Abdul Rahim Mohd Noor | |
|---|---|
| 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 82) |
| Spouse | Puan Sri Faridah Abdul Razak |
Abdul Rahim bin Mohd. Noor [1] (born 6 June 1943) was the fifth Inspector-General of Police of Royal Malaysia Police,from 16 January 1994 to 7 January 1999.
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 while 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] He appealed,unsuccessfully. [3]
On 26 October 2011,while officiating at the 2nd General Assembly of Perkasa,a far-right organisation in Malaysian politics,Abdul Rahim equated the wave of human rights activism with communism and a new religion,and said that some Malay leftist activists were 'wolves in sheep's clothing',with the goal of making Malaysia a republic.
During the ceremony in Setiawangsa,he received the 'Perkasa Top Award',previously awarded to former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Chief of Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) Ibrahim Ismail. [4]