{"id":10917,"date":"2025-06-26T20:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?p=10917"},"modified":"2025-06-27T08:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T00:47:14","slug":"general-dato-sri-haji-muhamad-norazlan-aris-appointed-as-21st-chief-of-royal-malaysian-air-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/general-dato-sri-haji-muhamad-norazlan-aris-appointed-as-21st-chief-of-royal-malaysian-air-force\/","title":{"rendered":"General Dato\u2019 Sri Haji Muhamad Norazlan Aris Appointed as 21st Chief of Royal Malaysian Air Force"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>SUBANG, 26 June 2025<\/strong> \u2013 A historic moment unfolded for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) today as <strong>Lieutenant General Dato\u2019 Sri Haji Muhamad Norazlan bin Aris TUDM<\/strong> was officially appointed as the <strong>21st Chief of Air Force<\/strong>, succeeding <strong>General Tan Sri Dato\u2019 Sri Mohd Asghar Khan bin Goriman Khan TUDM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The appointment ceremony took place during the Retirement Parade of the 20th Chief of Air Force. The <strong>rank insignia was jointly presented<\/strong> by General Asghar Khan and Datin Sri Hjh Wan Nor Sazlina binti Wan Abd Shukor, the spouse of the new Chief of Air Force, in the presence of <strong>Chief of Defence Force General Tan Sri Hj Mohd Nizam bin Hj Jaffar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"\/\/cauliflowertoaster.com\/593769d30c3301892527b9b6c9c118e7\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\n<div id=\"container-593769d30c3301892527b9b6c9c118e7\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The handover ceremony continued with the signing of the <strong>Certificate of Appointment<\/strong> and the symbolic passing of the <strong>\u2018Command Baton\u2019<\/strong>, officially marking the transition of leadership. This was followed by a salute from the parade contingent to General Norazlan as the newly appointed Chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:50.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000019706-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000019706-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000019706-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000019706-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000019706-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000019706-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1365\" data-id=\"10922\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?attachment_id=10922\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000019706-1024x683.jpg\" data-width=\"2048\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000019706-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 2 in full-screen\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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Dalam Istiadat Perbarisan Persaraan Panglima Tentera Udara Ke-20, turut diadakan salah satu acara yang bersejarah buat TUDM iaitu upacara pemakaian pangkat kepada Timbalan Panglima Tentera Udara, Lt Jen Dato\u2019 Sri Hj Muhamad Norazlan bin Aris TUDM yang telah dilantik sebagai Panglima Tentera Udara Ke-21 menggantikan Jen Tan Sri Dato&#8217; Sri Mohd Asghar Khan bin Goriman Khan TUDM.<\/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>Upacara pemakaian pangkat telah disempurnakan secara bersama oleh Jeneral Tan Sri Dato\u2019 Sri Mohd Asghar Khan bin Goriman Khan TUDM, Panglima Tentera Udara Ke-20 dan isteri kepada Panglima Tentera Udara Ke-21, Datin Sri Hjh Wan Nor Sazlina binti Wan Abd Shukor disaksikan oleh Panglima Angkatan Tentera, Jeneral Tan Sri Hj Mohd Nizam bin Hj Jaffar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-id=\"10919\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000019702.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10919 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000019702.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000019702.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000019702.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000019702.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000019702.jpg?resize=177%2C118&amp;ssl=1 177w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000019702.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000019702.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1000019702.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; 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Acara dimulakan dengan menandatangani Sijil Serah Terima Tugas dan disusuli dengan penyerahan \u2018Tonggak Kuasa\u2019 sebagai simbolik penyerahan kuasa secara rasminya kepada Panglima Tentera Udara Ke-21. 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