Yuen Yuet Leng
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Yuen Yuet Leng (15 September 1927- 1 October 2015) was a Malaysian police officer who serve as Perak Police Chief and Sarawak Police Commissioner.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Yuen Yuet Leng | |
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| Born | 15 September 1927 Taiping, Perak, Federated Malay States |
| Died | 1 October 2015 (aged 88) Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Allegiance |  Malaysia |
| Service/ |  Royal Malaysia Police |
| Years of service | 1950-1983 |
| Rank |  Deputy Commissioner of Police |
Early life[]
Yuen Yuet Leng was born in Taiping, Perak on 15 September 1927. At the age of 7, he studied at King Edward VII School. But education was interrupted by the Japanese occupation of Malaya. In 1942, he joined the Japanese Youth Training Board and the Japanese School of Mining Engineering in Ipoh. Next, he and his friends were sent to the Teacher Training Center at Kajang High School in 1945.
After the Japanese surrendered, Yuen went to China in early 1946. He visited Lingnan University in Canton, China. Various problems he experienced including poverty in Canton caused Yuen Yuet Leng to return to Malaya in early 1947. He returned to study at King Edward, Taiping. He got a Technical College scholarship in 1948 but he turned it down, as he had to help the family first.
Police career[]
Yuen join the Police Force on 1 December 1950 as Probationary Inspector. In 1953, he became officer of Gerik Special Branch. Later he was transferred to Sungai Siput. He was awarded the Colonial Police Medal in 1957. When Malayan Emergency was ended in 1960, Yuen was transferred to Bukit Aman Headquarter and continued to work with Special Branch, Intelligence and Psychology.
In 1970, ACP (later further promoted to SAC) Yuen was assigned to Sarawak for the first time (he only returned 11 years later in 1981 as Sarawak Police Commissioner until 1983) where the communist threat from the North Kalimantan Communist Party (NKCP) is increasing. In early 1972, three North Kalimantan Communist Party military commanders were successfully eliminated on the Malaysia-Indonesia border. He returned to Kuala Lumpur at the same time, but in late 1972, Yuen was reassigned to Sibu, Sarawak as the Head of the Special Branch of the Sibu Police District Headquarter, Sarawak Police Contingent and the Head of Combined Intelligence with the task of eliminating the communist guerrilla threat. This was achieved with the formation of the Rajang Security Command (RASCOM). With that, as many as 500 former terrorists returned to the bosom of society. He then returned to Bukit Aman at the end of 1974 as Deputy Director of Bukit Aman Special Branch. After that, he embarked on a tactical strategic plan and war against terrorists with a specialization in combating underground communist organizations.
In 1975, he was appointed as Perak Police Chief due DCP Khoo Chong Kong (Later awarded the title of Tan Sri) who was assassinated by communist gunmen. After that, he was appointed as Sarawak Police Commissioner.
Death[]
On 1 October 2015, Yuen Yuet Leng passed away at the age 88 due heart failure.[1][2]
Honours[]
Malaya :
Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (1959)[3]
Malaysia :
Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Bronze) (P.P.M.) (1965)
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (K.M.N.) (1972)[4]- Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (J.M.N.) (1978)[5]
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (P.S.M.) - Tan Sri (2011)[6]
Sarawak :
Officer of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (P.B.S.) (1972)
Recipient of the Civil Administration Medal (P.P.C.) (1974)- Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (P.N.B.S.) - formely Dato', curently Dato Sri (1978)
Perak :
Knight of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (D.P.C.M.) - Dato' (1977)[7]
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (S.P.M.P.) - Dato' Seri (1979)[8]
Commonwealth Honours[]
United Kingdom :
Recipient of the Colonial Police Medal (C.P.M.) (1957)[9]
References[]
- ^ "Famed ex-SB Yuen Yuet Leng dies New Straits Times". NST Online. 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ "IGP: Yuen Yuet Leng to be buried with full police honours". The Star. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1972" (PDF).
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1978" (PDF).
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Panglima Setia Mahkota Tahun 2011" (PDF).
- ^ "DPCM 1977". pingat.perak.gov.my.
- ^ "SPMP 1979".
- ^ "No. 40960". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1957. p. 39.
- 1927 births
- 2015 deaths
- Malaysian police officers
- Officers of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- Companions of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
- People from Perak
- Recipients of the Colonial Police Medal
- Knights Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak