Mohammed_Hanif_Omar

Mohammed Hanif Omar

Mohammed Hanif Omar

Malaysian police officer (1939–2024)

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Omar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohammed Hanif. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Tun Mohammed Hanif bin Omar (Jawi: محمد حنيف بن عمر; 16 January 1939 – 20 April 2024) was a Malaysian police officer who served as the 4th Inspector-General of Royal Malaysia Police from June 1974 to January 1994. Assuming office at the age of 35, he was the youngest police officer appointed to the top post. He was also the longest-serving Inspector General of Police for 20 years.

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Born in Teluk Intan, Perak on 16 January 1939,[1] Hanif Omar became the Malacca Police Chief on 7 September 1970 and later the Selangor Police Chief on 6 December 1971. He was appointed the Deputy Inspector General of Police on 1 February 1973.

Hanif died on 20 April 2024, at the age of 85.[2][3][4] He was buried next to his son at Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur.[5][6]

Police career

  • Central Malacca Investigating Officer – April 1960
  • Assistant Jasin District Police Chief, Malacca – 20 November 1960
  • Assistant Officer in Charge of Criminal Investigation (South) Pahang – 2 December 1960
  • Special Branch Staff Officer, Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur – 16 January 1962
  • Selangor Special Branch Staff Officer – 8 August 1966
  • Ipoh District Police Chief, Perak – 20 July 1967
  • Chief of Staff (Police) of the National Operations Council – 18 May 1969
  • Head of Selangor Special Branch – 20 December 1969
  • Malacca Police Chief – 7 September 1970
  • Selangor Police Chief – 6 December 1971
  • Director of Special Branch – 31 January 1973
  • Deputy Inspector General of Police – 1 February 1973
  • Inspector General of Police – from 8 June 1974 to 15 January 1994

During his tenure as Inspector General of Police, he founded the elite counterterrorist unit, Special Actions Unit on 1 January 1975. He also was in command of rescue operations in the 1975 AIA building hostage crisis in August 1975. In addition, he also renamed Bluff Road Police Station to Royal Malaysia Police Headquarters, Bukit Aman on 25 March 1975. On 8 June 1976, Hanif announced all police recruits would serve in Police Field Force before being assigned to other units. This was to ensure that all young policemen would be able to tackle any emergency situation once they were equipped with jungle training.[7] Hanif also directed all state police chiefs to review security, particularly fire prevention measures in all highrise building throughout nationwide on 28 November 1992.[8]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Foreign Honours

References

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    "Hanif Omar to be laid to rest at Bukit Kiara Cemetery". The Star. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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    "Jenazah Tun Hanif dikebumi di Bukit Kiara atas permintaan keluarga". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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    "Move for jungle training". New Nation. 8 June 1976. p. 3.
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    "Review fire safety, says Haniff". The Straits Times. 28 November 1992. p. 2.
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    "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1970" (PDF).
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    "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1976" (PDF).
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    "Hanif heads list of 1,415 people honoured on King's 65th birthday". New Straits Times. 5 June 1993. p. 4.
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    "174 orang terima anugerah harijadi Sultan Perak Paling ramai terima pingat tahun ini". Berita Harian. 15 September 1969. p. 5.
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    "Hanif Omar heads list of 333 recipients of Perak honours". New Straits Times. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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    "Former IGP among 333 in Perak Sultan's 60th birthday awards". The Star. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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    Trengganu Ruler tops awards list. New Straits Times. 24 October 1981. p. 4.
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    "Pengurniaan Darjah Kebesaran Bergelar Bagi Tahun 1990 Mengikut Negeri" (PDF). Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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    "SSSA 1992". awards.selangor.gov.my.
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    "Pengurniaan Darjah Kebesaran Bergelar Bagi Tahun 1992 Mengikut Negeri" (PDF). Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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    "Pengurniaan Darjah Kebesaran Bergelar Bagi Tahun 1993 Mengikut Negeri" (PDF). Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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    "Ketua polis Malaysia terima pingat cemerlang". 23 June 1993. p. 1.
Preceded by Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)
1974–1994		 Succeeded by
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