Abdul Rahman Hashim

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
Abdul Rahman Hashim
PMN DPMK JMN SMK AMN BBU (Indonesia) KGC (Thailand)
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Hashim PMN DPMK JMN SMK AMN BBU (Indonesia) KGC (Thailand)
3rd Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)
	In office; 1 February 1973 – 7 June 1974
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Minister	Ismail Abdul Rahman ; Ghazali Shafie
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
Resting place	Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
Spouse(s)	Halimah Mohamed Isa
Children	7

Tan Sri Abdul Rahman bin Hashim[1] (7 July 1923 – 7 June 1974) was the third Inspector-General of Police of Malaysia from 1 February 1973 to 7 June 1974.

Police career

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 - April 1953
Course at Rynston on Dunsmore or Bramshill Police Colege, United Kingdom - 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 shot dead by communist subversives in Kuala Lumpur. Wild rumours associated the shooting to a succeeding IGP but the matter was not proven and remain unknown.[2]

Honours

Malaya :
- Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1961)[3]
Malaysia :
- Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver) (PPM) (1965)
- Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1968)[4]
- Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1974)[5]
Kedah :
- Companion of the Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah (SMK)[6]
- Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah (DPMK) – Dato'[6]

References

"Tan Sri Abdul Rahman bin Hashim". www.rmp.gov.my.
Weichong, Ong (3 October 2014). Malaysia's Defeat of Armed Communism: The Second Emergency, 1968-1989. Routledge. ISBN 9781317626886. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
"Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1961" (PDF).
"Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1968" (PDF).
"Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1974" (PDF).
Mohd. Reduan Hj. Aslie and Mohd. Radzuan Hj. Ibrahim, Polis Diraja Malaysia: Sejarah, Peranan dan Cabaran, Kumpulan Karangkraf, Kuala Lumpur, 1984, pp. 517–518.

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[1] "Tan Sri Abdul Rahman bin Hashim". www.rmp.gov.my.

[2] Weichong, Ong (3 October 2014). Malaysia's Defeat of Armed Communism: The Second Emergency, 1968-1989. Routledge. ISBN 9781317626886. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

[3] "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1961" (PDF).

[4] "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1968" (PDF).

[5] "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1974" (PDF).

[book-6] Mohd. Reduan Hj. Aslie and Mohd. Radzuan Hj. Ibrahim, Polis Diraja Malaysia: Sejarah, Peranan dan Cabaran, Kumpulan Karangkraf, Kuala Lumpur, 1984, pp. 517–518.