Abdul Rahman Hashim

Tan Sri Abdul Rahman bin Hashim (عبد الرحمن بن هاشم; 7 July 1923 – 7 June 1974) was a Malaysian police officer who served as the third Inspector-General of Police from February 1973 until his assassination. He served as the Deputy Inspector-General of Police from January 1972 to February 1973.

Police career

 * Chief Sub Inspector - 17 October 1941
 * Probationary Inspector - 1 April 1946
 * 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 - 21 April 1953
 * Head Coach at the Special Branch Training School - 16 March 1954
 * Course at Rynston on Dunsmore or Bramshill Police College, United Kingdom - 22 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

Death
On 7 June 1974, he was fatally shot by communist subversives in Kuala Lumpur. Wild rumours associated the shooting with a succeeding IGP but the matter was not proven and remains unknown.

Honours

 * Malaya :
 * MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_(Defender_of_the_Realm)_-_SMN.svg Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1961)
 * 🇲🇾 Malaysia :
 * Malaysian_Commemorative_Medal_ribbon.gif Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver) (PPM) (1965)
 * MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_(Defender_of_the_Realm)_-_SMN.svg Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1968)
 * MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_(Defender_of_the_Realm)-_PMN.svg Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1974)
 * Kedah :
 * MY-KED_Exalted_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Kedah_-_Companion_(SMK).svg Companion of the Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah (SMK)
 * MY-KED_Exalted_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Kedah_-_Knight_Commander_(DPMK).svg Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah (DPMK) – Dato'

Commonwealth Honours

 * 🇬🇧 United Kingdom :
 * UK Colonial Police Medal for Meritorious Service ribbon bar.PNG Recipient of the Colonial Police Medal (CPM) (1957)

Foreign Honours

 * 🇹🇭 Thailand :
 * Order_of_the_Crown_of_Thailand_-_1st_Class_(Thailand)_ribbon.svg Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Thailand (GCCT) (1974-posthumously)