Vice Admiral Sir Fabian Malbon, (1 October 1946 – 17 January 2026) was a Royal Navy officer who also served as the Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey from 2005 to 2011.
Early life and naval career Educated at Brighton Hove and Sussex Grammar School, Malbon joined the Royal Navy in 1965. This is Guernsey, 18 October 2005 He went on to command the frigates and . 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.Senior Royal Navy Appointments During the Bosnian War, as commanding officer of , he provided air-to-air combat, close air support and photo-reconnaissance over Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1993.Bosnia: Navy treads fine line between training and the real thing The Independent, 11 August 1993 He went on to be Naval Secretary in 1996 and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet in 1999. He retired in 2002.
Malbon was made Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey on 18 October 2005.Relative Values: Sir Fabian Malbon and his son Jonny at Times Online.
Personal life and death Malbon and his wife, Sue, had three sons. He died on 17 January 2026, at the age of 79.
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