: CDF, Malay: Panglima Angkatan Tentera, Jawi: ڤڠليما اڠکتن تنترا‎) is the professional head of the Malaysian Armed Forces and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (YDPA; 'King of Malaysia'), the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence.

The CDF is based at Wisma Pertahanan, Kuala Lumpur, nearby to the Ministry of Defence.

The CDF is the highest rank in Malaysia Armed Forces only after the YDPA which holds the title Commander-in-Chief.

Chief of Armed Forces) was formerly known as Ketua Turus Angkatan Tentera (KTAT; transl.

There were local military forces such as the Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps, and other similar units created in Singapore and the other Malay States, however, they were regarded as a territorial army than a federal army.