Irwan Hambali | |
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ايرون همبالي | |
![]() Dato Irwan in 2024 | |
Commissioner of Police | |
Assumed office 4 March 2021 | |
Monarch | Hassanal Bolkiah |
Deputy | Jefri Abdul Hamid [1] Sulaiman Alidin [2] |
Preceded by | Jammy Shah Al-Islam |
Personal details | |
Born | Brunei |
Alma mater | University of Kent (BSc) |
Police career | |
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Service years | 1996–present |
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Dato Paduka Seri Haji Mohammad Irwan bin Haji Hambali is a Bruneian police officer who serves as the incumbent police commissioner of the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) since 2021. [2]
Irwan graduated from the University of Kent with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in human resource management and a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in chemical engineering. During his time in law enforcement,he has attended several courses in Brunei,Malaysia,Thailand and Singapore. [3]
Irwan enlisted in the police force on 1 July 1995. He became an officer on 8 August 1996 and has since climbed the ranks from being the assistant superintendent on 1 August 1998;acting deputy superintendent on 1 January 2001;deputy superintendent on 1 July 2001;acting superintendent on 1 June 2006;superintendent on 1 January 2008;acting senior superintendent on 24 October 2009;and assistant commissioner on 10 May 2012. [3]
Irwan's first posting was the Kuala Belait police station in 1996. He then began working as a traffic investigator at the Jerudong police station on 1 January 1997. On 23 April 2001,he was appointed assistant head of the Jerudong police station and also served as a criminal investigation officer. On 1 September 2001,he was assigned as the head of the Traffic Control and Investigation Department. On 1 July 2005,he was moved to the Logistics Department,and on 1 September 2006,he was appointed head of the Training Unit in the General Administration and Finance Department. [3]
On 22 December 2013,the RBPF signed a contract with TelBru for the design,implementation,and maintenance of the National Digital Communication System,with Irwan representing the Government of Brunei. [4] Another significant occasion in the history of the ASEAN Chiefs of Police (ASEANAPOL) Secretariat occurred on 27 August 2019,when Dato Irwan,the chairman,and Abdul Hamid Bador,the Inspector General of the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP),paid an official visit to the secretariat's office. [5] He would also attend the 39th ASEANAPOL conference in Hanoi. [6]
The police headquarters in Gadong held a ceremony to officially hand over the reins as police commissioner. On 4 March 2021,Jammy Shah Al-Islam signed the letter transferring responsibility to Dato Irwan after successfully completing his service term. [1] At a media conference held at the police headquarters,he highlighted that the administration takes the directive prohibiting social isolation and holding any sort of group activity seriously amid the government's attempt in containing the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]
During President Jokowi's visit to the country on 13 January 2024,Dato Irwan was among the first officials to welcome him. [8] [9] Later on 23 March,he presented the donations given to about 55 RBPF orphans during a ceremony held in the banquet hall of the police headquarters. [10]
Dato Irwin is married to Pengiran Datin Hajah Zauyah binti Pengiran Haji Sulaiman. [10]
Dato Irwan has earned the following honours: [11] [12] [3]
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