Abdul Rahim Mohd Noor
5th Inspector-General of Royal Malaysia Police / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tan Sri Abdul Rahim bin Mohd. Noor[1] (born 6 June 1943) is the fifth Inspector-General of Police of Royal Malaysia Police and served from 16 January 1994 until 7 January 1999.
Abdul Rahim Mohd Noor | |
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عبدالرحيم محمد نور | |
5th Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia) | |
In office 16 January 1994 – 7 January 1999 | |
Monarchs | Azlan Shah Ja'afar |
Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
Preceded by | Mohammed Hanif Omar |
Succeeded by | Norian Mai |
Personal details | |
Born | (1943-06-06) 6 June 1943 (age 80) Serkam, Malacca, Japanese occupation of Malaya |
Spouse | Puan Sri Faridah Abdul Razak |
Born in Serkam, Malacca, Abdul Rahim became Selangor State Police Chief on 21 July 1984 and Deputy Inspector-General of Police on 14 June 1989. He resigned as Inspector-General of Police on 7 January 1999 for punching former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in the eyes while he was in police custody at the Bukit Aman Headquarters jail.[2]
Rahim was sentenced to two months imprisonment and fined RM2,000 by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on 15 March 2000.[2] His appeal was dismissed by the Kuala Lumpur High Court on 15 December 2000 and the two months imprisonment charge was upheld.[3]