Abdul Rahman Hashim
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Abdul Rahman Hashim
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| عبدالرحمن هاشم | |
| 3rd Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia) | |
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In office 1 February 1973 – 7 June 1974 |
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| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Minister | |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Salleh Ismael |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Hanif Omar |
| Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia) | |
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In office 31 January 1972 – 1 February 1973 |
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| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Minister | Ismail Abdul Rahman |
| Inspector-General | Mohamed Salleh Ismael |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Salleh Ismael |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Hanif Omar |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 July 1923 Yan, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 7 June 1974 (aged 50) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Resting place | Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur |
| Spouse | Halimah Mohamed Isa |
| Children | 7 |
Tan Sri 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 to his assassination in June 1974. 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
Assassination
On 7 June 1974, he was fatally shot by communist subversives in Kuala Lumpur. Wild rumours associated the shooting to a succeeding IGP but the matter was not proven and remain unknown.
Service ribbons
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Honours
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Malaya :
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Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1961)
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Malaysia :
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Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver) (PPM) (1965) -
Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1968)
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Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1974)
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Kedah :
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Companion of the Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah (SMK)
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Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah (DPMK) – Dato'
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Commonwealth Honours
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United Kingdom :
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Recipient of the Colonial Police Medal (CPM) (1957)
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Foreign Honours
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Thailand :
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Thailand (GCCT) (1974-posthumously)
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