KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Mohammed Hanif Omar, the late former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), leaves behind a legacy as the youngest and longest-serving chief of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM).
He was appointed the fourth IGP at the age of 35 on June 8, 1974, succeeding Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Hashim who was assassinated by communists.
Mohammed Hanif, 85, who breathed his final at 2.15 am right this moment as a consequence of kidney illness, held the place for 20 years earlier than retiring on Jan 15, 1994.
A 12 months into his tenure as IGP, Mohammed Hanif established the elite counter-terrorism unit, the Special Actions Unit (UTK), on Jan 1, 1975, and performed a pivotal position in the rescue operation throughout the AIA constructing hostage disaster in August of the identical 12 months.
Among his notable contributions is the renaming of the Bluff Road Police Station to the PDRM headquarters, Bukit Aman, on March 25, 1975.
On June 8, 1976, Mohammed Hanif introduced that each one police recruits would serve in the Police Field Force earlier than being assigned to different models, to make sure that each younger police officer can be adept in dealing with any emergency scenario after present process coaching in forest environments.
