{"id":9773,"date":"2024-09-23T14:14:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T06:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?p=9773"},"modified":"2024-09-23T22:12:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T14:12:15","slug":"admiral-datuk-zulhelmy-ithnain-appointed-as-19th-chief-of-navy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/23\/admiral-datuk-zulhelmy-ithnain-appointed-as-19th-chief-of-navy\/","title":{"rendered":"Admiral Datuk Zulhelmy Ithnain Appointed as 19th Chief of Navy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR: Admiral Datuk Zulhelmy Ithnain has been appointed as the Royal Malaysian Navy&#8217;s (RMN) 19th admiral, succeeding Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Ayob, who will be retiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zulhelmy, who earlier held the position of the acting Navy chief, is the second submarine officer to helm the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official appointment and conferment of rank was officiated by Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin and witnessed by Armed Forces chief Tan Sri Mohammad Ab Rahman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1000138717.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9777 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1000138717.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1000138717.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1000138717.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1000138717.jpg?resize=177%2C118&amp;ssl=1 177w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1000138717.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; 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