RMN Lumut Naval Base

Lumut Naval Base
Markas Pangkalan Lumut
Manjung District Near Sitiawan in Malaysia
A Eurocopter Fennec performing a low fly demonstration at Lumut Naval Base
Lumut Naval Base
Coordinates	4°13′42″N 100°36′42″E / 4.22833°N 100.61167°E / 4.22833; 100.61167
Type	Military base
Area	1,800 acres (7.3 km2)
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defense
Operator	Royal Malaysian Navy
Controlled by	KD Malaya
Website	@MkPLTLDM (Official Social Media)
Site history
Built	1973 (1973)
Built by	Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG [de] Blohm & Voss Thyssen AG
In use	1980–present
Garrison information
Current commander	First Admiral Noor Zukhi Hj Harun
Past commanders	Dato' Anuar Alias PGB
Garrison	Western Fleet Command Education and Training Command Naval Special Forces HQ RMN Naval Air HQ
Occupants	Commander of Western Fleet Command
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: WMLH
Helipads Number Length and surface 700 feet (210 m) Concrete

Lumut Naval Base is a Royal Malaysian Navy military base in Lumut, Perak, about 100 miles (160 km) from Kuala Lumpur. It is Malaysia's largest naval base, and it has served as the Royal Malaysian Navy's headquarters since 9 September 1984, replacing Woodlands Naval Base in Singapore.^[1] This base now serves as the headquarters for the Royal Malaysian Navy's (RMN) Western Fleet Command, while the Sepangar Bay Naval Base serves as the headquarters for the RMN's Eastern Fleet Command.

First Admiral Noor Zukhi Hj Harun is the current commander of Lumut Naval Base, succeeding First Admiral Dato' Anuar Alias PGB on 11 November 2021.^[2]