JENERAL TAN SRI ABDUL AZIZ BIN ZAINAL (B)

MALAYSIAN

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He received his secondary education at Boys Wing, Royal Military College (RMC) in Sungai Besi. He then underwent Officer Cadet training and was commissioned into the Royal Malay Regiment (RMR) in 1971. His maiden posting was to the 3rd RMR as Platoon Commander on 16 April 1971.

As an infantry officer, Jeneral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz served in several capacities in RMR battalions, reaching the level of Commanding Officer.He was assigned as Military Assistant to the Chief of Defence Force in 1985. As a Colonel, he was appointed as Commandant of the Army Combat Training Centre, as well as Chief of Staff in the Department of Planning and Development. Jeneral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz was a graduate of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) Staff College and MAF Defence College.he also received an Honorary Doctorate in Management from the Malaysian University of Sabah on 25 August 2008.Having retired from the Military career, he is again reenlisted into the Government services in May 2010 and posted as the Ambassador of Malaysia to France, accredited as well to Portugal and Monaco. He is currently the Chairman of Heitech Defence System Sdn. Bhd. and the Chairman of Perbadanan Perwira Niaga (Malaysia) (Pernama).