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Abdul Rahman bin Hashim (Jawi: عبد الرحمن بن هاشم; 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. He served as the Deputy Inspector-General of Police from January 1972 to February 1973.

Police career

• Chief Sub Inspector - 17 October 1941
• Probationary Inspector - 1 April 1946
• Baling District Police Chief - January 1948
• Criminal Investigating Officer in Kajang (Insp.) - May 1949
• Kulai District Police Chief, Johor - January 1952
• 3 month Criminal Investigation Department course at Mill Mecee Stafford, United Kingdom. Returned and worked at the Kuala Lumpur Special Branch - 21 April 1953
• Head Coach at the Special Branch Training School - 16 March 1954
• Course at Rynston on Dunsmore or Bramshill Police College, United Kingdom - 22 September 1957
• Head of Penang Special Branch - 1960
• Deputy Director of Special Branch - 1963
• Director of Special Branch - 1971
• Deputy Inspector General of Police - 31 January 1972
• Inspector General of Police on 1 February 1973 until the date of his death on 7 June 1974

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.

Service ribbons

Honours

•  Malaya :
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1961)
•  Malaysia :
  • Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver) (PPM) (1965)
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1968)
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1974)
•  Kedah :
  • Companion of the Order of the Crown of Kedah (SMK)
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kedah (DPMK) – Dato'

Commonwealth Honours

•  United Kingdom :
  • Recipient of the Colonial Police Medal (CPM) (1957)

Foreign Honours

•  Thailand :
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Thailand (GCCT) (1974-posthumously)

References

1. "Tan Sri Abdul Rahman bin Hashim". www.rmp.gov.my.
2. "Sejarah Kes Pembunuhan Ketua Polis Negara Ke-3: Tan Sri Abdul Rahman". Iluminasi (in Malay). 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
3. Weichong, Ong (3 October 2014). Malaysia's Defeat of Armed Communism: The Second Emergency, 1968-1989. Routledge. ISBN 9781317626886. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
4. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1961" (PDF).
5. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1968" (PDF).
6. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1974" (PDF).
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. "No. 41089". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1957. p. 3405.
9. "Thai King's award to late IGP". The Straits Times. 11 June 1974. p. 7.

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