07 (2), 11 (3), 15, 18 (2)
and 22. Associations/Clubs: RMAS, TUDM, TLDM,
RRD (2), RMNOA and PV-ATM. Companies/Banks/
Groups: Affin Bank, AXA Affin, Bank Rakyat, Boustead
Plantations; BHIC; Deftech, DML Technologies, Endaya
Construction, Gading Group; Genting Plantations;
Golden Screen Cinema; Goldfields, Jaya Tiasa, Koperasi
Tentera, Mentari Corporation, NADI Group, Pernama,
Power Cables, Seri Meraga Properties and Zetro. 36
others from the various intakes and groups booked their
tables/seats as individuals.
Special mention must be made on the presence of
Maj Gen Pehin Tan Sri Mohamed bin Daud, (Retd) (Reg
05) and Lt Col Pehin Musa bin Yaakub, (Retd) (Reg 08),
from Brunei and Lt Col Leslie Terh, (Retd) (Reg 07) and
Mej Abd Rahim bin Salim, (Retd) (SSC 06) from
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Singapore. Also to be recognized was Mej Kam Kiat
Choon, (Bersara) (Reg 08) who came all the way from
Perth to attend the dinner. Amongst those who came
from outside the Klang Valley were Mej Jen Dato’ Ghazali
bin Ibrahim, (Bersara) (Reg 06) from Gua Musang, Lt
Kol Shaik Ahmad bin Ibrahim, (Bersara) (RMAS 36) from
Pulau Pinang and Lt Kol Syed Othman bin Syed Omar,
(Bersara) (SSC 31) from Sungai Siput.
The “TUDM Central Band” was in attendance to
provide the military music prior to and during the dinner.
The entertainment was provided by the “Gelombang
Biru” with five of our retired Armed Forces officers and
two wives rendering some songs, led and organized by
our Lt Kol Abdullah Khir bin Saidi, TUDM, (Bersara), the
Entertainment Member. It was a super performance by
them, followed by the “Show Time by Yuka”, up-coming
singer from Indonesia, sponsored with thanks by Kapt
Dato’ Zahar bin Hashim, (Bersara). The night was kept
alive with Kol Abd Rahman bin Dato’ Baginda, (Bersara)
and Mej Haslinda bt Yaacob, (Bersara), ably as Emcees.
In his welcoming speech, our RAFOC President
thanked those present and paid special tribute to the
ever presence of Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni Al-Marhum
Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail, Raja Perlis (as a retired
Armed Forces officer) and DYMM Tuanku Fauziah binti
Al-Marhum Tengku Abdul Rashid, Raja Perempuan
Perlis. Jen Tan Sri Mohd Ghazali also touched on the
progress of RAFOC since our Annual Dinner in 2014.
This was his last address before such Annual Dinner,
since come our Annual General Meeting in 2016, he will
step down as President; so will the incumbent Vice
President (Army) and Honorary Secretary. Our RAFOC
Constitution stipulates that a member can only hold a
post in the committee for a maximum three 2-year terms
- they would have done the three 2-year terms come our
Annual General Meeting in 2016.
This year the menu was again ala western and those
who attended had the choice of beef, lamb, chicken or
fish as the main course, served warm. Everyone enjoyed
the food and for most, if not all, had what they preferred
for the main course. Well done Kol Hj Abbas bin Ibrahim,
(Bersara), the Messing Member.
During the night, members of FMC Regular Intake
08, SSC Intake 06, SSC Intake 07, RMAS Intake 36,
OCS Portsea, Australia, the Naval Cadets in the Britannia
Royal Naval College, (BRNC), Dartmouth, UK and the
Air Cadets at the Air Flying Centre (AFC), Alor Star - all
of whom were commissioned in 1965, were recognized
and honoured, since it was 50 years ago that they were
commissioned. Unfortunately, not all could be present
at the dinner. Only 11 from Regular Intake 08 (including
one Brunei cadet and one Singapore cadet), nine from
SSC Intake 06 (including two Air Force cadets, and one
from Singapore), 11 from SSC Intake 07 (including four
Air Force cadets), three from RMAS Intake 36 (including
DYMM Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Ibni AlMarhum Tuanku
Syed Putra Jamalullail, Raja Perlis), four from BRNC
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and one from the AFC Alor Star, were present. The
presentation of the recognition certificates was made
by Jen Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr. Mohd Ghazali bin Dato’
Mohd Seth, (Bersara), our RAFOC President.
Thi s year, RAFOC honoured YB. Senator
Laksamana Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar bin Mohd
Noor, (Bersara) as “TOKOH RAF OC 2015” in
recognition of his prominence and contributions in the
activities and well-being of the Armed Forces veterans’
community at the national and international levels. The
presentation of the recognition was made by DYMM
Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Ibni AlMarhum Tuanku Syed
Putra Jamalullail, Raja Perlis. The award this year carries
a contribution of RM5,000.00 from RAFOC to a
charitable organization in the name of YB. Senator Tan
Sri Mohd Anwar.
All in all, it was another good and well attended
dinner, an occasion for the retired Armed Forces officers
and their wives to get together, to acquaint anew and to
“tanya-tanya khabar”. Some had not met each other
since they left the Service, and for some, since leaving
their cadet training institutions. The dinner officially ended
at 2359 hours but a good number stayed on till 0130
hours – an occasion made possible by RAPOC.
Our “Junjung Kasih” to DYMM Tuanku Syed
Sirajuddin ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Syed Putra
Jamalullail, Raja Perlis and DYMM Tuanku Fauziah binti
Al-Marhum Tengku Abdul Rashid, Raja Perempuan
Perlis, for their royal presence at the dinner. Our
“Junjung Kasih” too for His Majesty’s royal contribution
towards the dinner.
Our thanks to all those who made this dinner a
success – the companies, banks and individuals who
have contributed by taking up selected tables or made
contributions for the dinner, the intake representatives
who rounded up their intake members, other individuals
for their assistance, our guests and all who attended
the dinner. Last but not least, our thanks to the
management and staff of Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur
for the various arrangements for the dinner, in particular
the food. We will be back at the hotel for our Annual
Dinner in 2016!
Finally, our appreciation and thanks once again to
Mej Jen Dato’ Abd Malek Shahar bin Harun, TUDM,
(Bersara) and members of his Annual Dinner SubCommittee and our RAFOC Secretariat for making the
dinner an enjoyable and memorable night indeed - Well
done, another successful Annual Dinner!
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YB. SENATOR LAKSAMANA TAN SRI
MOHD ANWAR - TOKOH RAFOC 2015
Once a year, RAFOC recognize and honour one of our
retired Armed Forces officers who has contributed to the
activities and the well-being of the Armed Forces
veterans’ community, as “TOKOH RAFOC”.
This year our RAFOC Executive Committee
recognize and honour YB. Senator Laksamana Tan Sri
Dato’ Setia Mohd Anuar bin Mohd Noor, (Bersara) as
our “TOKOH RAFOC 2015”. The presentation of the
award was made during the “Retired Armed Forces
Officers’ Annual Dinner” held on Sunday, 13 December
2015 in Dewan Taming Sari, Royale Chulan Kuala
Lumpur, by DYMM Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail
ibni AlMarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail, Raja
Perlis.
YB. Senator Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar bin
Mohd Noor, (Bersara) was born in Alor Gajah, Melaka
on 12 March 1950. He had his primary education at the
HMS Naval Base Secondary School, Singapore until
1968. He was then selected to attend the officer cadet
training in the Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC),
Dartmouth, United Kingdom in September 1969. He was
commissioned as a Sub-Lieut in September 1971 and
started his military career as a Navigation Officer on
board KD Jerai in December 1971.
His career in the Malaysian Armed Forces spans over
40 years. He has held various staff and command
appointments in the Royal Malaysian Navy, in sea and
ashore, culminating in his appointment as Chief of Navy
on 13 August 2003. He also held the post of Assistant
Chief of Staff (Personnel Services), Armed Forces HQ
from 5 February 2000 until his appointment as Deputy
Chief of Navy on 13 August 2002. On 27 April 2005, he
was appointed Chief of Defence Force, the first nonArmy officer to be appointed to such appointment, a post
he held until 1 February 2007. On 12 March 2008, he
retired from the Armed Forces on reaching the
compulsory retirement age of 58.
On retirement, he was appointed Chairman,
Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera, (LTAT), the Armed
Forces Consolidated Fund. In addition to LTAT, he is a
board director in a number of companies, private and
listed. He is also the Chairman on the UPNM Board.
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His involvement in the social and organizational
activites goes back to his service days. On leaving the
Armed Forces, he was elected President of the Royal
Selangor Golf Club (2010-2013); President of the
RMNOA (2000-now). In 2012, at the request of many,
he offered to lead the leading veterans’ association in
the country and was elected unopposed as the new
President, Persatuan Bekas Tentera Malaysia, (PBTM)
for the 3-year term (2012-2015). In 2015, he was returned
unopposed as its President for another 3-year term
(2015-2018). Under his leadershi p, PBTM was
rejuvenated as a new entity with new directions and
culture. In 2014, the name of PBTM was change to
“Persatuan Veteran ATM” (PVATM). He has since made
his impact felt at the national and state levels.
In April 2015, he was appointed and sworn in as a
Senator for a 3-year term (2015-2018), a post which was
earlier held by the President/Deputy President of PBTM
until 2000. His presence in the Dewan Senate will
undoubtedly provide the opportunity for the interests of
the Armed Forces veterans to be heard by the august
house, for that matter, by the nation.
At the international level, he was elected Deputy
President of the World Veterans Federation (WVF) at its
50th World Congress held in Poland in September 2015.
WVF is a federation of over 130 veterans’ associations
in over 30 countries, with its Headquarters in Paris,
France.
He has received numerous commendations, awards
and accolades in recognition of his leadership and
service, and was bestowed the Panglima Mangku Negara
(PMN), which carries the title of Tan Sri, by SPB Yang
Di-Pertuan Agong. He has also received distinguished
medals from foreign governments such as the Ordre
National De La Legion D’Honneur from France and the
Command of the Legion of Merit from USA.
For his prominence and contributions towards the
retired Armed Forces veterans’ community, at the national
and international lev els RAFOC honoured and
recognised YB. Senator Laksamana Tan Sri Dato’ Setia
Mohd Anwar bin Mohd Nor, (Bersara) as “TOKOH
RAFOC 2015”.
NEW YEAR GREETINGS
The President, Committee Members
and RAFOC Secretariat Staff
wish all members and other retired
Armed Forces officers
“HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016”.
May the year 2016 brings continued happiness,
good health and the blessings of the Almighty
to you and your families.
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RECOGNISING 50 YEARS SINCE
COMMISSIONED
In 1965, 50 years ago, Officer Cadets of SSC Intake 06,
SSC Intake 07 and Regul ar Intake 08, were
commissioned in the Federation Military College (FMC),
Sungai Besi. Five others were commissioned in the Royal
Military Academy, Sandhurst, UK (RMAS) and two in the
Officer Cadet School (OCS), Portsea, Australia. 26 Naval
Cadets who were sent to the Britannia Royal Naval
College (BRNC), Dartmouth, UK in 1962 were
commissioned in 1965. 12 Air Force cadets were
commissioned in FMC during the year and another 10
were commissioned in the Flying Training Centre, Alor
Star. A number of other officers were also commissioned
directly in the Professional List (as Doctors, Engineers
and Education Officers) and as General Duty officers,
Kuarter Masters and Workshop Executive Officers.
In 2012, for the first time RAFOC recognized those
who were commissioned in 1962, in 2013 those who were
commissioned in 1963 and in 2014 those who were
commissioned in 1964, who were present during the
annual dinners held during the year.
At the “Retired Armed Forces Officers’ Annual
Dinner 2015" held on Sunday, 13 December 2015,
RAFOC recognised the retired Armed Forces officers
who were commissioned 50 years ago and who were at
the annual dinner. The recognition was ably conducted
by Mej Jen Datuk Abd Kadir bin Nordin, (Bersara), former
Committee Member. The presentation of the recognition
certificates was made by Jen Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr.
Mohd Ghazali bin Dato’ Mohd Seth, (Bersara), our
RAFOC President.
SSC INTAKE 06 (04 Sept 1964 – 18 Feb 1965)
SSC Intake 06 started their training in FMC on 4
September 1964 with 52 officer cadets (30 Army – four
from Singapore, and 22 Air Force, three from Singapore).
50 were commissioned on 18 February 1965 (30 Army
and 20 Air Force). Two Air Force cadets left during
training.
In the Army, 10 retired as Lt Kol, nine as Mej and
seven as Kapt. Six have since left us. In the Air Force,
two retired as Brig Jen, one Kol, three Lt Kol, nine Kapt
and two Lt.
Nine (seven Army and two Air Force, including one
from Singapore) were at the dinner to be recognised.
SSC INTAKE 07 (4 Feb 1965 – 18 Augt 1965)
SSC Intake 07 started their training in FMC on 4
February 1965 with 70 officer cadets (48 Army and 22
Air Force). 68 were commissioned on 18 August 1965
(46 Army and 22 Air Force). Two Army cadet left during
training.
In the Army, one retired as Lt Jen, one Brig Jen, three
Kol; 16 Lt Kol, 11 Mej and one Lt. Seven have since left
us.
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In the Air Force, two retired as full Jeneral (both as
Chief of Air Force); two Brig Jen, five Lt Kol, two Mej,
eight Kapt and one Lt. Two have since left us.
14 (10 Army and four Air Force) were at the dinner
to be recognised.
REGULAR INTAKE 08 (Jan 1964 – Dec 1965)
Regular Intake 08 started their training in FMC with
61 officer cadets (51 Army – three from Singapore and
two from Brunei, six Navy and four Air Force) in January
1964. The six Navy cadets left for their navy training in
BRNC, Dartmouth, UK in September 1964. Three Air
Force cadets left to continue their air training in December
1965; one left the training earlier. Two Army cadets were
sent to OCS Portsea in January 1965.
44 Army cadets (including three from Singapore and
two from Brunei) were commissioned on 12 December
1965. Five left whilst in training and five continued their
training under SSC Intake 05. The two Army cadets in
OCS Portsea were also commissioned in December
1965.
In the Army, one retired as Lt Jen, two Mej Jen, four
Brig Jen, eight Kol, 12 Lt Kol and 12 Mej. Eight have
since left us.
Eleven (including one from Brunei) were at the dinner
to be recognised. One came all the way from Perth,
Australia, where he is now residing.
RMAS INTAKE 36 (Jan 1964 – Dec 1965)
Four cadets (all from the Boys’ Wing, FMC) and one
cadet, who underwent a 3-month training in Cadet Wing,
FMC with the Regular Intake 07 in 1963, were sent to
RMAS in January 1964. All five were commissioned in
December 1965.
One retired as Mej Jen and the other four left early,
one as a Kol, two as a Mej and one as a Kapt, who later
was installed as a state ruler.
Three were at the dinner to be recognised.
OCS PORTSEA INTAKE
(Jan 1965 – Dec 1965)
Two cadets (from Regular Intake 08) were sent to
the OCS Portsea, Australia in January 1965. Both were
commissioned in December 1965.
One retired as Kol, and the other retired early as a
Mej and now a successful businessman and a golf player!
Both were not at the dinner to be recognised.
TLDM - REGULAR
Four naval cadets who joined Cadet Wing, under
Regular Intake 06 in January 1962, left for their naval
training in BRNC in September 1962. They were joined
by another six naval cadets in BRNC. All 10 underwent a
3-year training and were commissioned in September
1965.
Two retired as Laksda, one Laksma, one Laksma
and two Kept, five Kdr. One has since left us.
Four were at the dinner to be recognised.
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TLDM – SSC (Two Intakes)
Six Naval cadets underwent training in BRNC in June
1962 and were commission as SSC officers in June
1965. Two retired as Kept, one Kdr and three Lt Kdr.
One has since left us. None of them were at the dinner
to be recognized.
Another 10 Naval cadets underwent training in BRNC
in September 1962 and were commissioned as SSC
officers in September 1965. One retired as Laksma, one
Kdr, three as Lt Kdr and four as Lt. One left the naval
training to join the Army. One has since left us.
None were at the dinner to be recognised.
Kol Mohd Shaffiq bin Ismail - SSC 06
TUDM - OTHERS
Not all Air Force officer cadets underwent training in
the Cadet Wing, FMC. A number of them were sent
directly for training to other training establishments in
the country or ov erseas. Eight Air Force cadets
underwent training in the Air Training Centre, KL Base
and were commission on 8 September 1965.
One retired as Mej Jen, two as Lt Kol, two as Mej
and three as Kapt. Two have since left us.
One was at the dinner to be recognised.
OTHERS
In addition to those mentioned above, there were
also a number who were commissioned directly as PD
List officers (Doctors, Engineers and Education Officers),
as well as other General Duty officers, Workshop
Executive Officers and Quartermasters in the year 1965.
Unfortunately, we do not have the records of these
officers at present. Our RAFOC Secretariat is working
with JRP to get the list for our future recognitions.
All in all, it was a good event, held as part of the
programme for the Annual Dinner. RAFOC will continue
to recognise the retired Armed Forces officers who were
commissioned 50 years since the year of the annual
dinner. In 2016, RAFOC will recognise those who were
commissioned in 1966. But the recognition will only be
accorded to those who will be at the dinner.
Lt Kol Tengku Ismit bin Tengku Suleiman - SSC 07
Jen Tan Sri Ahmad Saruji bin Che Ros, TUDM - SSC 07
To those who were commissioned 50 years ago in
1965, we wish them nostalgic memories of their
training days and the day they were commissioned.
(Note: The above facts and figures may not be 100%
correct. Our RAFOC Secretariat welcome any comments
and corrections on and from the above intakes).
RAFOC WEBSITE
http://www.rafoc.org.my
Kdr Syed Salim bin Syed Osman - BRNC
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RAFOC DONATED RM10,000.00 TO
“TABUNG PAHLAWAN 2015”
DYMM Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Jamalulail
Mej Jen Dato’ Abd Malek Shahar bin Harun, TUDM
Lt Jen Datuk Abd Aziz bin Hassan - REG 08
The “Rayuan Hari Pahlawan 2015”, handled by PVATM,
was launched by YABhg. Datuk Seri Rosmah bt Mansor,
wife of YAB. Dato’ Seri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abd Razak,
the Prime Minister, at a ceremony on Friday, 31 July 2015
in Dewan Taming Sari, Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur as
Patron of the “Rayuan Hari Pahlawan - 2015”.
To-date a sum of over RM2 million has been collected
by PVATM Headquarters and its branches. Another RM1
million or so is expected to be collected by the end of the
year. The closing date for the collection of the fund was
31 December 2015.
As part of its concern for the Armed Forces veterans
in dire need of some financial assistance, RAFOC
donated a sum of RM10,000.00 from its fund towards
the “Tabung Pahlawan 2015”. The donation was made
by our RAFOC President to the President of PVATM
during our “Retired Armed Forces Officers’ Annual
Dinner” held on Sunday, 13 December 2015 at Dewan
Taming Sari, Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur with the royal
presence of DYMM Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail
ibni AlMarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail, Raja Perlis
and DYMM Raja Perempuan Perlis.
RAFOC did not carry out any fund collecton for the
“Tabung Pahlawan 2015” from its members and
possible contributors, to avoid duplication of appeal.
RAFOC left the collection f rom indiv iduals and
companies/organizations to PVATM Headquarters and
its branches.
RAFOC trust PVATM will be able to collect sufficient
fund for its welfare activities for the Armed Forces
veterans in 2016 and some of the collection can be
distributed to the various veterans’ associations/clubs
for their own welfare activities.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This issue of BERITA RAFOC
is sponsored by
Affin Bank Berhad
Lt Col Pehin Datuk Musa bin Yaakub - REG 08 (Brunei)
BERITA RAFOC 04 / 2015
With thanks to
Jen Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Ismail bin Hj Omar, (Bersara)
Chairman
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COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
Committee Meeting 07/2015
The f ourth meeting of the 2015/2016 Executive
Committee, the seventh and last committee meeting for
the year 2015, was held on Tuesday, 1 December 2015
from 1130 to 1400 hours at the Meeting Room, Wisma
Perwira ATM, Kuala Lumpur. The meeting was chaired
by Jen Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohd Ghazali bin Dato’ Mohd
Seth, (Bersara), RAFOC President. Present were the
Vice President (Navy), Vice President (Air), the Honorary
Secretary and five other committee members. Also
present were the members of the Annual Dinner SubCommittee on invitation.
The meeting discussed and passed the minutes of
the sixth committee meeting held on 28 September 2015
and received the reports from the Honorary Secretary
on the general administration of RAFOC and, on behalf
of the Honorary Treasurer, the financial situation of
RAFOC since the last committee meeting. The meeting
considered and approved 23 new members for the
months of October and November 2015. W ith the
approval of the 23 new members, the total membership
as at 1 December 2015 stood at 677 (47 have since left
us).
The committee was briefed by the committee
members responsible for the various portfolios on their
activities since the last committee meeting. A major time
was spent on the briefing on the programme and
responsibilities for the Annual Dinner to be held on
Sunday, 13 December 2015 by Mej Jen Dato’ Abd Malek
Shahar bin Harun, TUDM, (Bersara) and Mej Dato’ Mohd
Said bin Harun, (Bersara).
The committee decided to discuss the diary of events
for the year 2016 to the next committee meeting to be
held in January/February 2016. The meeting was
followed by the food tasting for the Annual Dinner, held
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at 2000 hours at the Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur.
Note: Our RAFOC Executive Committee meet once
a quarter to discuss and approve related matters in the
running of the association. In addition, sub-committees
under the responsible committee members meet from
time to time to discuss the various activities. Members
are kindly invited to assist the Sub-Committees where
and when they can.
Committee Plus New Year Eve Get-Together
25 committee members, sub-committee members,
auditors and members of the Appeal Board (present and
past) plus 15 wives and family members attended a
“Committee Plus Get-Together” over the New Year eve
on Thursday, 31 December 2015 at the Penthouse,
Bangunan OPA, Saujana Resort. Our RAFOC President
and Deputy President and wife were present.
The get-together was to provide the occasion for
the present and past members of the committee, subcommittees, auditors and Appeal Board and others to
meet each other and to reminisce our RAFOC activities
in 2015 and to exchange ideas on the future direction
and activities of RAFOC in 2016.
During the night, the gathering recognized the 62nd
birthday of Lt Kdr Phua Hean Sim, (Bersara) and the
recent wedding of our Lt Kol Meor Adam bin Meor Sapi,
(Bersara). Many stayed on to await the count-down to
the new year and to witness the firework display from
one of the sites in Shah Alam, from the balcony of the
building.
No dancing-dancing like the good old days but a
number did demonstrate their karaoke talents. For food,
the BBQ was arranged from Kdr Phua’s restaurant with
the lamb sponsored by Lt Kol Meor.
All in all it was a good gathering, with those present
enjoying the food and meeting each other, with thanks
to the OPA President for the use of the OPA Penthouse.
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OTHER NEWS
RM250 Bonus For Pensioners
RAFOC welcomes the announcement by our YAB.
Perdana Menteri during tabling the Budget 2016 in
Parliament in October 2015 on the payment of RM250
as bonus for the year 2015 to all Government pensioners
(including retired Armed Forces veterans with pension).
Gov ernment serv ants (including Armed Forces
personnel) will receive RM500. Payment for the
Government servants and Government pensioners will
be paid in January 2015.
Although not that substantial to some, the bonus will
no doubt assist the lower income pensioners to see
through thie at the beginning of the year 2016. At the
same time, let us not forget our former comrades-atarm who are not in receipt of pension, who are in dire
need of some financial support. Let us hope those in
receipt of this bonus and not in dire need of such, to
sedekah this bonus to our friends and families of our
friends who are no longer with us, in dire need of such.
May your “sedekah” be blessed by Allah with bountiful
return!
SALUTE TO LAKSAMANA TAN SRI
ABDUL AZIZ
RAFOC salute YBhg. Laksamana Tan Sri Dato’ Seri
(Dr) Abd Aziz bin Jaafar, on the end of his tenure as
Chief of Navy on 18 Nov 2015, pending his retirement
from the Armed Forces on reaching the compulsory
retirement age of 60 on 7 April 2016. He is now on leave
and resettlement training prior to retirement.
Laksamana Tan Sri Abd Aziz was born in Sungai
Udang, Melaka on 7 May 1956 and had his secondary
education at the Masjid Tanah Secondary School,
Malacca and later at the Royal Military College, Sungai
Besi. He joined the RMN in 1974 and was commissioned
as a Sub-Lieutenant in 1977. He was appointed Chief of
Navy on 1 April 2008, taking over the appointment from
Laksamana Tan Sri Ramlan bin Mohd Ali. His successor
is Laksamana Dato’ Seri Panglim a Ahmad
Kamarulzaman bin Hj Ahmad Badaruddin, the former
Deputy Chief of Navy.
Throughout his 41 years of service, Laksamana Tan
Sri Abd Aziz has held various staff and command
appointments both at sea and ashore. He spent most of
his early years in the RMN serving on board nine
operational ships at sea. Laksamana Tan Sri Abdul Aziz
has the rare distinction of being a commissioning crew
for four RMN ships. Prior to becoming the Chief of Navy,
he was the Deputy Chief of Navy from 1900 to Apr 2008.
For his service to King and Country, Tan Sri Abd Aziz
was bestowed with the honour “Panglima Setia Mahkota”
(PSM), which carries the title “Tan Sri”, by SPB Yang
DiPertuan Agong in conjunction with His Majesty’s official
Birthday on 2 June 2009.
In welcoming him to the retired Armed Forces officers’
community on his full retirement, we wish him an
enjoyable leave and a happy resettlement training.
Welcome to the retired Armed Forces officers’
community, Tan Sri!
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CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE NEW CHIEF OF NAVY
RAF OC congratul ate
Laksamana Dato’ Seri
Panglim a
Ahmad
Kamarulzaman bin Hj
Ahmad Badaruddin on his
promotion to Laksamana
as the new Chief of Navy
eff ectiv e
f rom
18
November 2015. He was
born in Kuala Lumpur,
Selangor on 31 Mar 1959.
He had his secondary education at the High School,
Melaka and later at the Royal Military College, Sungai
Besi. He joined the Navy in 1977 and was commissioned
into the RMN as a Sub-Lieutenant on 23 Sep 1980.
Throughout his 35 years of service, Laksamana Dato’
Seri Ahmad Kamaruzaman has held various staff and
command appointments in the Navy, both at sea and
ashore, culminating as the RMN Fleet Commander, with
its Headquarters based in the Naval Base, Lumut. He
also held a number of tri-service appointments at the
Armed Forces level, including Commander, Joint Force
and later as Chief of Staff, Armed Forces HQ. He was
the Deputy Chief of Navy before his promotion and
appointment as Chief of Navy. His successor is Laksdya
Dato’ Anuwi bin Hassan, formerly AKS Bahagian Operasi
& Latihan Pertahanan, Markas ATM.
For his services to King and Country, Dato’ Seri
Ahmad Kamarulzaman was bestowed with the DPMS
by the Sultan of Selangor in 2005; the PGDK by the Yang
DiPertua Negeri Sabah in 2009; SPTS by the Sultan of
Perak in 2010 and the PJN by SPB Yang DiPertuan
Agong in 2010.
Dato’ Seri Ahmad Kamarulzaman is married to Datin
Seri Noor Azrina binti Abdullah and blessed wih one son,
now 23 years old.
In saluting him as the new Chief of Navy, RAFOC
wish him all the best in leading the RMN to further
development as a deterrent and the defender of our
territorial seas.
Congratulations and all the best, Dato’ Seri!
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MEMBERSHIP
PERSONAL NEWS
RAFOC is pleased to welcome the following new
members for the months of September to November
2015:
RAFOC congratulate the following retired Armed Forces
officers on being bestowed with honours by KDYMM
Sultan Pahang in conjunction with His Highness 85th
Birthday on 20 Oct 2015:
September 2015 (1)
-
Mohd Nazir bin Kassim, Kapt, TUDM, (Pilot-Heli;
SSC 26; 1975-1984).
October 2015 (7)
-
Ahmad Mustar bin Md Yunos, Kapt, TUDM (Pilot-Heli;
SSC 26; 1975-1984).
Inderjit Singh Ludher, Kapt (Dr), (KKD; PD-List;
1977-1978).
Lee Yeok Meng, Lt Kol, (KAD; SSC 03; 1960-1989)
Md Dakhiyar bin Hj Amir, Mej, (RAMD; SSC 33;
1978-1998).
Mohd Zainal bin Juni, Mej, (RGK; SSC 42; 19812005).
Shahidan bin Abd Razak, Lt Kol, TUDM, (Log; SSC
00; 1900-1900).
Wan Norsahid bin Zainol, Mej, (RAMD; REG 24;
1985-2010).
November 2015 (6)
-
Apalanaidu a/l Pathanaidu, Kapt (Dr), Dato’, (KKD;
PD-List; 1976-1977).
Mohd Nawawi bin Awang, Lt, Dato’, TUDM (Pilot;
SSC 17; 1970-1975).
Panirchellvam a/l Velaitham, Kapt, (RRD; SSC 25;
1974-1985).
Santhanan, Richard a/l Anthony Selvaraju, Lt Kol,
(KAD; SSC 27; 1978-2012).
Sivaraj Kailasam Pillay, Lt Kol, TUDM (Urusetia;
SSC 40; 1981-2015)
Verasingam, K. R, Mej (RRD; SSC 30; 1977-2006)
Their applications were approved by the Executive
Committee at its committee meeting held on Wednesday,
1 December 2015.
RAFOC is pleased to receive the applications for
membership from the following retired Armed forces
officers for the month of December 2015:
December 2015 (1)
-
Mohan Singh, Lt Kol, TUDM (Urusetia; SSC 13;
1968-1996).
His application will be tabled at the next meeting of the
Executive Committee for approval.
With the approval of the above 15 new members, our
total membership as at 31 December 2015 was 692
members (less 47 who have since left us).
Editorial Board
Lt Kol Dato’ Nawawi bin Mat Desa, (Bersara)
Lt Kol Ramli bin Kinta, (Bersara)
Lt Kdr Phua Hean Sim, (Bersara)
Mej Ganeson Alwar, (Bersara)
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- Lt Jen Dato’ Sri Abd Aziz bin Ibrahim, (Bersara)
(RAMD; REG 18; 1976-2014; Chairman of
PERHEBAT) with the honour “Darjah Sri Sultan
Ahmad Shah Pahang” (SSAP) which carries the
title “Dato’ Sri”. .
- Mej Abd Wahid bin Bidin, (Bersara) (RAMD; SSC
321978-1995) with the honour “Darjah Indera
Mahkota Pahang” (DIMP) which carries the title
“Dato’”.
RAFOC congratulate Jen Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohd
Ghazali bin Dato’ Mohd Seth, (Bersara), (RAMD; RMAS
12; 1954-1986) our RAFOC President, UPNM ViceChancellor on being conferred the Honorary Doctorate
in Human Resource Management (Defence) by Universiti
Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM). The conferment
was made in conjunction with the convocation of the 505
UPNM university cadets on Tuesday, 27 Oct 2015 at
UPNM, Kem Sungai Besi.
RAFOC congratulate Jen Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohd
Ghazali bin Dato’ Mohd Seth, (Bersara), our RAFOC
President on being conferred the Honorary Doctorate in
Human Resource Management (Defence) by Universiti
Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM). The conferment
was made in conjunction with the convocation of the 505
UPNM university cadets on Tuesday, 27 October 2015
at UPNM, Sungai Besi.
RAFOC congratulate YB. Senator Laksamana Tan Sri
Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar bin Hj Mohd Nor, (Bersara) on
his re-election, unopposed for the 3-year term (20152018) as the President of Persatuan Veteran Angkatan
Tentera Malaysia (PVATM) at its 90th Annual General
Meeting, held on 6-7 Nov 2015.
RAFOC note with condolence the passing of the following
retired Armed Forces officers (6) during the months of
October to December 2015:
- Mej Datuk Sabdin Ghani bin Abd Ghani, (Bersara) (73;
RRD; SSC 05; 1964-1974?) on Friday, 9 Oct 2015 at
0345 hrs at Hospital QE2, Kota Kinabalu.
- Kapt Mohd Rusli bin Ismail, (Bersara) (58; RAMD; SSC
36; 1980-1985) on Wednesday, 14 Okt 2015 at 1900
hrs at HUKM, Cheras Kuala Lumpur.
- Mej Ariffin bin Mohd Nasir, (Bersara) (68; KAD; SSC
11/13; 1968-1980?) on Saturday, 31 Oct 2015 at 0830
hrs, in his house, at Paroi, Seremban.
- Laksma Datuk Ahmad Kamal bin Yahya, (Bersara) (73;
Exec; BRNC; SSC;1963-1999) on Monday, 9 Nov 2015
at 0845 hrs, at HAT Lumut.
- Mej Zulkifli bin Daud, (Bersara) (82; RAMD; DC; ExOR; 1960-1980) on Tuesday, 29 Dec 2015 at 0400
hrs in his house in Kajang.
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- Mej Nordin bin Sarip, (Bersara) (67; KJLJD; Reg 11;
1969-1998?) on Tuesday, 29 Dec 2015 at 0800 hrs in
his house in Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya.
RAFOC also note with regret the passing away of the
wife of the following retired Armed Forces officer during
the months of October to December 2015:
-
Puan Hajjah Azizah, isteri kepada Kol Abd Wahab,
TUDM, (Bersara) (Engr; SSC 00; 1900-1900) on
Tuesday, 20 Oct 2015 at 2300 hrs at HAT Tuanku
Mizan, Kuala Lumpur.
(Note: Members and other retired Armed Forces officers
are kindly requested to keep the RAFOC Secretariat
informed by email, sms or phone call on any such occurance
they may come to know, so that others can be kept informed
from time to time via this Berita RAFOC).
LIST OF OFFICE BEARERS
2015/2016
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President
Jen Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr. Mohd Ghazali
bin Dato’ Mohd Seth, (Bersara)
Deputy President
Jen Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Abd Rahman bin Abd Hamid,
(Bersara) #
Vice-Presidents
Army
Kapt Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Ahmad bin Johan, (Bersara)
Navy
Laksda Dato’ Yaacob bin Daud, (Bersara) #
DIARY OF EVENTS - 2015
Air Force
Lt Jen Datuk Nawi bin Alias, TUDM, (Bersara) #
Sunday, 25 January 2015
Courtesy House Visit
Jen Tan Sri Mohd Sany bin Abd Ghaffar, (Bersara)
Honorary Secretary
Lt Kol Dato’ Nawawi bin Mat Desa, (Bersara)
Sunday, 29 February 2015
Chinese New Year Lunch
Wisma Perwira ATM, Kuala Lumpur
Committee Members
Thursday, 26 March 2015
Inter-Team Golf
Bangi Golf Resort
Sunday, 29 March 2015
Annual General Meeting
Maktab Turus Angkatan Tentera
Sunday, 5 July 2015
Majlis Berbuka Puasa
Wisma Perwira ATM, Kuala Lumpur
Honorary Treasurer
Kapt Ahmad bin Othman, (Bersara) #
Army
Jen Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohd Shahrom
bin Dato’ Hj Nordin, (Bersara)
Brig Jen Dato’ Adnan bin Ali, (Bersara) #
Navy
Kept Tajudin bin Yahya, TLDM, (Bersara) #
Lt Kdr Phua Hean Sim, (Bersara)
Air Force
Mej Jen Dato’ Abd Malek Shahar bin Harun, TUDM,
(Bersara) #
Brig Jen Dato’ Jamaludin bin Shamsudin, TUDM,
(Bersara)
Saturday, 1 August 2015
Golf Dengan MAFGA
Glenmarie Golf & Country Club
Open
Lt Kol Ramli bin Kinta, (Bersara) #
Mej Ganeson Alwar, (Bersara) #
Mej Cheong Sang, (Bersara)
Kapt Mohamed bin Hussein, (Bersara)
Sunday, 2 August 2015
Perjumpaan Hari Raya
Wisma Perwira ATM, Kuala Lumpur
In Attendance
Mej Fatimah Khatijah bt Musa, (Bersara)
AUDITORS
Tuesday, 27 October 2015
Annual Golf
Nilai Springs Golf Resort
Mej Amir Ahmad bin Abd Majid, (Bersara) #
Kapt Renu Veeriah, (Bersara) #
BOARD OF APPEAL
Sunday, 22 November 2015
Deepavali Lunch
Wisma Perwira ATM, Kuala Lumpur
Sunday, 13 December 2015
Retired Armed Forces Officers’ Annual Dinner
Royale Chulan, Kuala Lumpur
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Kol Abd Rahman bin Dato’ Baginda, (Bersara) #
Kdr Syed Salim bin Syed Osman, (Bersara) #
Lt Kol Mior Mohd Zubir bin Mior Mohd Yahya,
TUDM, (Bersara) #
Note: # Elected/Re-Elected To Office During The
Annual General Meeting Held On 29 March 2015
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