Mohamed Salleh Ismael

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ismael is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohamed Salleh. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Mohamed Salleh Ismael SSM PMN SPMP DIMP JMN PJK QPM
محمد صالح إسماعيل
2nd Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)
In office 29 March 1966 – 31 January 1973
Monarchs	Ismail Nasiruddin Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Tunku Abdul Rahman Abdul Razak Hussein
Minister	Ismail Abdul Rahman Abdul Razak Hussein
Preceded by	Claude Fenner
Succeeded by	Abdul Rahman Hashim
Personal details
Born	(1917-07-07)7 July 1917 Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Straits Settlements, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	31 January 1973(1973-01-31) (aged 55) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting place	Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
Spouse	Toh Puan Sa'odah @ Annie Zedah Abdul Aziz
Children	2

Tun Mohamed Salleh bin Ismael (7 July 1917 – 31 January 1973) was the second Inspector-General of Police of Malaysia, and the first Asian and ethnic Malay to hold the position,[1] taking office on 29 March 1966.[2] His predecessor was Claude Fenner. His work resulted in the "Salleh System", as well as the National Police Cadets and the Police Volunteer Reserve.

Before being promoted to inspector-general, he was also Federal Police Secretary to the Commissioner of Police (from 31 August 1957), Deputy Commissioner of Police (1 April 1961 – 31 March 1962), Director of Police Affairs (1 April 1962 – 12 July 1962), Commissioner of Police, Federation of Malaya (13 July 1962 – 8 February 1966).

Honours

•  Malaya:
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1958)[3]
•  Malaysia:
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1963)[4]
  • Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Gold) (PPM) (1965)
  • Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (SSM) – Tun (1973)[5]
•  Perak:
  • Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK)
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (1970)[6]
•  Pahang:
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (1970)[7]

Commonwealth Honours

•  United Kingdom:
  • Recipient of the Queen's Police Medal (Q.P.M.) (1957)[8]

Foreign honours

•  South Vietnam:
  • Commander of the National Order of Vietnam (1965)[9]

References

1. Mathews, Philip (2014-02-28). Chronicle of Malaysia: Fifty Years of Headline News, 1963-2013. Editions Didier Millet. ISBN 9789671061749.
2. "Tun Mohamed Salleh Ismael". www.rmp.gov.my (in Malay). Retrieved 2017-09-12.
3. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1958" (PDF).
4. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1963" (PDF).
5. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1973" (PDF).
6. "SPMP 1970". pingat.perak.gov.my.
7. "Kurniaan bintang kebesaran kapada Sultan Perak, Sultan Kedah". Berita Harian. 29 May 1970. p. 3.
8. "No. 40960". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1957. p. 37.
9. "Vietnam honours Tengku with a top —award". The Straits Times. 7 October 1965. p. 1.