Khalid Abu Bakar
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Khalid Abu Bakar | |
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Inspector General of Royal Malaysian Police | |
Assumed office 17 May 2013 | |
Monarch |
Abdul Halim of Kedah Muhammad V of Kelantan |
Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
Preceded by | IGP Ismail Omar |
Personal details | |
Born |
Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Federation of Malaya | 5 September 1957
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Nationality | Malaysia |
Alma mater | International Islamic University Malaysia |
Occupation | Police |
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Khalid Abu Bakar (born 5 September 1957) is the 10th Inspector General of Royal Malaysia Police [1] succeeding Tan Sri Haji Ismail Bin Haji Omar.
Educational background
He holds a Bachelor of Law degree from International Islamic University Malaysia which he earned in 1995 after being selected as one amongst 15 junior police officers to further their education through a part-time degree program.[2][3]
Career
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Khalid Abu Bakar began his career in the Royal Malaysian Police on 5 December 1976 aged 19 when he enrolled as an Inspector in Training at the Police Training Centre of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur.
As the IGP, Tan Sri Dato' Sri Khalid Abu Bakar is known for his extensive use of Twitter for public communication including issuing informal warnings via Twitter to the Malaysian public. This has earned him criticism from civil rights activists who have accused him of using Twitter to curb free speech.[4]
References
- ↑ "Tan Sri Dato' Sri Khalid Abu Bakar Official Profile" (in Malay). Royal Malaysian Police. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "Tan Sri Dato' Sri Khalid Abu Bakar Official Profile" (in Malay). Royal Malaysian Police. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "IGP Khalid remembers law student days". The Star Malaysia. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ "What is Malaysia's top cop doing on Twitter?". BBC News. Retrieved 8 February 2016.