{"id":10911,"date":"2025-06-24T15:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T07:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?p=10911"},"modified":"2025-06-24T20:02:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T12:02:31","slug":"johnny-lim-becomes-mafs-second-ethnic-chinese-three-star-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/24\/johnny-lim-becomes-mafs-second-ethnic-chinese-three-star-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Lim Becomes MAF&#8217;s Second Ethnic Chinese Three-star General"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR: Major-General Datuk Johnny Lim Eng Seng became the second Chinese senior officer from the armed forces to be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Melaka-born officer received his third star yesterday, in a ceremony officiated by Armed Forces chief General Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar and witnessed by the armed forces&#8217; service chiefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on his promotion, Lim said he was proud to represent the Chinese and Baba Peranakan communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I have served the country for 41 years. 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With him are his foster parents and family. &#8211; Courtesy pic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Being selected to undergo further military training at Sandhurst in 1985 and graduating in 1986 shaped my leadership skills and discipline,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lim also said that winning the Strategic Prize in Queenscliff, Australia, in 2000, commanding the Australian contingent in a Beating the Retreat parade, and leading troops as a brigade commander in Sibu, Sarawak, during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic were some of the defining moments in his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3314475734161595\" data-ad-slot=\"7610079946\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharing his message to young Malaysians, Lim said a career in the armed forces offers experiences that go far beyond material rewards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It is a noble profession. 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