KUALA LUMPUR: Police today announced the promotion of 24 senior officers in the latest exercise, said Bukit Aman.
Heading the list is Terengganu state police chief Deputy Commissioner Datuk Jamshah Mustapa who was promoted to Federal Integrity and Standards Compliance Department director with the rank Senior Deputy Commissioner.
Federal Deputy Director I Special Branch Datuk Abdul Hamid Bador and Deputy Director II Special Branch Datuk Leo Chong Cheong were promoted from the rank of Deputy Commissioner to Senior Deputy Commissioner.
Inspector-General of Police’s (IGP) secretariat (Research and Development) chief in Bukit Aman Datuk Zainal Abidin Kasim was appointed to Federal Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department Deputy Director (operation), with the rank of Deputy Commissioner.
Johor Criminal Investigation Department chief Senior Assistant Commissioner Datuk Hasnan Hassan was appointed as Perak deputy police chief, with the rank of Deputy Commissioner.
Federal Deputy Director E1 Special Branch Datuk Wan Abd Hamid Wan Mahmud, Deputy Director E4 Special Branch Datuk Mohd Haniff Hanuddin, Deputy Director E6 Special Branch Datuk Mohamed Farid Abu Hassan, Deputy Director E1A Datuk Abdul Aziz Hussin, and Deputy Director of Special Branch's Research and Secretariat Datuk Rosly Abas were promoted from the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner to Deputy Commissioner.
Deputy Director Intelligence Investigation and Analysis/Legislative Procedures E6 of the Special Branch Datuk Awaludin Jadid was promoted to Federal Special Branch's Chief Deputy Director of Social Extremist Threat with the rank of Deputy Commissioner.
Federal Chief Deputy Director E3 Special Branch Datuk Khariri Jaafar, Kedah Special Branch chief Datuk Abu Bakar Ahmad, Johor Special Branch chief Datuk Ramli Hassan, and Chief Executive of Public Safety in Home Ministry Senior Assistant Commissioner Dr Lee Bee Phang were promoted to the rank of Deputy Commissioner.
Perak police Criminal Investigation Department chief Senior Assistant Commissioner Datuk Mohd Dzuraidi Ibrahim has been appointed as Federal Deputy Director (Forfeiture of Property/Legal/Detention) in Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department with the rank of Deputy Commissioner.
The list also includes Federal Deputy Director II Strategic and Technology Division Senior Assistant Commissioner Datuk Zulkapli Ahmad who has been promoted to the rank of Deputy Commissioner.
Kelantan Deputy police chief Datuk Rosli Ab Rahman has been appointed as the new Terengganu police chief.
Federal Criminal Investigation Department Deputy Director (Special Operation) Senior Assistant Commissioner S. Dev Kumar has been appointed as Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department chief.
Federal Management Deputy Director (police pensioners affairs) Senior Assistant Commissioner Hashim Ali was appointed as Kedah Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department.
Pahang police Criminal Investigation Department chief Datuk Mohd Zakaria Ahmad has been appointed as Penang police Criminal Investigation Department chief.
IGP secretariat (Research and Development) Organisation Modernisation Management Senior Assistant Commissioner Datuk Shamsiah Mohd Shariff has been transferred to take new post as Federal Chief Deputy Management Director (Training/Examination/Competency) in Bukit Aman.
Internal Security and Public Order Department Air Force Commander Senior Assistant Kamarulzaman Md Jang has been transferred to the department's general policing.