Abdul Hamid Bidin

General (Rtd) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid bin Bidin[1][2] (1 July 1918 – 1995) was the 4th Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysia.

Yang Berbahagia General (Rtd) Tan Sri
Abdul Hamid Bidin
JMN PPM PSM
4th Chief of Defence Forces
In office
25 November 1969 – 30 June 1970
MonarchAhmad Shah
Iskandar
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Abdul Razak Hussein
Minister of DefenceAbdul Razak Hussein
Preceded byTunku Osman
Succeeded byIbrahim Ismail
4th Chief of Army
In office
1 January 1964 – 24 November 1969
Preceded byTunku Osman
Succeeded byUngku Nazaruddin Ungku Mohamed
Personal details
Born(1918-07-01)1 July 1918
Kampung Pianggu, Endau Rompin, Pahang, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died1995
ProfessionSenior military officer
Military service
Allegiance Malaysia
Branch/service Malaysian Army
Years of service1939–1970
Rank General
CommandsChief of Army (1964-1969)
Chief of Defence Forces (1969–70)

Early life

Abdul Hamid bin Bidin was born on 1 July 1918 in Kampung Pianggu, Endau Rompin, Pahang.

Military career

He began his involvement in the military on 1 August 1939 when he underwent a 6-month recruit training in Port Dickson. General Hamid became the first local to become Edikong (escort) of the British High Commissioner, Sir Henry Gurney in 1950. He was also honored to command the Third Brigade in Congo in the UN Peacekeeping Force from 10 March 1961 to 28 March 1962. After that, General Hamid was promoted to Major General and held the post of Chief of Staff of the Army. He was later promoted again to Lieutenant General (7 July 1966) and finally General (1 July 1968). He was appointed Chief of Defence Forces on 25 November 1969.

Honours

References
  1. "Jeneral (B) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bidin".
  2. "Tentera Darat Malaysia - Senarai PTD". army.mil.my.
  3. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1961" (PDF).
  4. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat".
  5. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1966" (PDF).
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