KOTA SAMARAHAN: A total of 27 officers and 461 other ranks attended the Change of Command Parade for the Commander of the 1st Infantry Division Malaysia (1 Div) at the Parade Ground of Camp Muara Tuang on 22 December 2023.
The Change of Command Ceremony between Major General Dato Hassan Embong and Major General Datuk Mohamed Fauzi Kamis was witnessed by the Commander of the Army Eastern Field Commander, Lieutenant General Dato’ Mohd Sofi Md Lepi.
The parade consisted of eight detachments involving 27 officers and 492 other ranks led by the Commanding Officer of the 11th Battalion Royal Malay Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Mohd Fuad bin Nazri. The parade was accompanied by the Combined Band of the 1st Infantry Division Malaysia, under the leadership of Major Warrant Officer 2 Madzli Ibnu from the Fourth Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (4 KAD).
For the record, Major General Dato Hassan Embong assumed the position of 1st Div Commander on 5 September 2022, and will be transferring to the Army Headquarters-Inspectorate of the Army as the Inspector General of the Army.
Brief information about the 30th Commander of 1 Div, Major General Datuk Mohamed Fauzi Kamis, a native of Kluang, Johor, born on 2 December 1970. He previously served as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel Services, Army Headquarters, from 24 October 2022, to 20 December 2023.
Also present at the parade were the Commanders of the Third, Ninth, and 31st Infantry Brigades, Brigadier General Adnan Haji Hashim, Brigadier General Ahmad Norzaini Badrun, and Brigadier General Kamarulzaman Haji Mohd Yunos, along with senior officers of the Malaysian Army.
PERBARISAN SERAH TERIMA TUGAS PANGLIMA DIVISYEN PERTAMA INFANTRI MALAYSIA
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Seramai 27 pegawai dan 461 anggota lain-lain pangkat telah menghadiri acara perbarisan Serah Terima Tugas Panglima Divisyen Pertama Infantri Malaysia (1 Div) bertempat di Padang Kawad Kem Muara Tuang pada 22 Disember 2023.
Majlis Serah Terima Tugas Panglima 1 Divisyen di antara Mejar Jeneral Dato Hassan Embong dan Mejar Jeneral Datuk Mohamed Fauzi Kamis ini telah disaksikan oleh Panglima Medan Timur Tentera Darat (PMT TD), Leftenan Jeneral Dato’ Mohd Sofi Md Lepi.
Perbarisan terdiri daripada lapan detasmen melibatkan seramai 27 orang Pegawai dan 492 orang anggota Lain-Lain Pangkat (LLP) yang diketuai oleh Pegawai Memerintah Batalion Ke-11 Rejimen Askar Melayu Diraja, Leftenan Kolonel Mohd Fuad bin Nazri. Perbarisan diiringi oleh Pancaragam Gabungan Divisyen Pertama Infantri Malaysia, di bawah pimpinan Drum Mejar Pegawai Waran 2 Madzli Ibnu dari Rejimen Keempat Kor Armor Diraja (4 KAD).
Sebagai rekod, Mejar Jeneral Dato Hassan Embong mula menyandang jawatan Panglima 1 Div bermula 5 September 2022 dan akan bertukar keluar ke Markas Tentera Darat-Bahagian Inspektorat Tentera Darat menjawat jawatan sebagai Inspektor Jeneral Tentera Darat.
Sekilas maklumat mengenai Panglima 1 Div yang Ke-30, Mejar Jeneral Datuk Mohamed Fauzi Kamis merupakan anak jati kelahiran Kluang, Johor, dilahirkan pada 2 Dis 1970. Beliau sebelum ini menjawat jawatan Asisten Ketua Staf Perkhidmatan Anggota, Markas ATM mulai 24 Okt 22 hingga 20 Dis 23.
Turut hadir dalam perbarisan ini adalah Panglima Briged Ketiga Infantri Malaysia, Brigedier Jeneral Adnan Haji Hashim, Panglima Briged Kesembilan Infantri Malaysia, Brigedier Jeneral Ahmad Norzaini Badrun, Panglima Briged ke-31 Infantri Malaysia, Brigedier Jeneral Kamarulzaman Haji Mohd Yunos dan Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan TDM.