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Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal | |
|---|---|
| 10th Chief of Navy | |
| In office 15 October 1998 – 12 August 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Ramly Abu Bakar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1946-11-13)13 November 1946 (age 79) |
| Awards | Panglima Mangku Negara (PMN) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Malaysia |
| Branch/service |  Royal Malaysian Navy |
| Years of service | 1965–2002 |
| Rank |  Admiral(Malay:Laksamana) |
| Commands | Chief ofRoyal Malaysian Navy |
| service number | N400230 |
Abu Bakar bin Abdul Jamal was the tenth Chief and the first four-starAdmiral of theRoyal Malaysian Navy (RMN).[1][2]
Abu Bakar served for nearly 40 years in the RMN and held various positions and ranks. He was commanding officer of several RMN ship including patrol ship, destroyers (missile) and corvettes. Between 1981 and 1984, bu Bakar was made senior officer for the Corvette Project Team in Kiel, Germany. He later held the position of Assistant Chief of Navy (Human Resource) and Deputy Chief of Navy in 1996. Admiral Abu Bakar became the Chief of Navy on 15 October 1998 and was elevated to the rank of admiral on 1 June 2000. He retired in 2002.
Besides the various Malaysian awards and medals, Abu Bakar was also awarded theBintang Jalasena Utama byIndonesia and theLegion of Merit (degree of commander) by the United States of America.[3]
He was born on 13 November 1946 inJohor,Malaysia and received his early education at theRoyal Military College in Sungai Besi,Kuala Lumpur. Abu Bakar joined the naval service in 1965 and commenced training as a cadet at theBritannia Royal Naval College, United Kingdom. Abu Bakar was trained inweapons engineering atHMSExcellent School of Weapons Engineering, United Kingdom. He was also trained in Training Technology by theRoyal Australian Navy. Abu Bakar is also a graduate of theRoyal Naval College, Greenwich, United Kingdom and theNaval Postgraduate School,Monterey, California, where he studied Defence Management. He went on to enrol in a fellowship programme at theWolfson College, Cambridge and later studied at theRoyal College of Defence Studies, United Kingdom.
Abu Bakar is married to Kamariyah binti Buang and they have three children.[citation needed]
Malaysia
Commander of theOrder of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) –Tan Sri (2001)[4]_-_SMN.svg)
Companion of theOrder of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1996)[5]
Officer of theOrder of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1982)[6] Member of theOrder of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1977)[7]
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Courageous Commander of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (PGAT) (1999)[8]
Johor
Knight Grand Commander of theOrder of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) –Dato' (2000)[9] Knight Commander of theOrder of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ) –Dato' (1998)[10]
Pahang
Knight Companion of theOrder of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) –Dato' (1991)
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Knight Grand Commander of theOrder of Taming Sari (SPTS) –Dato' Seri Panglima (1999)[11] Knight Commander of theOrder of Taming Sari (DPTS) –Dato' Pahlawan (1997)[12]
United States
Commander of theLegion of Merit (LOM)
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Knight Grand Cross of theOrder of the Crown of Thailand (PM)| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Vice Admiral Dato' Seri Ahmad Ramli bin Mohd Noor (1995–1998) | Chief of Navy 1998–2001 | Succeeded by Admiral Datuk Mohd Ramly bin Abu Bakar (2001–2003) |
