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Abdul Rahman bin Hashim ( ms, عبد الرحمن بن هاشم, label=
Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 7 July 1923 – 7 June 1974) was a
Malaysian
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police officer
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who served as the third
Inspector-General of Police
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from February 1973 to his assassination in June 1974. He served as the Deputy Inspector-General of Police from January 1972 to February 1973.
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 Colege, 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
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. Wild rumours associated the shooting to a succeeding IGP but the matter was not proven and remain unknown.
Service Ribbon
Honours
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** Member of the
Order of the Defender of the Realm
The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace ...
(AMN) (1961)
* :
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Recipient of the
Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver) (PPM) (1965)
** Companion of the
Order of the Defender of the Realm
The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace ...
(JMN) (1968)
** Commander of the
Order of the Defender of the Realm
The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace ...
(PMN) – Tan Sri (1974)
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Companion of the
Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah (SMK)
[Mohd. Reduan Hj. Aslie and Mohd. Radzuan Hj. Ibrahim, ''Polis Diraja Malaysia: Sejarah, Peranan dan Cabaran'', Kumpulan Karangkraf, Kuala Lumpur, 1984, pp. 517–518.]
** Knight Commander of the
Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah (DPMK) – Dato'
Commonwealth Honours
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Recipient of the
Colonial Police Medal (CPM) (1957)
Foreign Honours
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Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of the Crown of Thailand
The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand ( th, เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันมีเกียรติยศยิ่งมงกุฎไทย; ) is a Thai order, established in 1869 by King Rama ...
(GCCT) (1974-posthumously)
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1923 births
1974 deaths
Deaths by firearm in Malaysia
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Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
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1974 murders in Malaysia
Recipients of the Colonial Police Medal
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