Azizan bin Ariffin (b. October 25, 1953, in Yan) is the 17th and the former Chief of Defence Forces (Malay: Panglima Angkatan Tentera — PAT).

[3] He later finishes his training at Royal Military College on April 16, 1971 and commissioned as Pilot officer (Nato OF-1).

He has flown varieties of aircraft in RMAF arsenal including CT/4s, Aermacchi MB-326H, Bulldog B 100, Cessna 402B, BAe 125, Fokker F28, Pilatus PC-7, Falcon 900 and also C-130 Hercules.

Azizan was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and began to work in command and staff related task at all three branches of the Malaysian Armed Forces.

[4] After almost 41 years service in Armed Forces, General Tan Sri Azizan finally retired on June 15, 2011.