Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan

20th Chief of Air Force (Malaysia)

Yang Berbahagia General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan PGAT PSM PJN SSAP PSAT DPKK DSAP DIMP PAT KAT KMW PPS PPA PJM
Official portrait, 2023

20th Chief of Air Force
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 March 2022
Monarchs	Abdullah Ibrahim Iskandar
Minister	Hishammuddin Hussein (2021–2022) Mohamad Hasan (2022–2023) Mohamed Khaled Nordin (2023–present)
Deputy	Muhamad Norazlan Aris
Preceded by	Ackbal Abdul Samad

Personal details
Born	(1965-12-26) 26 December 1965 (age 58) Selangor, Malaysia
Spouse	Bibi Nasratjahan Gulab Khan
Alma mater	Royal Military College, Kuala Lumpur University Malaya MARA Technological University Quaid-i-Azam University (MSc)
Nickname	"Gunjiz"
Military service
Allegiance	Malaysia
Branch/service	Royal Malaysian Air Force
Years of service	1983-present
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89)

Mohd Asghar Khan bin Goriman Khan (born 26 December 1965 in Selangor) is a Malaysian military officer who currently serves as the 20th Chief of Royal Malaysian Air Force since March 2022.^[1] Prior to his appointment, he previously served as Deputy Chief of Royal Malaysian Air Force from January 2020 to March 2022.^[2]

Personal life

Asghar is married to Bibi Nasratjahan Gulab Khan and they have three children.^[3]

Honours

Malaysia :
- Courageous Commander of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (PGAT) (2022)^[4]
- Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2022)^[5]
- Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2020)^[6]
- Loyal Commander of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (PSAT)
- Warrior of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (PAT)
- Officer of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (KAT)
- Recipient of the Loyal Service Medal
- Recipient of the General Service Medal
- Recipient of the Malaysian Service Medal
Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
- Officer of the Order of the Territorial Crown (KMW) (2010)^[7]
Kelantan :
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Noble Crown of Kelantan (DPKK) – Dato' (2023)^[8]
Pahang :
- Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2021)^[9]
- Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (2017)^[10]
- Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2014)
- Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SMP) (2005)^[11]
- Member of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (AMP)

References

^ "Asghar Takes Over As 20th RMAF Chief". www.freemalaysiatoday.com. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^ "Ackbal is new Air Force Chief". www.thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020.
^ "Chief of Air Force Profile". Official Website of Royal Malaysian Air Force. Retrieved 27 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Agong kurnia 284 pingat kepada angkatan tentera, Panglima TUDM terima PGAT". Berita Harian. 18 October 2022.
^ "King's Birthday: 1021 individuals to be conferred with federal awards". malaysiagazette.com.
^ "Senarai Penerima Panglima Jasa Negara Tahun 2020" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^ "Federal Territories Day Honours List for 2010". www.thestar.com.my.
^ "Mohd Amar Tops list Kelantan State Award Recipients". ww.nst.com.my.
^ "Hamzah, Saifuddin Senarai Penerima Pingat Pahang". www.bharian.com.my (in Malay). 14 December 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^ "100 bergelar Datuk Seri, Datuk". www.hmetro.com.my (in Malay). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
^ "Sultan of Pahang's 75th birthday honours list". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 16 July 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2024.