The Deputy Inspector-General of Police (abbreviation: DIG) is the second most senior police rank of a senior officer in the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) above the rank of Commissioner of Police (CP) and below that of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP).
Appointment According to the Federal Constitution, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong shall first appoint a deputy inspector-general of police to preside over the police force according to Article 140 (4)(5) with the consent of His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the Prime Minister's advice on the Police Force Commission's certificate. This person must be a Malaysian citizen.
Coat of Arms and Clothing The DIGP's shirt is dark blue same as other police officers, with a crown, a double keris and four stars as shoulder insignia. The collar badge has a leaf pattern. The police cap has white double rice ears decoration.
List of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police Since 1958, a total of 31 Deputy Inspectors-General of Police have been appointed. The list is as follows:
No. Portrait Deputy Inspector-General Took office Left office Time in office 1. Claude Fenner 2. Unknown 3. Unknown 4. Abdul Rahman Hashim 31 January 1972 31 January 1973 5. Mohammed Hanif Omar 6. Unknown 7. Unknown 8. Mohd Amin Osman January 1979 December 1985 6 years 9. Abdul Kudus Alias Unknown 10. Abdul Rahim Mohd Noor 14 June 1989 15 January 1994 11. Samsuri Arshad 16 January 1994 5 May 1997 12. Norian Mai 6 May 1997 7 January 1999 13. Mohd Jamil Johari 8 January 1999 12 May 2002 14. Mohd Bakri Omar 13 May 2002 5 November 2003 15. Mohd Sedek Mohd Ali 13 January 2004 3 January 2005 16. Musa Hassan 4 January 2005 10 September 2006 17. Mohd Najib Abdul Aziz 11 September 2006 12 November 2007 18. Ismail Omar 12 November 2007 12 September 2010 19. Hussin Ismail 13 September 2010 14 April 2011 20. Khalid Abu Bakar 15 April 2011 16 May 2013 21. Mohd Bakri Mohd Zinin 17 May 2013 6 September 2014 22. Mohamad Fuzi Harun (Acting) 7 September 2014 2 December 2014 23. Noor Rashid Ibrahim 3 December 2014 14 March 2019 24. Abdul Hamid Bador (Acting) 15 March 2019 3 May 2019 25. Mazlan Mansor 9 May 2019 13 August 2020 26. Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani 14 August 2020 3 May 2021 27. Mazlan Lazim 25 June 2021 25 December 2021 28. Razarudin Husain22 June 2023 29. Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay 23 June 2023 27 July 2026 30. Ibrahim Darus(Acting) 27 July 2026 9 September 2026 31. Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid 9 September 2026 Incumbent
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