Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)

The Inspector-General of Police (abbreviation: IGP; Malay: Ketua Polis Negara — KPN), also known as the Chief of Police, is the highest-ranking police officer of the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP; Malay: Polis Diraja Malaysia — PDRM). Assisted by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG; Malay: Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara), he reports to the Minister of Home Affairs. The IGP is based at Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur which is the Headquarters of the RMP.

Inspector-General of the Royal Malaysian Police
Ketua Polis Negara
كتوا ڤوليس نڬارا
Incumbent
Abdul Hamid Bador
since 4 May 2019
Royal Malaysian Police
TypeInspector-general of police
AbbreviationIGP
Reports toMinister of Home Affairs
SeatJalan Bukit Aman, Tasik Perdana, 50560 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
AppointerPrime Minister of Malaysia
Term lengthmandatory retirement age at 60
Constituting instrumentPolice (Malaysia) Act 1967
PrecursorCommissioner of Police of Malaya
Formation1963
First holderClaude Fenner
DeputyDeputy Inspector-General of Police

The current IGP is Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador – having succeeded his predecessor, Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun in May 2019.[1]

History

During the (Malacca Sultanate) (1400–1511), the position that resembles modern chief of police is the Temenggong ('Chief of Public Security'). After the fall of Malacca and up to the 17th century, Malaya was under several western powers including Portugal, the Netherlands and Britain, and the task of securing public safety in Malaya fell to these nations' militaries.[2]

In 1807, the British administration in Malaya has approved the Charter of Justice. Under the Charter, British administrations allowed a police force comprises locals to be formed. Penang is the first to establish their police force and James Carnegy was appointed to be the first Sheriff of Prince of Wales Islands (the then name for Penang). Malacca is the second state to established its police force which is in 1827 and other states follows — Johor in 1882, the Federated Malay States in 1896, Kedah and Kelantan in 1909 and Terengganu in 1914. Captain Charles Henry Syers who was the Selangor Commissioner of Police was appointed to be the first Federated Malay States' Commissioner of Police. For North Borneo, Sarawak established its police force namely the Sarawak Rangers, in 1862, and Sabah in 1882.[2]

After World War II and the Japanese occupation of Malaya, the British administration has merged all police forces in Malaya into Malayan Union Police and based in Kuala Lumpur. After the independence of Malaya, the name was changed to Federation of Malaya Police. On 16 September 1963, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore merged with Federation of Malaya and forming Malaysia. The name of the police force once again changed to its current name — the Royal Malaysia Police. Commissioner Claude Fenner, who was the Federation of Malaya's Commissioner of Police was appointed to become the first Inspectors-General of Police of Malaysia.[2]

List of the Inspectors-General of Police
No. Inspector-General of PoliceTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Claude FennerClaude Fenner
(1916–1978)		18 September 195828 February 19667 years, 163 days[3][4]
2
Salleh IsmaelMohamed Salleh Ismael
(1917–1973)		29 March 196631 January 19736 years, 308 days[3][4]
3
Rahman HashimAbdul Rahman Hashim
(1925–1974)		1 February 19737 June 19741 year, 126 days[3][4]
4
Hanif OmarMohammed Hanif Omar
(born 1939)		8 June 197415 January 199419 years, 221 days[3][4]
5
Rahim Mohd NoorAbdul Rahim Mohd Noor
(born 1943)		16 January 19947 January 19994 years, 356 days[3][4]
6
Norian MaiNorian Mai
(born 1946)		8 January 19995 November 20034 years, 301 days[3][4]
7
Bakri OmarMohd Bakri Omar
(1948–2014)		6 November 200311 September 20062 years, 309 days[3][5][4]
8
Musa HassanMusa Hassan
(born 1952)		12 September 200612 September 20104 years, 0 days[3][4]
9
Ismail OmarIsmail Omar
(born 1954)		13 September 201016 May 20132 years, 245 days[3][4]
10
Khalid Abu BakarKhalid Abu Bakar
(born 1957)		17 May 20133 September 20174 years, 109 days[3][4]
11
Fuzi HarunMohamad Fuzi Harun
(born 1959)		4 September 20174 May 20191 year, 242 days[3][4]
12
Hamid BadorAbdul Hamid Bador
(born 1958)		4 May 2019Incumbent1 year, 280 days[1][4]

Living former Inspectors-General

References
  1. Ahmad Bandi, Nurulatiq (3 May 2019). "Abdul Hamid dilantik Ketua Polis Negara berkuat kuasa hari ini". Sinar Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  2. "Perjuangan Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) Mencapai Dan Mengekalkan Kemerdekaan Malaysia" (pdf). National Library of Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. "Senarai Ketua Polis Negara". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 3 May 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. "Ketua Polis Negara PDRM". Royal Malaysian Police. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  5. Saharuddin Abdullah (11 November 2014). "Bekas Ketua Polis Negara meninggal dunia". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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