Abdul Rahman Hashim

Tan Sri Abdul Rahman bin Hashim (7 July 1925 – 7 June 1974) was the third Inspector-General of Police of Malaysia from 1 February 1973 to 7 June 1974.

Assassination

On 7 June 1974, he was shot dead by communist subversives. Wild rumours associated the shooting to a succeeding IGP but the matter was not proven and remain unknown.[1]

Honours

Malaya : Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (1961)[2]
Malaysia : Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (J.M.N.) (1968)[2]
Malaysia : Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (P.M.N.) (1974)[2]

References

Weichong, Ong. Malaysia's Defeat of Armed Communism: The Second Emergency, 1968-1989. Routledge. ISBN 9781317626886. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
"Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".

External links

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[1] Weichong, Ong. Malaysia's Defeat of Armed Communism: The Second Emergency, 1968-1989. Routledge. ISBN 9781317626886. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

[Weichong-2] "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".