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1BERITA RAFOC 04 / 2015

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTA “HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016” and may the year 2016 bring continued good health andhappiness to us and our families. Likewise, may the year 2016 bring further progress toRAFOC in its objects and activities.

The last quarter 2015 saw three major activities organised by RAFOC. The “AnnualGolf“ 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 wellparticipated and supported by our members and other retired Armed Forces officers.

Our Executive Committee was kept busy during the quarter. In addition to thecommittee meetings, representatives from our committee attended a discussionorganised 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 asrequired by the Akta Veteran 2012. In addition, representatives from our committee continued to visit our membersand other retired Armed Forces officers in HAT Tuanku Mizan, Kuala Lumpur during the quarter. Our DeepavaliLunch, Annual Dinner and Golf Sub-Committees were also kept busy organising their respective activities duringthe quarter. Our RAFOC Secretariat continued to provide information to our members on the activities of RAFOCas well as news on our members and other retired Armed Forces officers via the internet, website, whatsapp andsms.

On membership, I am pleased to welcome another 14 retired Armed Forces officers as new members ofRAFOC during the quarter. At the same time, I note with sadness the passing of six of our retired Armed Forcesofficers during the quarter.

2015 was another good year for RAFOC. We were able to hold our normal activities less the scheduled forumand the gof game with the Alumni PTD. 70 new members registered during the year, thus increasing our membershiptotal 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 beheld in 2016 at our next committee meeting. Nontheless RAFOC will continue to hold the activities held in 2015 andpossibily with one or two other activities.

Financially, our funds are good enough to keep RAFOC going for the year 2016, with the surplus from ourAnnual Dinner and other donations/contributions in 2015. The committee is looking for ways to improve our financialstanding 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 whohave since retired or left the Armed Forces. I urge members to assist to get their intake members who are still notmembers to register as members. We need to increase our membership so that RAFOC can truly represent theretired Armed Forces officers’ community.

Thank you for your particiption and support during the year 2015 and I look forward to your continuedparticipation and support in the year 2016.

Till we meet, Salam Setiakawan!

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

JENERAL TAN SRI DATUK DR. MOHD GHAZALI BIN DATO’ MOHD SETH, (Besara)President


RETIRED ARMED FORCES OFFICERS’ ANNUAL GOLF - 2015

The “Retired Armed Forces Officers’ Annual Golf -2015" (Organised By RAFOC) was successfully held onTuesday, 27 October 2015 at Nilai Springs Golf & CountryClub, Bandar Baru Nilai. The aim of the golf game wasfor RAFOC to provide an occasion for the retired ArmedForces officers from the three Services to meet eachother over a game of golf.

94 golfers originally registered to play but 15 had towithdraw, including three in the morning of the game. 79golfers turned up that morning (including one lady golfer)and one guest golfer. Membership: - 64 were membersof RAFOC; 15 yet to register as members. Five registeredas members before/on the day of the game. Service/Rank – 61 from TD (1 Jen – mantan PTD; 1 Lt Jen; 5Mej Jen; 6 Brig Jen; 3 Kol; 19 Lt Kol; 10 Mej; 6 Kapt); 5from TLDM (1 Laksda; 1 Kept; 2 Lt Kdr and 1 Lt); and 14from TUDM (2 Jen - mantan PTU; 1 Lt Jen; 3 Mej Jen; 2Brig Jen; 2 Lt Kol; 2 Mej and 2 Kapt). Our only guestgolfer was Brig Jen Dato’ Ismet Nayan bin Ismail(Chairman, MAFGA); the others invited but could notjoin us were Ketua Pengarah JHEV, ChairmanPERHEBAT and the Honorary Golf Secretary of AlumniPTD.

The golfers were grouped into four age divisions,competing amongst their age groups for the DivisionPrizes - Division A (70 and above) - 14, Division B (66to 69) - 9, Division C (60 to 65) - 31 and Division D (59and below) - 25. The oldest golfer was Lt Kol David LamWah Kum, (Bersara) – 78 and the youngest was MejWan Norsahid bin Zainol, (Bersara) – 50. The sole ladygolfer was Lt Datin Zainon, TLDM, (Bersara), wife ofLaksda Dato’ Musa bin Omar, (Bersara).

The game was played over 18 holes on stablefordsystem 36 score for the Piala Gonzales (donated byJen Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr. Mohd Ghazali bin Dato’ MohdSeth, (Bersara), our RAFOC President, in 2010). Prizeswere given to the top 30% of each division other thanthe top three overall winners. The gross winner was alsorecognized.

The course was near perfect, buggies allowed onmost fairways, and the weather beautiful except for aslight haze after 1130 hours.

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 MohdAli, 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 ocbd. Division C:

- Winner: Lt Kol Dul Ngajis bin Ahmad Supeni,(Bersara) - 38

- Runner-Up: Brig Jen Dato’ Abd Hamid bin MohdZain, (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


All in all, it was another good and successfulgathering amongst the retired Armed Forces officers -an occasion for them to meet each other, to ask what’snew and to have a memorable day of golf and reminiscingthe good old days amongst friends. This was madepossible by RAFOC.

It was good to see Jen Tan Sri Abd Rahman bin AbdHamid, (Bersara), our Deputy President, who could notplay on that day and Puan Sri Rosliah during lunch andthe prize-giving. Jen Tan Sri Mohd Ghazali bin Dato’ MohdSeth, (Bersara), our President had to attend the UPNMConvocation on that day. He is one of the two UPNMVice-Chancellors. Five non-golfers joined the golfers forlunch.

Our big THANK YOU to Brig Jen Dato’ Mohd Radzibin Ahmad, (Bersara) and his Golf Sub-Committeemembers supported by our RAFOC Secretariat for a jobwell 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 HjNordin, (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 morethan the necessary payment required. The Chairman andmembers of the RAFOC Golf Sub-Committee hope youenjoyed the golf game and meeting each other on thatday.

The golf game with the Alumni PTD, could not beheld this year. It will be organized by RAFOC early nextyear, on a date and venue to be notified. Till then, keepgolfing!

Lt Kol David Lam, Winner Div “A”

Kapt Ab Rashid, Overall Winner - Nett

Lt Kdr Wan Azfar, Runner-Up - Nett

Lt Kol Abdullah Khir , Winner - Gross


DEEPAVALI LUNCH

The “Deepavali Lunch” (organized by RAFOC) wassuccessfully held on Sunday, 22 Nov 2015 at theSwimming Pool Foyer, Wisma Perwira ATM, KualaLumpur – the best gathering that RAFOC ever had atthe swimming pool foyer. Nearly 200 members and theirwives/families turned up. The lunch was to provide theoccasion for our members to get together and to facilitateour Hindu members to host a “Deepavali Lunch” for theother RAFOC members and their wives/families.

Prior to the lunch proper, from 1100 to 1215 hours,an updated briefing/discussion on “The Terms & Benefitsof Our Retirement” was held. Unfortunately only 30 orso members and their wives attended the briefing whichwas chaired by our Brig Jen Dato’ Adnan bin Ali,(Bersara), Committee Member/Chairman of ourRetirement Sub-Committee. The briefing was wellpresented by Mej Nor Shamsinar, SO2 Pencen, JRP.Also present were Kol Hamdan bin Yaccob, PengarahOperasi, JRP, Armed Forces HQ and Mej Rahim binMusa, SO Pencen, JHEV. A number of issues were raisedby those present, which will be addressed by therepresentatives from JRP and JHEV.

At 1215 hours, all adjourned to the Swimming PoolFoyer for the “Deepavali Lunch” proper. The arrival ofour RAFOC President, Jen Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr. MohdGhazali bin Dato’ Mohd Seth, (Bersara) was met withthe beating of the “nadeswaram” traditional music. Thiswas followed by the lighting of the Deepavali light by TanSri Mohd Ghazali, as the guest of honour.

The turnout was very encouraging indeed and wasmore than expected, some brought their grand-childrenalong. Many who came were first timers to our RAFOCgathering and to the mess. Amongst those present werethree mantan PAT and two mantan PTD. It was good tosee amongst others, Lt Kol Tan Siew Soo, (Bersara) andwife, Kol I. Natarajan, (Bersara), who is already 90, LtJen Dato’ Seri Mohd Daud bin Abu Bakar, (Bersara) andhis son and the many who were ever present in all ourRAFOC activities. Five non-members registered asmembers of RAFOC whilst another 10 took theapplication forms to be submitted later.

22 Hindu members, many in their traditional “kurthas”and their wives in their colourful “sari”, were there to playhost led by Mej Jen (Dr) Dato’ Mohanadas Ramasamy,(Bersara) and Datin Thilagavathy, and Mej GanesonAlwar, (Bersara) and Puan Nomita. The food was super,befitting the “Deepavali Lunch” and were more thanenough for all - Indian dishes and delicacies ala stallservice plus two roasted lambs, sponsored by Mej Dato’S. Murthi, (Bersara). Pak Wan, the violinist and singerwere there to entertain those present, complimented bythe rendering of a number of songs by our own veteransingers, namely Tan Sri Mohd Anwar, Tan Sri Mohd Azumiand wife, and Lt Kol Dzulkarnain. The event did not enduntil near 1600 hours with Tan Sri Mohd Shahrom andhis family being the last to turn up.

All in all it was another good RAFOC gathering wheremembers met each other, to acquaint anew. Theatmosphere was filled with nostalgia, joy and happinesswith old comrades hugging and shaking hands with eachother, some meeting for the first time since leaving theArmed Forces. This was made possible by RAFOC!

Our thanks to Mej Ganeson Alwar, (Bersara),Committee Member/Chairman of our RAFOC “DeepavaliLunch” Sub-Committee and his members for a job welldone. Our thanks to all our Hindu members and theirwives who were present to play host and to the many ofthem who chipped in their contributions to sponsor thelunch. Our thanks to the PMC of the Wisma Perwira ATMfor allowing our lunch to be held at the mess and to themess caterer for all the arrangement. Last, but not leastour thanks to all who turned up to make the gathering aworthwhile effort by the lunch sub-committee.


REMAINS OF KAPT CHOO YEOKBOO, TUDM RELOCATED

On 26 April 1976, a RMAF Nuri helicopter carrying 11 onan operational mission was shot down by the CommunistTerrorists in the Hutan Simpanan Ulu Muda, Gubir,Kedah. Four TUDM officers and one crew plus threeArmy officers and three NCOs were killed. (More detailscan be found in the internet).

One of the RMAF officers killed was Kapt ChooYeok Boo, TUDM, helicopter pilot from No. 7 Skuadron,TUDM. His body was then buried in the Gurkha BurialGround, Kem Lapangan Terbang, Sungai Petani. He wasposthumously awarded the Panglima Gagah Berani,(PGB) by SPB Yang DiPertuan Agong in 1979 for hisearlier bravery.

39 years after his death this year, his wife PuanChong Bee Yim and family requested for the assistanceof the TUDM HQ and Army HQ to move his remains atthe Gurkha Burial Ground, Kem Lapangan Terbang,Sungai Petani to the Baha’i Blissful Memorial Park inSungai Petani.

On Friday, 11 December 2015 with the assistanceof HQ 6 Brigade and TUDM Alor Star, his remains wasduly transferred from the Gurkha Burial Ground, KemLapangan Terbang to the Baha’i Blissful Memorial Parkin Sungai Petani. The transfer was given due militaryhonours by the Army and TUDM with the presence ofPanglima 6 Brigade and Komandan Kolej Tentera Udara,Alor Star. Puan Chong and family were present to witnessthe re-location of the remains and the honour given tothe late Kapt Choo.

RAFOC salutes the Malaysian Army and the RMAFfor the assistance given and for giving due recognitionfor the relocation of the remains of Kapt Choo Yeok Boo,TUDM, PGB, as requested by his wife and family. Mayhe continue to rest in peace!


MAJLIS MAKAN MALAM TAHUNANPEGAWAI-PEGAWAI BERSARA ANGKATAN TENTERA - 2015(Anjuran RAFOC)

The “Majlis Makan Malam Tahunan Pegawai-PegawaiBersara Angkatan Tentera - 2015” (Anjuran RAFOC)was successfully held on the night of Sunday, 13December 2015 at the Taming Sari Ballroom, RoyaleChulan Kuala Lumpur. 600 or so retired Armed Forcesofficers, guests and wives were present - 60 plus tworoyal tables. The dinner was honoured with the ever royalpresence of DYMM Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail, Raja Perlis (asa retired Armed Forces officer) and DYMM TuankuFauziah binti Al-Marhum Tengku Abdul Rashid, RajaPerempuan Perlis.

Amongst the official guests present were the DeputyDefence Minister, Panglima Angkatan Tentera, PanglimaTentera Laut, Panglima Tentera Udara, the retiring formerPanglima Tentera Laut and other senior Armed Forcesofficers involved in the administration and well-being ofthe Armed Forces veterans, and their wives. Also presentwere Toh Puan Zakiah bt Ahmad, (widow of AllahyarhamJen Tun Ibrahim bin Ismail) and a number of other widowsof our retired Armed Forces officers who are no longerwith us.

Amongst the retired Armed Forces officers presentwere three mantan PAT, two mantan PTD and fourmantan PTU, as well as members of the various intakesin FMC/ RMC, RMAS, OCS Portsea and other Army,Navy and Air Force training institutions within the countryand 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, BousteadPlantations; BHIC; Deftech, DML Technologies, EndayaConstruction, Gading Group; Genting Plantations;Golden Screen Cinema; Goldfields, Jaya Tiasa, KoperasiTentera, Mentari Corporation, NADI Group, Pernama,Power Cables, Seri Meraga Properties and Zetro. 36others from the various intakes and groups booked theirtables/seats as individuals.

Special mention must be made on the presence ofMaj Gen Pehin Tan Sri Mohamed bin Daud, (Retd) (Reg05) and Lt Col Pehin Musa bin Yaakub, (Retd) (Reg 08),from Brunei and Lt Col Leslie Terh, (Retd) (Reg 07) andMej Abd Rahim bin Salim, (Retd) (SSC 06) from

Singapore. Also to be recognized was Mej Kam KiatChoon, (Bersara) (Reg 08) who came all the way fromPerth to attend the dinner. Amongst those who camefrom outside the Klang Valley were Mej Jen Dato’ Ghazalibin Ibrahim, (Bersara) (Reg 06) from Gua Musang, LtKol Shaik Ahmad bin Ibrahim, (Bersara) (RMAS 36) fromPulau Pinang and Lt Kol Syed Othman bin Syed Omar,(Bersara) (SSC 31) from Sungai Siput.

The “TUDM Central Band” was in attendance toprovide the military music prior to and during the dinner.The entertainment was provided by the “GelombangBiru” with five of our retired Armed Forces officers andtwo wives rendering some songs, led and organized byour Lt Kol Abdullah Khir bin Saidi, TUDM, (Bersara), theEntertainment Member. It was a super performance bythem, followed by the “Show Time by Yuka”, up-comingsinger from Indonesia, sponsored with thanks by KaptDato’ Zahar bin Hashim, (Bersara). The night was keptalive with Kol Abd Rahman bin Dato’ Baginda, (Bersara)and Mej Haslinda bt Yaacob, (Bersara), ably as Emcees.

In his welcoming speech, our RAFOC Presidentthanked those present and paid special tribute to theever presence of Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni Al-MarhumTuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail, Raja Perlis (as a retiredArmed Forces officer) and DYMM Tuanku Fauziah bintiAl-Marhum Tengku Abdul Rashid, Raja PerempuanPerlis. Jen Tan Sri Mohd Ghazali also touched on theprogress 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 willstep down as President; so will the incumbent VicePresident (Army) and Honorary Secretary. Our RAFOCConstitution stipulates that a member can only hold apost in the committee for a maximum three 2-year terms- they would have done the three 2-year terms come ourAnnual General Meeting in 2016.

This year the menu was again ala western and thosewho attended had the choice of beef, lamb, chicken orfish as the main course, served warm. Everyone enjoyedthe food and for most, if not all, had what they preferredfor the main course. Well done Kol Hj Abbas bin Ibrahim,(Bersara), the Messing Member.

During the night, members of FMC Regular Intake08, SSC Intake 06, SSC Intake 07, RMAS Intake 36,OCS Portsea, Australia, the Naval Cadets in the BritanniaRoyal Naval College, (BRNC), Dartmouth, UK and theAir Cadets at the Air Flying Centre (AFC), Alor Star - allof whom were commissioned in 1965, were recognizedand honoured, since it was 50 years ago that they werecommissioned. Unfortunately, not all could be presentat the dinner. Only 11 from Regular Intake 08 (includingone Brunei cadet and one Singapore cadet), nine fromSSC Intake 06 (including two Air Force cadets, and onefrom Singapore), 11 from SSC Intake 07 (including fourAir Force cadets), three from RMAS Intake 36 (includingDYMM Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Ibni AlMarhum TuankuSyed Putra Jamalullail, Raja Perlis), four from BRNC


and one from the AFC Alor Star, were present. Thepresentation of the recognition certificates was madeby Jen Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr. Mohd Ghazali bin Dato’Mohd Seth, (Bersara), our RAFOC President.

This year, RAFOC honoured YB. SenatorLaksamana Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar bin MohdNoor, (Bersara) as “TOKOH RAFOC 2015” inrecognition of his prominence and contributions in theactivities and well-being of the Armed Forces veterans’community at the national and international levels. Thepresentation of the recognition was made by DYMMTuanku Syed Sirajuddin Ibni AlMarhum Tuanku SyedPutra Jamalullail, Raja Perlis. The award this year carriesa contribution of RM5,000.00 from RAFOC to acharitable organization in the name of YB. Senator TanSri Mohd Anwar.

All in all, it was another good and well attendeddinner, an occasion for the retired Armed Forces officersand their wives to get together, to acquaint anew and to“tanya-tanya khabar”. Some had not met each othersince they left the Service, and for some, since leavingtheir cadet training institutions. The dinner officially endedat 2359 hours but a good number stayed on till 0130hours – an occasion made possible by RAPOC.

Our “Junjung Kasih” to DYMM Tuanku SyedSirajuddin ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Syed PutraJamalullail, Raja Perlis and DYMM Tuanku Fauziah bintiAl-Marhum Tengku Abdul Rashid, Raja PerempuanPerlis, for their royal presence at the dinner. Our“Junjung Kasih” too for His Majesty’s royal contributiontowards the dinner.

Our thanks to all those who made this dinner asuccess – the companies, banks and individuals whohave contributed by taking up selected tables or madecontributions for the dinner, the intake representativeswho rounded up their intake members, other individualsfor their assistance, our guests and all who attendedthe dinner. Last but not least, our thanks to themanagement and staff of Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpurfor the various arrangements for the dinner, in particularthe food. We will be back at the hotel for our AnnualDinner in 2016!

Finally, our appreciation and thanks once again toMej Jen Dato’ Abd Malek Shahar bin Harun, TUDM,(Bersara) and members of his Annual Dinner Sub-Committee and our RAFOC Secretariat for making thedinner an enjoyable and memorable night indeed - Welldone, another successful Annual Dinner!


YB. SENATOR LAKSAMANA TAN SRIMOHD ANWAR - TOKOH RAFOC 2015

His involvement in the social and organizationalactivites goes back to his service days. On leaving theArmed Forces, he was elected President of the RoyalSelangor Golf Club (2010-2013); President of theRMNOA (2000-now). In 2012, at the request of many,he offered to lead the leading veterans’ association inthe country and was elected unopposed as the newPresident, Persatuan Bekas Tentera Malaysia, (PBTM)for the 3-year term (2012-2015). In 2015, he was returnedunopposed as its President for another 3-year term(2015-2018). Under his leadership, PBTM wasrejuvenated as a new entity with new directions andculture. In 2014, the name of PBTM was change to“Persatuan Veteran ATM” (PVATM). He has since madehis impact felt at the national and state levels.

In April 2015, he was appointed and sworn in as aSenator for a 3-year term (2015-2018), a post which wasearlier held by the President/Deputy President of PBTMuntil 2000. His presence in the Dewan Senate willundoubtedly provide the opportunity for the interests ofthe Armed Forces veterans to be heard by the augusthouse, for that matter, by the nation.

At the international level, he was elected DeputyPresident of the World Veterans Federation (WVF) at its50th World Congress held in Poland in September 2015.WVF is a federation of over 130 veterans’ associationsin over 30 countries, with its Headquarters in Paris,France.

He has received numerous commendations, awardsand accolades in recognition of his leadership andservice, and was bestowed the Panglima Mangku Negara(PMN), which carries the title of Tan Sri, by SPB YangDi-Pertuan Agong. He has also received distinguishedmedals from foreign governments such as the OrdreNational De La Legion D’Honneur from France and theCommand of the Legion of Merit from USA.

For his prominence and contributions towards theretired Armed Forces veterans’ community, at the nationaland international levels RAFOC honoured andrecognised YB. Senator Laksamana Tan Sri Dato’ SetiaMohd Anwar bin Mohd Nor, (Bersara) as “TOKOHRAFOC 2015”.

Once a year, RAFOC recognize and honour one of ourretired Armed Forces officers who has contributed to theactivities and the well-being of the Armed Forcesveterans’ community, as “TOKOH RAFOC”.

This year our RAFOC Executive Committeerecognize and honour YB. Senator Laksamana Tan SriDato’ Setia Mohd Anuar bin Mohd Noor, (Bersara) asour “TOKOH RAFOC 2015”. The presentation of theaward was made during the “Retired Armed ForcesOfficers’ Annual Dinner” held on Sunday, 13 December2015 in Dewan Taming Sari, Royale Chulan KualaLumpur, by DYMM Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullailibni AlMarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail, RajaPerlis.

YB. Senator Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar binMohd Noor, (Bersara) was born in Alor Gajah, Melakaon 12 March 1950. He had his primary education at theHMS Naval Base Secondary School, Singapore until1968. He was then selected to attend the officer cadettraining in the Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC),Dartmouth, United Kingdom in September 1969. He wascommissioned as a Sub-Lieut in September 1971 andstarted his military career as a Navigation Officer onboard KD Jerai in December 1971.

His career in the Malaysian Armed Forces spans over40 years. He has held various staff and commandappointments in the Royal Malaysian Navy, in sea andashore, culminating in his appointment as Chief of Navyon 13 August 2003. He also held the post of AssistantChief of Staff (Personnel Services), Armed Forces HQfrom 5 February 2000 until his appointment as DeputyChief of Navy on 13 August 2002. On 27 April 2005, hewas appointed Chief of Defence Force, the first non-Army officer to be appointed to such appointment, a posthe held until 1 February 2007. On 12 March 2008, heretired from the Armed Forces on reaching thecompulsory retirement age of 58.

On retirement, he was appointed Chairman,Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera, (LTAT), the ArmedForces Consolidated Fund. In addition to LTAT, he is aboard director in a number of companies, private andlisted. He is also the Chairman on the UPNM Board.

NEW YEAR GREETINGS

The President, Committee Membersand RAFOC Secretariat Staff

wish all members and other retiredArmed 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.


RECOGNISING 50 YEARS SINCECOMMISSIONED

In 1965, 50 years ago, Officer Cadets of SSC Intake 06,SSC Intake 07 and Regular Intake 08, werecommissioned in the Federation Military College (FMC),Sungai Besi. Five others were commissioned in the RoyalMilitary Academy, Sandhurst, UK (RMAS) and two in theOfficer Cadet School (OCS), Portsea, Australia. 26 NavalCadets who were sent to the Britannia Royal NavalCollege (BRNC), Dartmouth, UK in 1962 werecommissioned in 1965. 12 Air Force cadets werecommissioned in FMC during the year and another 10were commissioned in the Flying Training Centre, AlorStar. A number of other officers were also commissioneddirectly in the Professional List (as Doctors, Engineersand Education Officers) and as General Duty officers,Kuarter Masters and Workshop Executive Officers.

In 2012, for the first time RAFOC recognized thosewho were commissioned in 1962, in 2013 those who werecommissioned in 1963 and in 2014 those who werecommissioned in 1964, who were present during theannual dinners held during the year.

At the “Retired Armed Forces Officers’ AnnualDinner 2015" held on Sunday, 13 December 2015,RAFOC recognised the retired Armed Forces officerswho were commissioned 50 years ago and who were atthe annual dinner. The recognition was ably conductedby Mej Jen Datuk Abd Kadir bin Nordin, (Bersara), formerCommittee Member. The presentation of the recognitioncertificates was made by Jen Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr.Mohd Ghazali bin Dato’ Mohd Seth, (Bersara), ourRAFOC President.

SSC INTAKE 06 (04 Sept 1964 – 18 Feb 1965)

SSC Intake 06 started their training in FMC on 4September 1964 with 52 officer cadets (30 Army – fourfrom Singapore, and 22 Air Force, three from Singapore).50 were commissioned on 18 February 1965 (30 Armyand 20 Air Force). Two Air Force cadets left duringtraining.

In the Army, 10 retired as Lt Kol, nine as Mej andseven as Kapt. Six have since left us. In the Air Force,two retired as Brig Jen, one Kol, three Lt Kol, nine Kaptand two Lt.

Nine (seven Army and two Air Force, including onefrom 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 4February 1965 with 70 officer cadets (48 Army and 22Air Force). 68 were commissioned on 18 August 1965(46 Army and 22 Air Force). Two Army cadet left duringtraining.

In the Army, one retired as Lt Jen, one Brig Jen, threeKol; 16 Lt Kol, 11 Mej and one Lt. Seven have since leftus.

In the Air Force, two retired as full Jeneral (both asChief 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 dinnerto be recognised.

REGULAR INTAKE 08 (Jan 1964 – Dec 1965)

Regular Intake 08 started their training in FMC with61 officer cadets (51 Army – three from Singapore andtwo from Brunei, six Navy and four Air Force) in January1964. The six Navy cadets left for their navy training inBRNC, Dartmouth, UK in September 1964. Three AirForce cadets left to continue their air training in December1965; one left the training earlier. Two Army cadets weresent to OCS Portsea in January 1965.

44 Army cadets (including three from Singapore andtwo from Brunei) were commissioned on 12 December1965. Five left whilst in training and five continued theirtraining under SSC Intake 05. The two Army cadets inOCS Portsea were also commissioned in December1965.

In the Army, one retired as Lt Jen, two Mej Jen, fourBrig Jen, eight Kol, 12 Lt Kol and 12 Mej. Eight havesince left us.

Eleven (including one from Brunei) were at the dinnerto 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 onecadet, who underwent a 3-month training in Cadet Wing,FMC with the Regular Intake 07 in 1963, were sent toRMAS in January 1964. All five were commissioned inDecember 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 laterwas 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 tothe OCS Portsea, Australia in January 1965. Both werecommissioned in December 1965.

One retired as Kol, and the other retired early as aMej 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, underRegular Intake 06 in January 1962, left for their navaltraining in BRNC in September 1962. They were joinedby another six naval cadets in BRNC. All 10 underwent a3-year training and were commissioned in September1965.

Two retired as Laksda, one Laksma, one Laksmaand two Kept, five Kdr. One has since left us.

Four were at the dinner to be recognised.


TLDM – SSC (Two Intakes)

Six Naval cadets underwent training in BRNC in June1962 and were commission as SSC officers in June1965. Two retired as Kept, one Kdr and three Lt Kdr.One has since left us. None of them were at the dinnerto be recognized.

Another 10 Naval cadets underwent training in BRNCin September 1962 and were commissioned as SSCofficers in September 1965. One retired as Laksma, oneKdr, three as Lt Kdr and four as Lt. One left the navaltraining to join the Army. One has since left us.

None were at the dinner to be recognised.

TUDM - OTHERS

Not all Air Force officer cadets underwent training inthe Cadet Wing, FMC. A number of them were sentdirectly for training to other training establishments inthe country or overseas. Eight Air Force cadetsunderwent training in the Air Training Centre, KL Baseand were commission on 8 September 1965.

One retired as Mej Jen, two as Lt Kol, two as Mejand three as Kapt. Two have since left us.

One was at the dinner to be recognised.

OTHERS

In addition to those mentioned above, there werealso a number who were commissioned directly as PDList officers (Doctors, Engineers and Education Officers),as well as other General Duty officers, WorkshopExecutive Officers and Quartermasters in the year 1965.

Unfortunately, we do not have the records of theseofficers at present. Our RAFOC Secretariat is workingwith JRP to get the list for our future recognitions.

All in all, it was a good event, held as part of theprogramme for the Annual Dinner. RAFOC will continueto recognise the retired Armed Forces officers who werecommissioned 50 years since the year of the annualdinner. In 2016, RAFOC will recognise those who werecommissioned in 1966. But the recognition will only beaccorded to those who will be at the dinner.

To those who were commissioned 50 years ago in1965, we wish them nostalgic memories of theirtraining days and the day they were commissioned.

(Note: The above facts and figures may not be 100%correct. Our RAFOC Secretariat welcome any commentsand corrections on and from the above intakes).

RAFOC WEBSITEhttp://www.rafoc.org.my

Kol Mohd Shaffiq bin Ismail - SSC 06

Lt Kol Tengku Ismit bin Tengku Suleiman - SSC 07

Jen Tan Sri Ahmad Saruji bin Che Ros, TUDM - SSC 07

Kdr Syed Salim bin Syed Osman - BRNC


Mej Jen Dato’ Abd Malek Shahar bin Harun, TUDM

Lt Jen Datuk Abd Aziz bin Hassan - REG 08

Lt Col Pehin Datuk Musa bin Yaakub - REG 08 (Brunei)

DYMM Tuanku Syed Sirajuddinibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Jamalulail

RAFOC DONATED RM10,000.00 TO“TABUNG PAHLAWAN 2015”

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 2015in Dewan Taming Sari, Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur asPatron of the “Rayuan Hari Pahlawan - 2015”.

To-date a sum of over RM2 million has been collectedby PVATM Headquarters and its branches. Another RM1million or so is expected to be collected by the end of theyear. The closing date for the collection of the fund was31 December 2015.

As part of its concern for the Armed Forces veteransin dire need of some financial assistance, RAFOCdonated a sum of RM10,000.00 from its fund towardsthe “Tabung Pahlawan 2015”. The donation was madeby our RAFOC President to the President of PVATMduring our “Retired Armed Forces Officers’ AnnualDinner” held on Sunday, 13 December 2015 at DewanTaming Sari, Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur with the royalpresence of DYMM Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullailibni AlMarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail, Raja Perlisand DYMM Raja Perempuan Perlis.

RAFOC did not carry out any fund collecton for the“Tabung Pahlawan 2015” from its members andpossible contributors, to avoid duplication of appeal.RAFOC left the collection f rom indiv iduals andcompanies/organizations to PVATM Headquarters andits branches.

RAFOC trust PVATM will be able to collect sufficientfund for its welfare activities for the Armed Forcesveterans in 2016 and some of the collection can bedistributed to the various veterans’ associations/clubsfor their own welfare activities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTThis issue of BERITA RAFOC

is sponsored by

Affin Bank BerhadWith thanks to

Jen Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Ismail bin Hj Omar, (Bersara)Chairman


COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES

Committee Meeting 07/2015

The fourth meeting of the 2015/2016 ExecutiveCommittee, the seventh and last committee meeting forthe year 2015, was held on Tuesday, 1 December 2015from 1130 to 1400 hours at the Meeting Room, WismaPerwira ATM, Kuala Lumpur. The meeting was chairedby Jen Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohd Ghazali bin Dato’ MohdSeth, (Bersara), RAFOC President. Present were theVice President (Navy), Vice President (Air), the HonorarySecretary and five other committee members. Alsopresent were the members of the Annual Dinner Sub-Committee on invitation.

The meeting discussed and passed the minutes ofthe sixth committee meeting held on 28 September 2015and received the reports from the Honorary Secretaryon the general administration of RAFOC and, on behalfof the Honorary Treasurer, the financial situation ofRAFOC since the last committee meeting. The meetingconsidered and approved 23 new members for themonths of October and November 2015. With theapproval of the 23 new members, the total membershipas at 1 December 2015 stood at 677 (47 have since leftus).

The committee was briefed by the committeemembers responsible for the various portfolios on theiractivities since the last committee meeting. A major timewas spent on the briefing on the programme andresponsibilities for the Annual Dinner to be held onSunday, 13 December 2015 by Mej Jen Dato’ Abd MalekShahar bin Harun, TUDM, (Bersara) and Mej Dato’ MohdSaid bin Harun, (Bersara).

The committee decided to discuss the diary of eventsfor the year 2016 to the next committee meeting to beheld in January/February 2016. The meeting wasfollowed by the food tasting for the Annual Dinner, held

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 therunning of the association. In addition, sub-committeesunder the responsible committee members meet fromtime to time to discuss the various activities. Membersare kindly invited to assist the Sub-Committees whereand when they can.

Committee Plus New Year Eve Get-Together

25 committee members, sub-committee members,auditors and members of the Appeal Board (present andpast) plus 15 wives and family members attended a“Committee Plus Get-Together” over the New Year eveon Thursday, 31 December 2015 at the Penthouse,Bangunan OPA, Saujana Resort. Our RAFOC Presidentand Deputy President and wife were present.

The get-together was to provide the occasion forthe present and past members of the committee, sub-committees, auditors and Appeal Board and others tomeet each other and to reminisce our RAFOC activitiesin 2015 and to exchange ideas on the future directionand activities of RAFOC in 2016.

During the night, the gathering recognized the 62ndbirthday of Lt Kdr Phua Hean Sim, (Bersara) and therecent wedding of our Lt Kol Meor Adam bin Meor Sapi,(Bersara). Many stayed on to await the count-down tothe new year and to witness the firework display fromone of the sites in Shah Alam, from the balcony of thebuilding.

No dancing-dancing like the good old days but anumber did demonstrate their karaoke talents. For food,the BBQ was arranged from Kdr Phua’s restaurant withthe lamb sponsored by Lt Kol Meor.

All in all it was a good gathering, with those presentenjoying the food and meeting each other, with thanksto the OPA President for the use of the OPA Penthouse.


OTHER NEWS

RM250 Bonus For PensionersRAFOC welcomes the announcement by our YAB.Perdana Menteri during tabling the Budget 2016 inParliament in October 2015 on the payment of RM250as bonus for the year 2015 to all Government pensioners(including retired Armed Forces veterans with pension).Government servants (including Armed Forcespersonnel) wil l receive RM500. Payment for theGovernment servants and Government pensioners willbe paid in January 2015.

Although not that substantial to some, the bonus willno doubt assist the lower income pensioners to seethrough thie at the beginning of the year 2016. At thesame time, let us not forget our former comrades-at-arm who are not in receipt of pension, who are in direneed of some financial support. Let us hope those inreceipt of this bonus and not in dire need of such, tosedekah this bonus to our friends and families of ourfriends who are no longer with us, in dire need of such.May your “sedekah” be blessed by Allah with bountifulreturn!

SALUTE TO LAKSAMANA TAN SRIABDUL AZIZRAFOC salute YBhg. Laksamana Tan Sri Dato’ Seri(Dr) Abd Aziz bin Jaafar, on the end of his tenure asChief of Navy on 18 Nov 2015, pending his retirementfrom the Armed Forces on reaching the compulsoryretirement age of 60 on 7 April 2016. He is now on leaveand resettlement training prior to retirement.

Laksamana Tan Sri Abd Aziz was born in SungaiUdang, Melaka on 7 May 1956 and had his secondaryeducation at the Masjid Tanah Secondary School,Malacca and later at the Royal Military College, SungaiBesi. He joined the RMN in 1974 and was commissionedas a Sub-Lieutenant in 1977. He was appointed Chief ofNavy on 1 April 2008, taking over the appointment fromLaksamana Tan Sri Ramlan bin Mohd Ali. His successoris Laksamana Dato’ Seri Panglima AhmadKamarulzaman bin Hj Ahmad Badaruddin, the formerDeputy Chief of Navy.

Throughout his 41 years of service, Laksamana TanSri Abd Aziz has held various staff and commandappointments both at sea and ashore. He spent most ofhis early years in the RMN serving on board nineoperational ships at sea. Laksamana Tan Sri Abdul Azizhas the rare distinction of being a commissioning crewfor 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 Azizwas bestowed with the honour “Panglima Setia Mahkota”(PSM), which carries the title “Tan Sri”, by SPB YangDiPertuan Agong in conjunction with His Majesty’s officialBirthday on 2 June 2009.

In welcoming him to the retired Armed Forces officers’community on his full retirement, we wish him anenjoyable leave and a happy resettlement training.Welcome to the retired Armed Forces officers’community, Tan Sri!

CONGRATULATIONSTO THE NEW CHIEF OF NAVY

RAFOC congratulateLaksamana Dato’ SeriPanglima AhmadKamarulzaman bin HjAhmad Badaruddin on hispromotion to Laksamanaas the new Chief of Navyeffective f rom 18November 2015. He wasborn 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, SungaiBesi. He joined the Navy in 1977 and was commissionedinto 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 andcommand appointments in the Navy, both at sea andashore, culminating as the RMN Fleet Commander, withits Headquarters based in the Naval Base, Lumut. Healso held a number of tri-service appointments at theArmed Forces level, including Commander, Joint Forceand later as Chief of Staff, Armed Forces HQ. He wasthe Deputy Chief of Navy before his promotion andappointment as Chief of Navy. His successor is LaksdyaDato’ Anuwi bin Hassan, formerly AKS Bahagian Operasi& Latihan Pertahanan, Markas ATM.

For his services to King and Country, Dato’ SeriAhmad Kamarulzaman was bestowed with the DPMSby the Sultan of Selangor in 2005; the PGDK by the YangDiPertua Negeri Sabah in 2009; SPTS by the Sultan ofPerak in 2010 and the PJN by SPB Yang DiPertuanAgong in 2010.

Dato’ Seri Ahmad Kamarulzaman is married to DatinSeri Noor Azrina binti Abdullah and blessed wih one son,now 23 years old.

In saluting him as the new Chief of Navy, RAFOCwish him all the best in leading the RMN to furtherdevelopment as a deterrent and the defender of ourterritorial seas.

Congratulations and all the best, Dato’ Seri!


PERSONAL NEWS

RAFOC congratulate the following retired Armed Forcesofficers on being bestowed with honours by KDYMMSultan Pahang in conjunction with His Highness 85thBirthday on 20 Oct 2015:

- Lt Jen Dato’ Sri Abd Aziz bin Ibrahim, (Bersara)(RAMD; REG 18; 1976-2014; Chairman ofPERHEBAT) with the honour “Darjah Sri SultanAhmad Shah Pahang” (SSAP) which carries thetitle “Dato’ Sri”. .

- Mej Abd Wahid bin Bidin, (Bersara) (RAMD; SSC321978-1995) with the honour “Darjah InderaMahkota Pahang” (DIMP) which carries the title“Dato’”.

RAFOC congratulate Jen Tan Sri Datuk Amar MohdGhazali bin Dato’ Mohd Seth, (Bersara), (RAMD; RMAS12; 1954-1986) our RAFOC President, UPNM Vice-Chancellor on being conferred the Honorary Doctoratein Human Resource Management (Defence) by UniversitiPertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM). The confermentwas made in conjunction with the convocation of the 505UPNM university cadets on Tuesday, 27 Oct 2015 atUPNM, Kem Sungai Besi.

RAFOC congratulate Jen Tan Sri Datuk Amar MohdGhazali bin Dato’ Mohd Seth, (Bersara), our RAFOCPresident on being conferred the Honorary Doctorate inHuman Resource Management (Defence) by UniversitiPertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM). The confermentwas made in conjunction with the convocation of the 505UPNM university cadets on Tuesday, 27 October 2015at UPNM, Sungai Besi.

RAFOC congratulate YB. Senator Laksamana Tan SriDato’ Setia Mohd Anwar bin Hj Mohd Nor, (Bersara) onhis re-election, unopposed for the 3-year term (2015-2018) as the President of Persatuan Veteran AngkatanTentera Malaysia (PVATM) at its 90th Annual GeneralMeeting, held on 6-7 Nov 2015.

RAFOC note with condolence the passing of the followingretired Armed Forces officers (6) during the months ofOctober to December 2015:

- Mej Datuk Sabdin Ghani bin Abd Ghani, (Bersara) (73;RRD; SSC 05; 1964-1974?) on Friday, 9 Oct 2015 at0345 hrs at Hospital QE2, Kota Kinabalu.

- Kapt Mohd Rusli bin Ismail, (Bersara) (58; RAMD; SSC36; 1980-1985) on Wednesday, 14 Okt 2015 at 1900hrs at HUKM, Cheras Kuala Lumpur.

- Mej Ariffin bin Mohd Nasir, (Bersara) (68; KAD; SSC11/13; 1968-1980?) on Saturday, 31 Oct 2015 at 0830hrs, in his house, at Paroi, Seremban.

- Laksma Datuk Ahmad Kamal bin Yahya, (Bersara) (73;Exec; BRNC; SSC;1963-1999) on Monday, 9 Nov 2015at 0845 hrs, at HAT Lumut.

- Mej Zulkifli bin Daud, (Bersara) (82; RAMD; DC; Ex-OR; 1960-1980) on Tuesday, 29 Dec 2015 at 0400hrs in his house in Kajang.

MEMBERSHIP

RAFOC is pleased to welcome the following newmembers for the months of September to November2015:

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; 1981-

2005).- 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 ExecutiveCommittee at its committee meeting held on Wednesday,1 December 2015.

RAFOC is pleased to receive the applications formembership from the following retired Armed forcesofficers 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 theExecutive Committee for approval.

With the approval of the above 15 new members, ourtotal membership as at 31 December 2015 was 692members (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)


LIST OF OFFICE BEARERS2015/2016

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

PresidentJen Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr. Mohd Ghazali

bin Dato’ Mohd Seth, (Bersara)

Deputy PresidentJen Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Abd Rahman bin Abd Hamid,

(Bersara) #

Vice-Presidents

ArmyKapt Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Ahmad bin Johan, (Bersara)

NavyLaksda Dato’ Yaacob bin Daud, (Bersara) #

Air ForceLt Jen Datuk Nawi bin Alias, TUDM, (Bersara) #

Honorary SecretaryLt Kol Dato’ Nawawi bin Mat Desa, (Bersara)

Honorary TreasurerKapt Ahmad bin Othman, (Bersara) #

Committee Members

ArmyJen Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohd Shahrom

bin Dato’ Hj Nordin, (Bersara)Brig Jen Dato’ Adnan bin Ali, (Bersara) #

NavyKept Tajudin bin Yahya, TLDM, (Bersara) #

Lt Kdr Phua Hean Sim, (Bersara)

Air ForceMej Jen Dato’ Abd Malek Shahar bin Harun, TUDM,

(Bersara) #Brig Jen Dato’ Jamaludin bin Shamsudin, TUDM,

(Bersara)

OpenLt Kol Ramli bin Kinta, (Bersara) #Mej Ganeson Alwar, (Bersara) #

Mej Cheong Sang, (Bersara)Kapt Mohamed bin Hussein, (Bersara)

In AttendanceMej Fatimah Khatijah bt Musa, (Bersara)

AUDITORS

Mej Amir Ahmad bin Abd Majid, (Bersara) #Kapt Renu Veeriah, (Bersara) #

BOARD OF APPEAL

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 TheAnnual General Meeting Held On 29 March 2015

DIARY OF EVENTS - 2015

Sunday, 25 January 2015Courtesy House Visit

Jen Tan Sri Mohd Sany bin Abd Ghaffar, (Bersara)

Sunday, 29 February 2015Chinese New Year Lunch

Wisma Perwira ATM, Kuala Lumpur

Thursday, 26 March 2015Inter-Team Golf

Bangi Golf Resort

Sunday, 29 March 2015Annual General Meeting

Maktab Turus Angkatan Tentera

Sunday, 5 July 2015Majlis Berbuka Puasa


Saturday, 1 August 2015Golf Dengan MAFGA

Glenmarie Golf & Country Club

Sunday, 2 August 2015Perjumpaan Hari Raya


Tuesday, 27 October 2015Annual Golf

Nilai Springs Golf Resort

Sunday, 22 November 2015Deepavali Lunch


Sunday, 13 December 2015Retired Armed Forces Officers’ Annual Dinner

Royale Chulan, Kuala Lumpur

- Mej Nordin bin Sarip, (Bersara) (67; KJLJD; Reg 11;1969-1998?) on Tuesday, 29 Dec 2015 at 0800 hrs inhis house in Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya.

RAFOC also note with regret the passing away of thewife of the following retired Armed Forces officer duringthe months of October to December 2015:

- Puan Hajjah Azizah, isteri kepada Kol Abd Wahab,TUDM, (Bersara) (Engr; SSC 00; 1900-1900) onTuesday, 20 Oct 2015 at 2300 hrs at HAT TuankuMizan, Kuala Lumpur.

(Note: Members and other retired Armed Forces officersare kindly requested to keep the RAFOC Secretariatinformed by email, sms or phone call on any such occurancethey may come to know, so that others can be kept informedfrom time to time via this Berita RAFOC).

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