Fabian Malbon
Born (1946-10-01) 1 October 1946 (age 77)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1965–2002
RankVice Admiral
Commands heldHMS Invincible
9th Frigate Squadron
HMS Brave
HMS Torquay
Battles/warsBosnian War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Other workLieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2005–11)

Vice Admiral Sir Fabian Malbon, KBE (born 1 October 1946) is a retired Royal Navy officer who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey from 2005 to 2011.

Naval career

Educated at Brighton Hove and Sussex Grammar School, Malbon joined the Royal Navy in 1965.[1] He went on to command the frigates HMS Torquay and HMS Brave.[1] He was made Commanding Officer of HMS Brave as well as Captain of the 9th Frigate Squadron in 1987 and Director of Naval Service Conditions in 1988.[2] During the Bosnian War, as commanding officer of HMS Invincible, he provided air-to-air combat, close air support and photo-reconnaissance over Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1993.[3] He went on to be Naval Secretary in 1996 and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet in 1999.[2] He retired in 2002.[1]

He was made Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey on 18 October 2005.[4]

Family

Fabian Malbon and his wife Sue have three sons.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Sir Fabian prepares for his next challenging role This is Guernsey, 18 October 2005
  2. ^ a b Senior Royal Navy Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Bosnia: Navy treads fine line between training and the real thing The Independent, 11 August 1993
  4. ^ a b Relative Values: Sir Fabian Malbon and his son Jonny at Times Online.
Military offices Preceded byAlan West Naval Secretary 1996–1998 Succeeded byJeremy de Halpert Preceded bySir Jeremy Blackham Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet 1999–2001 Succeeded bySir Jonathon Band Government offices Preceded bySir John Foley Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey 2005–2011 Succeeded byPeter Walker


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