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 82) |
Spouse | Puan Sri Faridah Abdul Razak |
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.
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]
On 26 October 2011,while officiating 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.
Abdul Rahim claimed that some Malay leftist activists are 'wolf in sheep clothing'. Their goal is to make Malaysia a republic. During the ceremony in Setiawangsa,he received the 'Perkasa Top Award'. The two previous recipients were former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Chief of Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM),Ibrahim Ismail. [4]