Brigadier General (R) Datuk Abdul Hadi bin Abdul Khatab (born ) is a former armed forces personnel serving with the

Royal Malaysian Air Force The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF, ; Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ) was formed on 2 June 1958 as the Royal Federation of Malaya Air Force (; ). However, its roots can be traced back to the Malayan Auxiliary Air Force formations of the British Royal A ...

(RMAF). Abdul Hadi Abdul Khattab joined the People's Justice Party (PKR) on 24 May 2012.

Forced retirement

Abdul Hadi Abdul Khattab was one of the parties held responsible for the disappearance of two jet engines from the

Sungai Besi Sungai Besi (formerly known as ''Sungei Besi'') (English: Steel River) is a town and suburb within the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. The federal constituency of Sungai Besi existed from 1974 to 1995. Sungai Besi was a historical mining t ...

Airbase in 2007. The engines were later found in a warehouse in Uruguay. Abdul Hadi Abdul Khattab was charged under the clause 4 and 5 PMAT Number 1, 1975, and discharged from military service under Section 9 of the Federal Armed Forces Act 1972. He was dishonorably discharged under said act for failing to comply with military conduct resulting in negligence. Testimonies from his peers made during the court case were not favorable. Abdul Hadi was one of five high-ranking officers who were charged with negligence and forced to retire. They later sued the Armed Forces Council over their dismissal.SANA
"Malaysia Air Force Officers Sue Government Over Missing Jet Engines Found in Uruguay"
'' South Atlantic News Agency'', Kuala Lumpur, 3 May 2010. Retrieved on 26 March 2013. The suit was dismissed by a judge as "frivolous".

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Living people 1950s births Year of birth uncertain Malaysian democracy activists Malaysian Muslims People's Justice Party (Malaysia) politicians Royal Malaysian Air Force personnel {{Malaysia-bio-stub