Abu Bakar Abdul Jamal

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

Yang Berbahagia Admiral (Rtd) 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 by	Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor
Succeeded by	Mohd Ramly Abu Bakar
Personal details
Born	(1946-11-13) 13 November 1946 (age 78) Johor, Malayan Union
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 of Royal Malaysian Navy
service number	N400230

Abu Bakar bin Abdul Jamal was the tenth Chief and the first four-star Admiral of the Royal 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 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.^[citation needed]

Honours

•  Malaysia :
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (1977)[4]
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (K.M.N.) (1982)[5]
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (J.M.N.) (1996)[6]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (P.S.M.) – Tan Sri (2001)[7]
•  Pahang
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (D.I.M.P.) – Dato' (1991)
•  Perak
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Taming Sari (D.P.T.S.) – Dato' Pahlawan (1997)[8]
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Taming Sari (S.P.T.S.) – Dato' Seri Panglima (1999)[9]
• Malaysian Armed Forces :
  • Courageous Commander of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (P.G.A.T.) (1999)[10]
•  Johor :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (D.P.M.J.) – Dato' (1998)[11]
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (S.P.M.J.) – Dato' (2000)[12]

Foreign honour

•  United States :
  • Commander of the Legion of Merit (LOM)
•  Thailand :
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Thailand (PM)

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)

External links

• Ex-Chief Of RMN|Royal Malaysian Navy Official Website

Military offices
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)