Commander of the Armed Forces of Malta

The Commander of the Armed Forces is the highest-ranking military officer of in the Armed Forces of Malta, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military. The current commander is Brigadier Jeffrey Curmi.

Commander of the Armed Forces of Malta
Standard of the Commander
Incumbent
Brigadier Jeffrey Curmi
since 20 December 2013
Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security
StatusActive
Reports toMinister for Home Affairs and National Security
AppointerPresident of Malta
Term lengthNo fixed length
PrecursorCommander of the Malta Land Force
Formation19 April 1973
WebsiteOfficial Website

List of Commanders
No. Portrait Commander AMFTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
Tagliaferro, AlfredBrigadier
Alfred Samut-Tagliaferro		19 April 1973August 19752 years, 3 months[1]
2
Gera, ArthurBrigadier
Arthur J.A. Gera MBE		August 197528 February 19804 years, 6 months[1]
3
Spiteri, JohnBrigadier
John Spiteri
(?–2011)		1 March 1980September 199111 years, 6 months[1][2][3]
4
Calleja, MauriceBrigadier
Maurice E. Calleja		September 1991December 19932 years, 3 months[1]
5
Gaffiero, ClaudeBrigadier
Claude M. Gaffiero		December 1993December 19963 years[1]
6
Montanaro, RupertBrigadier
Rupert C. Montanaro		December 199628 February 20047 years, 2 months[1]
7
Vassallo, CarmelBrigadier
Carmel Vassallo
(born 1954)		1 March 200416 January 20105 years, 321 days[4][5]
8
Xuereb, MartinBrigadier
Martin Xuereb
(born 1968)		16 January 201020 December 20133 years, 338 days[5][6]
9
Curmi, JeffreyBrigadier
Jeffrey Curmi
(born 1975)		20 December 2013Incumbent8 years, 117 days[7][8]

References
  1. "A BRIEF HISTORY". Maltese History & Heritage. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. "Brig John Spiteri passes away". timesofmalta.com. Times of Malta. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  3. "Former AFM Commander dies aged 80". timesofmalta.com. Times of Malta. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  4. "Brigadier Carmel Vassallo" (PDF). difesa.it. Ministero della Difesa. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  5. "Brigadier Vassallo Passes the baton to new AFM Commander". Malta Independent. 16 January 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  6. "Chief of Defence of Malta" (PDF). Council of the European Union. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
  7. Malta Independent (20 December 2013). "Top appointments at AFM; government 'takes control of army' - PN". Malta Independent. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  8. "COMMANDER AFM". Armed Forces Malta. Government of Malta. Retrieved 27 September 2018.


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