In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Omar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohammed Hanif. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Abdul Halim Yahya Petra Ahmad Shah Iskandar Azlan Shah
Minister
Ghazali Shafie Musa Hitam Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded by
Abdul Rahman Hashim
Succeeded by
Abdul Rahim Mohd Noor
Personal details
Born
(1939-01-16)16 January 1939 Teluk Intan, Perak, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died
20 April 2024(2024-04-20) (aged 85) Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Resting place
Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
Spouse
Hamidah Abdul Hamid
Children
5
Alma mater
University of Buckingham University of Malaya, Singapore
Tun Mohammed Hanif bin Omar (Jawi: محمد حنيف بن عمر; 16 January 1939 – 20 April 2024) was a Malaysian police officer who served as the 4th Inspector-General of Royal Malaysia Police from June 1974 to January 1994. Assuming office at the age of 35, he was the youngest police officer appointed to the top post. He was also the longest-serving Inspector General of Police for 20 years.
Born in Teluk Intan, Perak on 16 January 1939,[1] Hanif Omar became the Malacca Police Chief on 7 September 1970 and later the Selangor Police Chief on 6 December 1971. He was appointed the Deputy Inspector General of Police on 1 February 1973.
Hanif died on 20 April 2024, at the age of 85.[2][3][4] He was buried next to his son at Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur.[5][6]
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^"Former IGP Tun Hanif Omar passes away". www.thestar.com.my. 20 April 2024.
^"Ex-IGP Tun Hanif Omar passes away". www.nst.com.my. 20 April 2024.
^"Hanif Omar dies at 85". Malaysia Today. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
^"Hanif Omar to be laid to rest at Bukit Kiara Cemetery". The Star. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
^"Jenazah Tun Hanif dikebumi di Bukit Kiara atas permintaan keluarga". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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