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Royal Honour For Malaysian Commander
By Lyna Mohammad

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday consented to receive in audience the visiting Commander of Malaysian Armed Forces Laksamana Dato Sri Mohd Anwar Hj Mohd Nor.

During the audience at the Istana Nurul Iman, His Majesty consented to honour the Commander with `The Most Exalted Order ofPaduka Keberanian Laila Terbilang, l' Class (D.P.K.T.)' conferring the title of Dato Paduka Seri.

Accompanying the Malaysian Armed Forces Chief were Datuk Ali Abdullah, the Malaysian High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam.

Also in attendance were Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Pehin Datu Laila Raja Major General Dato Paduka Seri Awg Hj Halbi Hj Mohd Yusof, Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office Dato Paduka Hj Sulaiman Hj Ismail and Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence, Awg Hj Mustappa Hj Sirat.

Laksamana Date Paduka Seri Dato' Sri Mohd Anwar Hj Mohd Nor started his career in the Royal Malaysian Navy as Navigating Officer of KD JERAI on December 16, 1970.

Other posts that he held, apart from the

various postings at the Navy, were as a member of Tim Project Action Speed Tactical Trainer, Head of Training at the Tactical and Maritime, and PS 1 Inspectorate General at Inspectorate General Section, Naval Base.

He was promoted to the rank of captain on January 1, 1990 and was posted as the Commanding Officer KD PELANDOK and later as the Navy Escort for the Paduka Seri Baginda Yang Di-Pertuan Agong IX and X.

After completing his post at the Istana Negara he was posted to the Royal Malaysian Navy, holding various important posts such as Director of Communications and War. He was promoted to the Laksamana rank in April 1, 1996 and was posted as Inspector General at the Naval Base.

He was also the first senior Royal Malaysian Navy officer to hold the post as the Commandant of the Maktab Pertahanan Angkatan.Tentera.(MPAT). He was appointed as the Commander of Malaysian Armed Forces on April 29, 2005.

Laksamana Dato Paduka Seri Dato' Sri Mohd Anwar has attended various courses, among them Navigation and Direction Course and Principal Warfare Officer course at HMS DRYAD and International Defence Management at Naval Post Graduate School in the United States as well as courses at Naval Staff College in US and Joint Services Staff College in Australia.

On January 22, 2003, he was awarded Master of Science in Engineering Business Management at University of Warwick, the United Kingdom.

The Visiting Commander of Malaysian Armed Forces and delegates will head home today. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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