Malaysian military ranks

The following tables present the ranks of the Malaysian Armed Forces.^[1]

Ranks of the Malaysian Armed Forces

Officer^[2]

Grade (as of 2013[3])	Malaysian Army TDM	Royal Malaysian Navy TLDM	Royal Malaysian Air Force TUDM	Estimated basic salary (as of 2007, per month)
	Field Marshal Fil Marsyal[4]	Admiral of the Fleet Laksamana Armada[4]	Marshal of the Air Force Marsyal TUDM[4]	RM 50 700[5][6] RM 50 000[7]
VUZ 3 (Turus 2) VUZ 5 (Utama A)	General Jeneral[8]	Admiral[8] Laksamana	General[8] Jeneral	8,596.86 - 17,573.42
VUZ 6 (Utama B)	Lieutenant General Leftenan Jeneral	Vice Admiral Laksamana Madya	Lieutenant General Leftenan Jeneral	7,946.10 - 16,122.40
VUZ 7 (Utama C)	Major General Mejar Jeneral	Rear Admiral Laksamana Muda	Major General Mejar Jeneral	7,289.95 - 14,791.13
Z 28 (54)	Brigadier General Brigedier Jeneral	Commodore Laksamana Pertama	Brigadier General Brigedier Jeneral	6,701.00 - 12,304.00
Z 26 (52)	Colonel Kolonel	Captain Kepten	Colonel Kolonel	5,968.00 - 11,624.00
Z 24 (48)	Lieutenant Colonel Leftenan Kolonel	Commander Komander	Lieutenant Colonel Leftenan Kolonel	5,218.00 - 11,014.00
Z 22 (46A)	Major Mejar	Lieutenant Commander Leftenan Komander	Major Mejar	4,210.00 - 10,449.00
Z 19/20 (44)	Captain Kapten	Lieutenant Leftenan	Captain Kapten	3,855.00 - 9,924.00
Z 17/18 (41)	Lieutenant Leftenan	Lieutenant (junior grade) Leftenan Madya	Lieutenant Leftenan	3,061.00 - 9,394.00
Z 15 (41)	Second Lieutenant Leftenan Muda	Second Lieutenant Leftenan Muda	Sublieutenant Leftenan Muda	2,352.00 - 8,919.00
Z 15	Officer Cadet Pegawai Kadet	Officer Cadet Pegawai Kadet	Officer Cadet Pegawai Kadet	1,104.00 - 1,979.00

Enlisted^[9]

Grade (as of 2013[3])	Malaysian Army TDM	Royal Malaysian Navy TLDM	Royal Malaysian Air Force TUDM	Estimated basic salary (as of 2012, per month)
Z 12 (38)	First Warrant Officer Pegawai Waran 1	First Warrant Officer Pegawai Waran 1	First Warrant Officer Pegawai Waran 1	RM 3 200
Z 10 (36)	Second Warrant Officer Pegawai Waran 2	Second Warrant Officer Pegawai Waran 2	Second Warrant Officer Pegawai Waran 2	RM 2 700
Z 8 (32)	Staff Sergeant 'Staff Sarjan	Chief Petty Officer Bintara Kanan	Flight Sergeant Flait Sarjan	RM 2 000
Z 6 (29)	Sergeant Sarjan	Petty Officer Bintara Muda	Sergeant Sarjan	RM 1 650
Z 4 (22)	Corporal Koperal	Leading Rate Laskar Kanan	Corporal Koperal Udara	RM 1 550
Z 2 (20)	Lance Corporal Lans Koperal	First/Second Seaman Laskar Kelas 1/2	Senior Aircraftman Laskar Kanan	RM 1 400
Z 1 (17)	Private Prebet	Junior Seaman Laskar Muda	First/Second Airman Laskar Kelas 1/2	RM 1 000
	Recruit Rekrut	Seaman Recruit Perajurit Muda	Airman Recruit Rekrut	RM 800

Rank Table

This table shows the rank structure and epaulette insignia since 1963 until today.

Category	Malaysian Army	Royal Malaysian Navy	Royal Malaysian Air Force
Commander-in-Chief Pemerintah Tertinggi	Field Marshal (Fil Marsyal)	Admiral of the Fleet (Laksamana Armada)	Marshal of the Air Force (Marsyal Tentera Udara)
General Officers Pegawai Tinggi	General (Jeneral)	Admiral (Laksamana)	General (Jeneral)
	Lieutenant General (Leftenan Jeneral)	Vice Admiral (Laksamana Madya)	Lieutenant General (Leftenan Jeneral)
	Major General (Mejar Jeneral)	Rear Admiral (Laksamana Muda)	Major General (Mejar Jeneral)
	Brigadier General (Brigedier Jeneral)	Commodore (Laksamana Pertama)	Brigadier General (Brigedier Jeneral)
Senior Officers Pegawai Kanan	Colonel (Kolonel)	Captain (Captain)	Colonel (Kolonel)
	Lieutenant Colonel (Leftenan Kolonel)	Commander (Komander)	Lieutenant Colonel (Leftenan Kolonel)
	Major (Mejar)	Lieutenant Commander (Leftenan Komander)	Major (Mejar)
Junior Officers Pegawai Muda	Captain (Kapten)	Lieutenant (Leftenan)	Captain (Kapten)
	Lieutenant (Leftenan)	Sub-lieutenant (Leftenan Madya)	Lieutenant (Leftenan)
	Second Lieutenant (Leftenan Muda)	Junior Sublieutenant (Leftenan Muda)	Sublieutenant (Leftenan Muda)
Officer Cadets Pegawai Kadet		Midshipman (Kadet Kanan)
	No Insignia Officer Cadet (Pegawai Kadet)	Officer Cadet (Pegawai Kadet)	No Insignia Officer Cadet (Pegawai Kadet)
Warrant Officers Pegawai Waran	Warrant Officer First Class (Pegawai Waran Kelas Pertama)	Warrant Officer First Class (Pegawai Waran Kelas Pertama)	Warrant Officer First Class (Pegawai Waran Kelas Pertama)
	Warrant Officer Second Class (Pegawai Waran Kelas Kedua)	Warrant Officer Second Class ('’'Pegawai Waran Kelas Kedua)	Warrant Officer Second Class (Pegawai Waran Kelas Kedua)
Non-Commissioned Officers Pegawai Tanpa Tauliah	Staff Sergeant (Staff Sarjan)	Chief Petty Officer (Bintara Kanan)	Flight Sergeant (Flait Sarjan)
	Sergeant (Sarjan)	Petty Officer (Bintara Muda)	Air Sergeant (Sarjan Udara)
	Corporal (Korporal)	Leading Rate (Laskar Kanan)	Air Corporal (Korporal Udara)
	Lance Corporal (Lans Korporal)	Able Seaman (Laskar Kelas Pertama)	Leading Aircraftman (Laskar Udara Kanan)
		Ordinary Seaman (Laskar Kelas Kedua)	No Insignia Aircraftman First Class (Laskar Udara Kelas Pertama)
	No Insignia Private (Prebet)	Seaman (Laskar Muda)	No Insignia Aircraftman Second Class (Laskar Udara Kelas Kedua)
	No Insignia Recruit (Rekrut)	No Insignia Seaman Recruit (Perajurit Muda)	No Insignia Recruit (Perajurit Muda)

Commander-in-Chief

Further information: Commander-in-Chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces

The ranks of Field Marshal of the Malaysian Army, Air Force Marshal, and Admiral of the Fleet are honorary ranks reserved for the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (the Head of State of Malaysia) and other state Rulers.

Other military-based organization ranks

• RELA Corps and TSNJ ranks is equal to Army ranks, but the RELA Corps and TSNJ ranking grades is different. TSNJ has their own service grade and basic salary scale. While RELA Corps has their own basic salary and allowance scale, but RELA Corps has no fixed service grade.
• MMEA ranks is equal to Royal Navy ranks, but MMEA has their own service grade and basic salary scale.

See also

• Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency ranks
• Royal Malaysian Police ranks

References

1. "Pangkat-pangkat Dalam ATM" (in Malay). Retrieved 9 February 2012.
2. "Jadual Gaji Matriks untuk Pegawai Senarai Tugas Am ATM" (PDF) (in Malay). Malaysian Army. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
3. "Pangkat dalam ATM, PDRM disetara dengan perkhidmatan awam". Sinar Harian (in Malay). Karangkraf. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
4. Sultan of Selangor is the Honorary Fleet Admiral of TLDM, Sultan of Pahang is the Marshal of TUDM, while the other State Monarchs is Marshals of TDM.
5. His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong holds this rank but they get his emolument as the national sovereign, not as the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Force.
6. "Elaun Yang Dipertuan Agong, Sultan Dan Kerabat Diraja Malaysia". Retrieved 9 February 2012.
7. Their Royal Highnesses the State Monarchs receive their emoluments as the State Monarch.
8. VUZA 3 is the service grade for the Chief of Defence Force, while VUZA 5 is the service grade for the Commander of Army, Commander of Air Force and Commander of Navy.
9. "Tangga Gaji Baru 2012 SBPA – ATM antara yang bakal mendapat durian runtuh?" (in Malay). Retrieved 9 February 2012.