Abdul Rahman Hashim

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]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Hashim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Abdul Rahman. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, 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

Police career
  • 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

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

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

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Honours

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Foreign Honours

References
  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. 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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