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YANG DIMULIAKAN PEHIN DATU PEKERMA JAYA MAJOR GENERAL DATO PADUKA SERI MOHD TAWIH BIN ABDULLAH
COMMANDER OF ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES
• Preferred to be known as: Pehin Tawih
• Born: 09 June 1964
• Spouses:
(1) Datin Zulia binti Basman
(2) Pg Datin Nuur ‘Izzah Nabilah binti Pg Haji Ahmad Mahdi Al-Sufri
• Children: 5 Children. (Azwani, Zahran, Aizat, Ilyia Tashya and Abu Al-Khyr Fadhlullah)
• Hobbies: Reading, Soccer and Golf
ACADEMIC / MILITARY TRAINING
• 06 Dec 1982: Enlisted in the RBAF
• Underwent a six-month basic recruit training at the Recruit Training Centre, Bolkiah Camp
• Jan – Dec 1984: Officer Cadet School, Portsea, Australia
• 1985: Platoon Commander Course at the Malaysian Army Land Training Centre (PULADA), Johor, Malaysia
• 1987 – 1988: Royal Engineering Young Officer Course at the Royal School of Military Engineering, Chattenden Barracks, Kent, England
• Company Tactic Course and Battalion Tactic Course in Singapore
• 1996: Intermediate Operation Course at the Land Warfare Centre, Canungra, Australia
• 1997: Command and Staff Course at the Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College, Haigate, Kuala Lumpur
• 2007: Attended the Australian Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies (ACDSS) at Weston Creek, Canberra, Australia (awarded the Commander's Award and Fellow of ACDSS)
• Master of Arts in Strategic Studies from Deakin University, Australia
• 05 June 2015: Inducted as the 11th member of the Hall of Fame, Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College (represents the first international member)
CAREER BACKGROUND
• 1985 : Rifle Platoon Commander D Company 1st Battalion Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF)
• 1986 – 1990 : Engineer Field Troop Commander
• 1990 – 1993 : Staff Officer Grade 3 G1 (Personnel and Administration) at Headquarters Task Force (presently the Headquarters RBLF)
• 1993-1996 : Company Commander of G/B Company and subsequently Company Commander of Command Company 2nd Battalion RBLF
• 1998 – 1999 : Staff Officer Grade 2 to Commander (CDF) of the RBAF
• 1999 : Staff Officer Grade 2 Operations and Training at Headquarters RBLF
• 2000 – 2001 : Second-in-Command of 3rd Battalion RBLF
• 2001 – 2003 : Commanding Officer of 3rd Battalion RBLF
• 2003 – 2005 : Staff Officer Grade 1 Operations, Directorate of Operations, Ministry of Defence
• 2005 – early 2006 : Director of Personnel at the Ministry of Defence
• 2006 : Took over appointment as Chief of Staff and concurrently held the appointment of Acting Deputy Commander of RBLF
• 2008 - 2011 : Commander of Training Institute Royal Brunei Armed Forces (TI RBAF)
• 25 May 2011 : Deputy Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces
• 30 January 2014 : Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces
PROMOTIONS
• 01 July 1983 : Officer Cadet
• 14 Dec 1984 : Second Lieutenant
• 01 July 1985 : Lieutenant
• 01 July 1990 : Captain
• 01 July 1993 : Major
• 01 July 2002 : Lieutenant Colonel
• 01 Oct 2008 : Colonel
• 25 May 2011 : Brigadier General
• 24 January 2014 : Major General
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
• 15 July 1990 : Bintang Darjah Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei Yang Amat Mulia Darjah Ketiga (S.M.B)
• 01 April 2004 : Bestowed the title ‘Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya’
• 15 July 2011 : Darjah Pahlawan Negara Brunei Yang Amat Perkasa (The Most Gallant of Pahlawan Negara Brunei, First Class (P.S.P.N.B) with the title ‘Dato Seri Pahlawan’
• 14 Aug 2014 : Darjah Paduka Keberanian Laila Terbilang Yang Amat Gemilang Darjah Pertama (D.P.K.T), which carries the title ‘Dato Paduka Seri’
• 21 April 2015 : Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) or Distinguished Service Order (Miliary), Singapore
• 20 June 2015 : Bintang Yudha Dharma Utama or The Grand Meritorious Military Order (First Class), Indonesia
• 20 Oct 2015 : Honorary Malaysian Armed Forces Orders for Valour (First Degree), Malaysia - Galant Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces Award
• 12 Feb 2016 : Conferred as RBAF's Special Force Regiment's Honourary Member (represents the first RBAF Commander to be honoured)
