Commander-in-Chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces


The Supreme Commander or Commander-in-Chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces is the highest-ranking office in the command structure of the Malaysian military. The office dates to the 1957 creation of the Malay federation. Its current role, duties and powers are regulated by the Constitution of Malaysia and the Federal Armed Forces Act.

Function and responsibility

The Malaysian Constitution establishes that the office of Supreme Commander is attached to the person of the Federal Head of State, Yang di-Pertuan Agong:
The Federal Armed Forces Act was passed by the Federal Parliament in order to consolidate in one law all the regulations governing the three services, it establishes the function and duties of the Federal Head of State in his capacity as Supreme Commander. The Act assigns the following duties to the Supreme Commander: