Abdul Rahman Hashim
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Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Hashim PMN DPMK JMN SMK AMN | |
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3rd Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia) | |
In office 1 February 1973 – 7 June 1974 | |
Monarch | Abdul Halim |
Minister | Ismail Abdul Rahman Ghazali Shafie |
Preceded by | Mohamed Salleh Ismael |
Succeeded by | Mohammed Hanif Omar |
Personal details | |
Born | Yan, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) | 17 July 1925
Died | 7 June 1974 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | (aged 48)
Resting place | Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur |
Tan Sri Abdul Rahman bin Hashim (17 July 1925 – 7 June 1974) was the third Inspector-General of Police of Malaysia from 1 February 1973 to 7 June 1974.[citation needed]
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.[1]
Honours[]
- Malaya :
- Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1961)[2]
- Malaysia :
- Kedah
- Companion of the Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah (SMK)
- Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah (DPMK) – Dato'
References[]
- ^ Weichong, Ong (3 October 2014). Malaysia's Defeat of Armed Communism: The Second Emergency, 1968-1989. Routledge. ISBN 9781317626886. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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