Leong Chee Woh

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Leong (梁).

SAC (Rtd) Datuk Leong Chee Woh (11 November 1929-18 July 2021) is a former Malaysian police officer.

Datuk

Leong Chee Woh

KPK AMN ABS JBS KMN JMN AMP PPN PGB PMW
Born(1929-11-11)11 November 1929
Taiping, Perak, Federated Malay States
Died18 July 2021(2021-07-18) (aged 91)
Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia
Allegiance Malaysia
Service/branch Royal Malaysia Police
Years of service1950-1984
RankSenior Assistant Commissioner of Police PDRM.svg Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police
Unit
Battles/warsMalayan Emergency
Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–1989)
AwardsStar of the Commander of Valour
Order of the Territorial Crown
Spouse(s)Datin Liew Kim Har
Children3

Early life[]

Leong Chee Woh was born on 11 November 1929 in Taiping, Perak by an adopted family of Baba and Nyonya descent. There, he furthered his studies at the King Edward VII School before his studies were interrupted by the Japanese occupation of Malaya. After Japan surrendered, he sat for the Senior Cambridge Examination or also known as the Overseas Schooling Certificate Examination in 1949. Leong initially worked as a Taiping Town Council clerk after the Japanese Occupation, before serving as a chief clerk at the Selama Police District Headquarters.

Police career[]

Leong joined the Police Force on 1 December 1950 as Probationary Inspector and undergoing basic training at Police Training Center at Jalan Gurney, Kuala Lumpur. Since he joined the Police Force during the Malayan Emergency, he naturally participated in the work against the Communists, so he joined the Police Field Force (now General Operations Force). His hardwork attitude led him to be transferred to Special Branch in April 1954. After that, he was also transferred to the Special Branch of various states. He also served in Betong in southern Thailand for four and a half years as a Malayan intelligence officer. He also became head of the group and the Malaysia-Thailand border committee member to monitor the activities of the Communist Party of Malaya. His anti-communist services in Pahang, Perak, Kelantan, Kedah and Sarawak have all achieved brilliant results. He was founded the F team, the most elite undercover task force in Special Branch in March 1971, he was at the rank of Superintendent of Police at that time.

Leong was retired on 10 November 1984 and he last position at Police Force was Deputy Director (Operations) of Bukit Aman Special Branch.

Death[]

At 18 July 2021, Leong was passed away due stroke in his residence at Seri Kembangan, Selangor.[1][2]

Honours[]

Foreign Honours[]

Blibography[]

Leong, Chee Woh (2015). Scorpio: Against the One-eyed Dragon. ISBN 978-0-9961501-1-8.

References[]

  1. ^ "King conveys condolences to Leong Chee Woh's family". The Star. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. ^ David, Adrian (2021-07-18). "Elite F-Team covert ops mastermind Leong dies | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  3. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1959" (PDF). Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat Tahun 1966" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat Tahun 1975" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat Tahun 1981" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat Tahun 1984" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Semakan Penerima Panglima Gagah Berani Tahun 2017" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Tun Abdullah Ketuai Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Wilayah". www.mstar.com.my.
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