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Norian Mai

Norian Mai

Malaysian police chief

Tan Sri Norian Mai (born 5 November 1946) was the sixth Inspector-General of Police (IGP) of Malaysia and served from 8 January 1999 until his retirement on 4 November 2003.

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Education

Norian attended Government English School in Teluk Intan in 1959 and Alam Shah School in Kuala Lumpur in 1964. He graduated from the University of Malaya in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.

Career

Norian joined the Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent on 8 November 1969. He served various positions including Officer-in-Charge of Police District (OCPD) of Jasin and OCPD of Petaling Jaya.

On 31 December 1984, he was appointed Terengganu Police Chief. On 31 December 1992, he was appointed Selangor Police Chief. On 1 April 1994, he transferred to Bukit Aman to become Director of Special Branch. Norian Mai became the Deputy Inspector-General of Police on 6 May 1997 who replaced Samsuri Arshad.

Inspector-General of Police

On 8 January 1999, Norian became the IGP when his predecessor Abdul Rahim Mohd. Noor resigned over the beating of former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Bukit Aman police lock-up.

Post-career

Norian founded Yayasan Pengaman Malaysia in 2011 and became its Founding Chairman.[1] He has been Chairman of Perdana Global Peace Foundation as well.[2]

In 2019, Norian sat in the Royal Commission of Inquiry on Wang Kelian along with seven other members as deputy to Chairman Arifin Zakaria.[3]

On 9 February 2021, he was appointed to the Emergency Independent Special Committee along with 18 other members to advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on matters related to the ending of the Proclamation of Emergency in the country.[4]

Honours

Foreign honours

Family

Norian is married to Rokiah Ismail and has four children.

References

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    "YAYASAN PENGAMAN MALAYSIA - Tan Sri Norian Mai". www.pengaman.my. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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    "PGPF condemns Israeli forces' violations". The Malaysian Reserve. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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    Bernama (2019-03-05). "Tun Arifin to head RCI on discovery of mass graves in Wang Kelian | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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    Roslan, Suraya (2021-02-09). "Senarai 19 Ahli Jawatankuasa Khas Bebas Darurat 2021 diumumkan". Harian Metro. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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    "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1983" (PDF).
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    "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1998" (PDF).
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    "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 2001" (PDF).
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    King Presents Awards To 140. New Straits Times. 26 March 1997.
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    "DPTS 1993". pingat.perak.gov.my.
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    "SPTS 1998". pingat.perak.gov.my.
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    "Pengurniaan Darjah Kebesaran Bergelar Bagi Tahun 1996 Mengikut Negeri" (PDF). Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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    "Pengurniaan Darjah Kebesaran Bergelar Bagi Tahun 1997 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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    Sultan's Son heads 311 birthday honours awards. New Straits Times. 9 April 1987.
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    Terengganu Sultan honours father in law and 86 others. New Straits Times. 20 July 2003.
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    "Mahathir Heads Sarawak Honours". www.thestar.com.my.
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    Norian Mai awarded DSO by Singapore. 25 January 2003.
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