Mohamed Salleh Ismael

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun
Mohamed Salleh Ismael
2nd Inspector General of Royal Malaysian Police
In office
29 March 1966 – 31 January 1973
Monarch Ismail Nasiruddin
Abdul Halim
Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman
Abdul Razak Hussein
Preceded by IGP Claude Fenner
Succeeded by IGP Abdul Rahman Hashim
Personal details
Born Mohamed Salleh bin Ismael
(1917-07-07)7 July 1917
Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Straits Settlements
Died 31 January 1973(1973-01-31) (aged 55)
Occupation Police

Tun Mohamed Salleh bin Ismael (7 July 1917 - 31 January 1973) was the second Inspector-General of Police of Malaysia, and the first Asian and ethnic Malay to hold that post,[1] taking office on 29 March 1966.[2] His predecessor was Claude Fenner. His work resulted in the "Salleh System", as well as the National Police Cadets and the Police Volunteer Reserve.

Before being promoted to Inspector-General, he was also Federal Police Secretary to the Commissioner of Police (from 31 August 1957), Deputy Commissioner of Police (1 April 1961 - 31 March 1962), Director of Police Affairs (1 April 1962 - 12 July 1962), Commissioner of Police, Federation of Malaya (13 July 1962 - 8 February 1966).

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ↑ Mathews, Philip (2014-02-28). Chronicle of Malaysia: Fifty Years of Headline News, 1963-2013. Editions Didier Millet. ISBN 9789671061749.
  2. ↑ "Tun Mohamed Salleh Ismael". www.rmp.gov.my. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  3. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  4. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  5. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
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