Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal

Abu Bakar bin Abdul Jamal was the tenth Chief and the first four-star Admiral of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).[1][2]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abdul Jamal is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Abu Bakar. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berbahagia Admiral (Retired) Tan Sri Dato' Seri
Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal
PGAT PSM SSAT SPMJ SPMS SPTS DPMJ DIMP DPTS PAT JMN SMJ KMN
10th Chief of Navy
In office
15 October 1998 – 12 August 2001
Preceded byAhmad Ramli Mohd Nor
Succeeded byMohd Ramly Abu Bakar
Personal details
Born (1946-11-13) 13 November 1946
Johor, Malayan Union
AwardsPanglima Mangku Negara (PMN)
Military service
Allegiance Malaysia
Branch/service Royal Malaysian Navy
Years of service1965–2002
Rank Admiral
(Malay: Laksamana)
CommandsChief of Royal Malaysian Navy
service numberN400230

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 the Bintang Jalasena Utama by Indonesia and the Legion of Merit (degree of commander) by the United States of America.[3]

Early life

He was born on 13 November 1946 in Johor, Malaysia and received his early education at the Royal Military College in Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur. Abu Bakar joined the naval service in 1965 and commenced training as a cadet at the Britannia Royal Naval College, United Kingdom. Abu Bakar was trained in weapons engineering at HMS Excellent School of Weapons Engineering, United Kingdom. He was also trained in Training Technology by the Royal Australian Navy. Abu Bakar is also a graduate of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, United Kingdom and the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, where he studied Defence Management. He went on to enrol in a fellowship programme at the Wolfson College, Cambridge and later studied at the Royal College of Defence Studies, United Kingdom.

Family

Abu Bakar is married to Kamariyah binti Buang and they have three children.

Honours

Foreign honour

References
  1. Eur (2002). The Far East and Australasia 2003. Routledge. ISBN 1-85743-133-2.
  2. Abu Bakar bin Abdul Jamal, Memoir Seorang Laksamana, published by the Ministry of Defence, Malaysia (library.mod.gov.my/AccessionFullDisplayRetriever.jsp?H0008295)
  3. U.S. Pacific Command Imagery Archive April 2001 Archived 1 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1977" (PDF).
  5. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1982" (PDF).
  6. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1996" (PDF).
  7. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 2001" (PDF).
  8. "DPTS 1997". pingat.perak.gov.my.
  9. "SPTS 1999". pingat.perak.gov.my.
  10. Army Chief Md Hashim heads 153 recipients of gallantry awards. 11 October 1999. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  11. Shahir and Ahmad head Johor Sultan's birthday honours list. 8 April 1998. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  12. Go and meet the people, Johor Sultan advises reps. 9 April 2000. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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