The Youngest and Longest-Serving Inspector-General of Police in Malaysia
Tun Mohammed Hanif bin Omar was a Perak native who served as Malaysia's fourth and longest-serving Inspector-General of Police, holding the post for 20 years.
He was born at No. 15, Jalan Syed Abu Bakar, Teluk Intan on January 16, 1939. He received his early education at the Anglo-Chinese School and later continued his studies at
Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK)
. While studying at MCKK, in addition to being active and excellent in co-curricular activities, he also served as Head Prefect for 3 consecutive years.
He continued his studies at the University of Malaya and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Singapore in 1959, later pursuing further studies to earn a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from the University of Buckingham in London.
Malaysia's fourth Inspector-General of Police, Tun Mohammed Hanif bin Omar, also served as the Chief of Police for Melaka on September 7, 1970, and Chief of Police for Selangor on December 6, 1971. For the additional information of all orangperak.com readers, on February 1, 1973, he was appointed as the Deputy Inspector-General of Police and subsequently succeeded Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Hashim, who was killed in a communist attack.
Tun Mohammed Hanif bin Omar's greatest contribution to our nation is that he remains the youngest and longest-serving Inspector-General of Police, holding the position from June 8, 1974, to January 15, 1994, having been appointed at the age of 35. He was highly distinguished and involved in many of the nation's major events, such as serving as the Chief of Staff (Police) for the National Operations Council (MAGERAN) on May 18, 1969, following the dark incident of May 13.
Other important events to remember include Tun Mohammed Hanif bin Omar accompanying Tunku Abdul Rahman to the Manila Conference regarding the formation of MAPHILINDO in 1963, and serving as one of the Malaysian Government representatives at the Peace Agreement signed by the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) with the Governments of Malaysia and Thailand on December 2, 1989, in Hatyai, Thailand. An interesting additional piece of information for you regarding Tun Mohammed Hanif bin Omar: he is the grandson of
Mohammad Jabar bin Bardot
who was known as
Ngah Jabor
who was the
founder of the Kapar district
and was no ordinary man in the State of Perak back in the day. Want to get to know his grandfather? Let's read about
Ngah Jabor or his real name, Mohammad Jabar bin Bardo
.
