Abdul Rahman Hashim Explained

Honorific Prefix:Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
Abdul Rahman Hashim
Honorific Suffix:PMN DPMK JMN SMK AMN BBU (Indonesia) GCCT (Thailand) CPM
Native Name:Malay: {{Script|Arab|عبدالرحمن هاشم
Office:Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)
Order:3rd
Primeminister:Abdul Razak Hussein
Term Start:1 February 1973
Term End:7 June 1974
Predecessor:Mohamed Salleh Ismael
Successor:Mohammed Hanif Omar
Office1:Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)
Term Start1:31 January 1972
Term End1:1 February 1973
Monarch1:Abdul Halim
Primeminister1:Abdul Razak Hussein
Minister1:Ismail Abdul Rahman
1Blankname1:Inspector-General
1Namedata1:Mohamed Salleh Ismael
Predecessor1:Mohamed Salleh Ismael
Successor1:Mohammed Hanif Omar
Birth Date:1923 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Yan, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Death Place:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Death Cause:Assassination
Resting Place:Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
Spouse:Halimah Mohamed Isa
Children:7

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

Police career

Death

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]

Honours

Commonwealth Honours

Foreign Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tan Sri Abdul Rahman bin Hashim. www.rmp.gov.my.
  2. Web site: Sejarah Kes Pembunuhan Ketua Polis Negara Ke-3: Tan Sri Abdul Rahman. 18 April 2020. 14 July 2022. Iluminasi. ms.
  3. Book: Weichong. Ong. Malaysia's Defeat of Armed Communism: The Second Emergency, 1968-1989. 3 October 2014. Routledge. 9781317626886. 25 April 2017. en.
  4. Web site: Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1961.
  5. Web site: Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1968.
  6. Web site: Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1974.
  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. News: Thai King's award to late IGP. The Straits Times. 11 June 1974. 7.