Abdul Rahman Hashim

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Hashim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Rahman. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
Abdul Rahman Hashim
PMN DPMK JMN SMK AMN BBU (Indonesia) GCCT (Thailand) CPM
عبدالرحمن هاشم‎
3rd Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)
In office
1 February 1973 – 7 June 1974
MonarchAbdul Halim
Prime MinisterAbdul Razak Hussein
Minister
Preceded byMohamed Salleh Ismael
Succeeded byMohammed Hanif Omar
Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)
In office
31 January 1972 – 1 February 1973
MonarchAbdul Halim
Prime MinisterAbdul Razak Hussein
MinisterIsmail Abdul Rahman
Inspector-GeneralMohamed Salleh Ismael
Preceded byMohamed Salleh Ismael
Succeeded byMohammed Hanif Omar
Personal details
Born(1923-07-07)7 July 1923
Yan, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died7 June 1974(1974-06-07) (aged 50)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Manner of deathAssassination
Resting placeJalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
SpouseHalimah Mohamed Isa
Children7

Tan Sri Abdul Rahman bin Hashim (Jawi: عبد الرحمن بن هاشم; 7 July 1923 – 7 June 1974) was a Malaysian police officer who served as the third Inspector-General of Police from February 1973 to his assassination in June 1974.[1] He served as the Deputy Inspector-General of Police from January 1972 to February 1973.[2]

Police career[edit]

  • Chief Sub Inspector - 17 October 1941
  • Probationary Inspector - 1 April 1946
  • Baling District Police Chief - January 1948
  • Criminal Investigating Officer in Kajang (Insp.) - May 1949
  • Kulai District Police Chief, Johor - January 1952
  • 3 month Criminal Investigation Department course at Mill Mecee Stafford, United Kingdom. Returned and worked at the Kuala Lumpur Special Branch - 21 April 1953
  • Head Coach at the Special Branch Training School - 16 March 1954
  • Course at Rynston on Dunsmore or Bramshill Police College, United Kingdom - 22 September 1957
  • Head of Penang Special Branch - 1960
  • Deputy Director of Special Branch - 1963
  • Director of Special Branch - 1971
  • Deputy Inspector General of Police - 31 January 1972
  • Inspector General of Police on 1 February 1973 until the date of his death on 7 June 1974

Assassination[edit]

On 7 June 1974, he was fatally shot by communist subversives in Kuala Lumpur. Wild rumours associated the shooting with a succeeding IGP but the matter was not proven and remains unknown.[3]

Abdul Rahman's grave at Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur.

Service ribbons[edit]



Honours[edit]

Commonwealth Honours[edit]

Foreign Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tan Sri Abdul Rahman bin Hashim". www.rmp.gov.my.
  2. ^ "Sejarah Kes Pembunuhan Ketua Polis Negara Ke-3: Tan Sri Abdul Rahman". Iluminasi (in Malay). 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  3. ^ Weichong, Ong (3 October 2014). Malaysia's Defeat of Armed Communism: The Second Emergency, 1968-1989. Routledge. ISBN 9781317626886. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1961" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1968" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1974" (PDF).
  7. ^ a b Mohd. Reduan Hj. Aslie and Mohd. Radzuan Hj. Ibrahim, Polis Diraja Malaysia: Sejarah, Peranan dan Cabaran, Kumpulan Karangkraf, Kuala Lumpur, 1984, pp. 517–518.
  8. ^ "No. 41089". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1957. p. 3405.
  9. ^ "Thai King's award to late IGP". The Straits Times. 11 June 1974. p. 7.


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