Mohd Sutarji Bin Kasmin
| First Admiral (Retired) Prof. Dr Sutarji Kasmin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 5, 1951 Selangor, Malaysia |
| Allegiance |
 Malaysia
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Malaysian Navy
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| Years of service | 1970 - 2005 |
| Rank |
 First Admiral
|
| Unit | PASKAL |
| Commands held | PASKAL Commander |
| Awards | |
| Other work | Entrepreneur |
First Admiral Associate Professor Dato' Doctor Haji Sutarji Bin Haji Kasmin (born November 5, 1951) is a Malaysian entrepreneur and former navy special forces commander. He is a retired Royal Malaysian Navy with the last rank First Admiral. Sutarji is well known and famous for his role as godfather of PASKAL originated in 1975.
Academically, he earned his Advanced Diploma in Defence Studies from the Malaysian Armed Forces Defence College, Master of Arts in Policy & Security Studies from the National University of Malaysia & PhD in Integrated Coastal Zones Management from the University Putra Malaysia.
Sutarji was born in Selangor, Malaysia. His first name Sutarji clearly shows his Javanese descent from Indonesia. In January 1970, at age 19, Sutarji enlisted in the Royal Malaysian Navy as sea cadet and went through recruit training at Royal Military College in Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur. Sutarji attended the Cadet Officer with six others from April 1970 at Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, England in one years. For his first few years, he assumed command of the KD Sri Kedah (1972), KD Sri Perak (1973), KD Duyung (1977), KD Lembing (1979 – 1980). After became a midshipman in 1971, he attended a diving course at KD Malaya, Woodlands, Singapore from 1973. From 1974, Sutarji attended a Basic Parachuting Course at Special Warfare Training Centre in Sungai Udang, Malacca and then he attended a Basic Jungle Commando Course at Naval Training Command, Surabaya, Indonesia in 1975. In 1975, he served at the Naval Headquarters, including 3rd Grade of Staff Members and spent one years in country.
During the 1977, he attended a series of training courses in Naval Amphibious School, Coronado, including Riverine Warfare (1977), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (1979), Senior Planning Officer Amphibious (1987), Crisis Management (1993) and Defence Resources Management (2002). He has also attended the counter-terrorism special courses in the United States Navy SEALs BUD Training Centre (1977), Royal Navy Special Boat Service (1984) and Special Air Service in 1984. Sutarji was appointed Commanding Officer of PASKAL from 1984 to 1990 and 1992 to 1994. Afterwards, he spent the rest of his service as Chief Secretary-cum-Assistant Chief of Staff (Admin) in 1996 to 1998. In 1998, he served in Malaysian Armed Forces Headquarters as Director of Malaysian Armed Forces Defence Operations; as Chief Directing Staff of the Malaysian Armed Forces Defence College; and subsequently Commandant from 2003-05.
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