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Commander of the Armed Forces of Malta
Standard of the Commander
Incumbent Brigadier Clinton J. O'Neill since June 2022
Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security
Reports to	Minister for Home Affairs and National Security
Appointer	President of Malta
Precursor	Commander of the Malta Land Force
Formation	19 April 1973
Website	Official Website

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 Clinton J. O'Neill.

List of Commanders

No.	Portrait	Commander AMF	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Tagliaferro, AlfredBrigadier Alfred Samut-Tagliaferro	19 April 1973	August 1975	2 years, 3 months
2		Gera, ArthurBrigadier Arthur J.A. Gera MBE	August 1975	28 February 1980	4 years, 6 months
3		Spiteri, JohnBrigadier John Spiteri (?–2011)	1 March 1980	September 1991	11 years, 6 months
4		Calleja, MauriceBrigadier Maurice E. Calleja	September 1991	December 1993	2 years, 3 months
5		Gaffiero, ClaudeBrigadier Claude M. Gaffiero	December 1993	December 1996	3 years
6		Montanaro, RupertBrigadier Rupert C. Montanaro	December 1996	28 February 2004	7 years, 2 months
7		Vassallo, CarmelBrigadier Carmel Vassallo (born 1954)	1 March 2004	16 January 2010	5 years, 321 days
8		Xuereb, MartinBrigadier Martin Xuereb (born 1968)	16 January 2010	20 December 2013	3 years, 338 days
9		Curmi, JeffreyBrigadier Jeffrey Curmi (born 1975)	20 December 2013	June 2022	8 years, 5 months
10		O'Neill, Clinton J.Brigadier Clinton J. O'Neill	June 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 218 days

References

1. ^ "A BRIEF HISTORY". Maltese History & Heritage. 26 September 2013. 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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