Abdul Rahman Hashim
{{Short description|Inspector-General of Police of Malaysia from 1973 to 1974}}
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{{Malay name|Abdul Rahman|Hashim|note=on}}
{{infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
| name = Abdul Rahman Hashim
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|PMN|DPMK (Kedah)|JMN|SMK|AMN}} BBU (Indonesia) GCCT (Thailand) CPM
| native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|عبدالرحمن هاشم}}}}
| image =
| office = Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)
| order = 3rd
| monarch = Abdul Halim
| primeminister = Abdul Razak Hussein
| minister = {{unbulleted list|Ismail Abdul Rahman|Ghazali Shafie}}
| term_start = 1 February 1973
| term_end = 7 June 1974
| predecessor = Mohamed Salleh Ismael
| successor = Mohammed Hanif Omar
| office1 = Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)
| term_start1 = 31 January 1972
| term_end1 = 1 February 1973
| monarch1 = Abdul Halim
| primeminister1 = Abdul Razak Hussein
| minister1 = Ismail Abdul Rahman
| 1blankname1 = Inspector-General
| 1namedata1 = Mohamed Salleh Ismael
| predecessor1 = Mohamed Salleh Ismael
| successor1 = Mohammed Hanif Omar
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1923|7|7}}
| birth_place = Yan, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
| death_date = {{death date and age|1974|6|7|1923|7|7|df=y}}
| death_place = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| death_cause = Assassination
| resting_place = Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
| spouse = Halimah Mohamed Isa
| children = 7
}}
Abdul Rahman bin Hashim ({{langx|ms-Arab|عبد الرحمن بن هاشم|label=Jawi}}; 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.rmp.gov.my/infor-korporate/ketua-polis-negara/tan-sri-abdul-rahman-bin-hashim|title=Tan Sri Abdul Rahman bin Hashim|website=www.rmp.gov.my}} He served as the Deputy Inspector-General of Police from January 1972 to February 1973.{{cite web|url=https://iluminasi.com/bm/kes-pembunuhan-kejam-ketua-polis-negara-ke-3-tan-sri-abdul-rahman-bin-hashim.html|title=Sejarah Kes Pembunuhan Ketua Polis Negara Ke-3: Tan Sri Abdul Rahman|date=18 April 2020|accessdate=14 July 2022|website=Iluminasi|language=ms}}
Education
After completing his schooling, he became a Kedah State Police Officer with the rank of Sub-Inspector (17 October 1941); Kuala Nerang District Police Chief; Baling District Police Chief (1948); Criminal Investigation Officer (1949); Assistant Superintendent of Police (January 1952); Assistant District Police Chief of Kulai, Johor; Police Range Officer in Batu Gajah; Head of the Penang Special Branch (1960); Deputy Director of the Special Branch (1963); Director of the Special Branch (1971); Deputy Inspector-General of Police (1972) and the 3rd Inspector-General of Police (1 February 1973 - 7 June 1974).
He was sent to attend the Criminal Investigation Course for 3 months at MillMeece Stafford, United Kingdom (April 1953) and the Senior Officer Course for six months at Rynton-on-Dunsmore or Bramshill Police College in the United Kingdom (1957)
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
While serving as Inspector-General of Police (1973-1974), he was shot by subversive elements in Jalan Tun Perak, Kuala Lumpur on 7 June 1974. He had served in the Special Branch for 19 years. He had served with the National Police Service for 32 years, holding various positions. The year 1974-1975 was the second year of the communist uprising in Malaysia after 1948-1960. The National Monument was also blown up. The Vietnam War between the United States and Vietnam was won by Vietnamese guerrillas. The assassination was on the orders of Chin Peng of the Malayan Communist Party. However, Karpal Singh requested further clarification of the mystery of the assassination because there was no clear evidence.{{cite book|last1=Weichong|first1=Ong|title=Malaysia's Defeat of Armed Communism: The Second Emergency, 1968-1989|date=3 October 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317626886|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l1-vBAAAQBAJ&q=abdul+rahman+hashim+assassination&pg=PT108|accessdate=25 April 2017|language=en}}
Service ribbons
Honours
- {{flag|Malaya}} :
- 50px Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1961){{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1961.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1961}}
- {{flag|Malaysia}} :
- 50px Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver) (PPM) (1965)
- 50px Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1968){{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1968.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1968}}
- 50px Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1974){{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1974.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1974}}
- {{flag|Kedah}} :
- 50px Companion of the Order of the Crown of Kedah (SMK)Mohd. Reduan Hj. Aslie and Mohd. Radzuan Hj. Ibrahim, Polis Diraja Malaysia: Sejarah, Peranan dan Cabaran, Kumpulan Karangkraf, Kuala Lumpur, 1984, pp. 517–518.
- 50px Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kedah (DPMK) – Dato'
=Commonwealth Honours=
- {{flag|United Kingdom}} :
- 50px Recipient of the Colonial Police Medal (CPM) (1957){{London Gazette|issue=41089|page=3405|supp=y|date=4 June 1957}}
=Foreign Honours=
References
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