In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Buang is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Affendi. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia General (Rtd) Tan Sri Dato' Sri Haji
Affendi Buang
PGAT PMN PSM SSAP SPTS SPKK DPPN PNBS DGSM PSAT DIMP PAT SAP KAT AMP PTU PJM PKN PPS PPA
General Affendi in 2023
21st Chief of Defence Forces
In office 2 January 2020 – 5 September 2023
Monarch
Abdullah
Minister of Defence
Mohamad Sabu Ismail Sabri Yaakob Hishammuddin Hussein Mohamad Hasan
Preceded by
Zulkifli Zainal Abidin
Succeeded by
Mohammad Ab Rahman
18th Chief of Air Force
In office 21 December 2016 – 2 January 2020
Preceded by
Roslan Saad
Succeeded by
Ackbal Abdul Samad
Personal details
Born
(1962-08-21) 21 August 1962 (age 61) Kuching, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
Spouse
Tengku Muhaini Sultan Ahmad Shah
Relatives
Abdullah of Pahang (brother in law)
Education
Royal Military College (Malaysia)
Military service
Allegiance
Malaysia
Branch/service
Royal Malaysian Air Force
Years of service
1980 - 2023
Rank
General
Unit
Chief of Defence Forces Chief of Air Force Deputy Chief of the Air Force Director General for Operations and Exercises, RMAF Air Operations Command Director of J5 (Contingencies and Plans) 19 Squadron
Battles/wars
Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89)
Affendi bin Haji Buang (born 21 August 1962) is a Malaysian Air Force General who served as the 21st Chief of Defence Forces. Prior to his assignment, he previously served as the Chief of Air Force.[1]
^"CDF Profile". www.mafhq.mil.my. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
Affendi bin Haji Buang (born 21 August 1962) is a Malaysian Air Force General who served as the 21st Chief of Defence Forces. Prior to his assignment,...
marked him as the 22nd Chief of Defence Forces. He succeeded General AffendiBuang, who retired from the position on the same day. Malaysia : Commander...
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the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) with title Dato' Indera Tan Sri Dato' Sri AffendiBuang, Tengku Muhaini's second husband : Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan...
Afzan Tengku Muhaini, the Tengku Puteri Seri Teja Tan Sri Dato' Sri AffendiBuang Puteri Fara Natalia Ahmad Nazri Sophia Nina Imran Naeem Ayoub Ameer...
Afzan Tengku Muhaini, the Tengku Puteri Seri Teja Tan Sri Dato' Sri AffendiBuang Puteri Fara Natalia Ahmad Nazri Sophia Nina Imran Naeem Ayoub Ameer...
Afzan Tengku Muhaini, the Tengku Puteri Seri Teja Tan Sri Dato' Sri AffendiBuang Puteri Fara Natalia Ahmad Nazri Sophia Nina Imran Naeem Ayoub Ameer...
Afzan Tengku Muhaini, the Tengku Puteri Seri Teja Tan Sri Dato' Sri AffendiBuang Puteri Fara Natalia Ahmad Nazri Sophia Nina Imran Naeem Ayoub Ameer...
Afzan Tengku Muhaini, the Tengku Puteri Seri Teja Tan Sri Dato' Sri AffendiBuang Puteri Fara Natalia Ahmad Nazri Sophia Nina Imran Naeem Ayoub Ameer...
Afzan Tengku Muhaini, the Tengku Puteri Seri Teja Tan Sri Dato' Sri AffendiBuang Puteri Fara Natalia Ahmad Nazri Sophia Nina Imran Naeem Ayoub Ameer...
Muhyiddin held meetings with Chief Secretary Mohd Zuki Ali, General AffendiBuang, the Chief of Defence Forces, and Abdul Hamid Bador, the Inspector-General...
Security Division. On 23 September 2022, Chief of Defence Forces General AffendiBuang officially changed the name and logo of the Armed Forces Defence Intelligence...
Hasim bin Hasan 2020: Ismail Sabri Yaakob 2020: Noraini Ahmad 2020: AffendiBuang 2021: Zamrose Mohd Zain 2021: Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani 2022: Ayob Khan...
Zulkiple Kassim 2018: Zulkifli Zainal Abidin 2019: Abdul Hamid Bador 2019: AffendiBuang 2020: Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani 2020: Mohd Reza Mohd Sany 2020: Zamrose...
Abdul Rahman 2014: Noorainee Abdul Rahman 2014: Hamidah Khamis 2014: AffendiBuang 2014: Azam Baki 2014: Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin 2014: Mohd Soffi Abd Razak...
Mohamad Preceded by Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor Succeeded by AffendiBuang 24th Chief of Army In office 14 June 2011 – 13 June 2013 Preceded by...