Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun |
Mohamed Salleh Ismael | |
Native Name: | محمد صالح إسماعيل |
Order: | 2nd |
Office: | Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia) |
Term Start: | 29 March 1966 |
Term End: | 31 January 1973 |
Minister: | Ismail Abdul Rahman Abdul Razak Hussein |
Primeminister: | Tunku Abdul Rahman Abdul Razak Hussein |
Predecessor: | Claude Fenner |
Successor: | Abdul Rahman Hashim |
Birth Date: | 1917 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Straits Settlements, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Death Place: | 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).