Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri
Khalid Abu Bakar
PMN PSM SPDK DPMS DPKT SPMP SSTM SSIS DIMP DCSM SJMK SPTS SSAP DHMS
خالد أبو بکر
Chairman of Prasarana Malaysia
In office
4 September 2017 – 17 July 2018
MinisterNajib Razak
Lim Guan Eng
Preceded byIsmail Adam
Succeeded byZaharah Ibrahim
10th Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)
In office
17 May 2013 – 4 September 2017
MonarchsAbdul Halim
Muhammad V
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterHishammuddin Hussein
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded byIsmail Omar
Succeeded byMohamad Fuzi Harun
Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)
In office
14 April 2010 – 16 May 2013
Nominated byNajib Razak
Appointed byMizan Zainal Abidin
MonarchsMizan Zainal Abidin
Abdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
Preceded byHussin Ismail
Succeeded byMohd Bakri Mohd Zinin
Personal details
Born (1957-09-05) 5 September 1957 (age 66)
Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Nationality Malaysia
Alma materInternational Islamic University Malaysia
OccupationPolice officer

Khalid bin Abu Bakar (born 5 September 1957) is a retired Malaysian police officer who served as the 10th Inspector-General of Police of Malaysia (IGP),[1] succeeding Ismail Omar. He retired as IGP on 4 September 2017 and was succeeded by Mohamad Fuzi Harun. A day after he retired from the police, Khalid was appointed chairman of Prasarana Malaysia by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak.[2]

Shortly after the fall of Najib Razak's administration in the May 2018 Malaysian general election, Khalid was put on a foreign-travel ban blacklist by the new administration, together with 11 others, in relation to investigations into the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal.[3] And on 17 July 2018, Khalid resigned as chairman of Prasarana Malaysia without citing any reason.[4]

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.[5]

Career

Khalid began his career in the Royal Malaysian Police on 5 December 1975, aged 18, when he enrolled as an Inspector in Training at the Police Training Centre of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur.[1]He was promoted to Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1 December 1986. Khalid also attended International Senior Police Officers' Command Course in 2000.

He served as the Deputy Inspector-General of Police of Malaysia before being promoted to the top job in 2013.[6]

As the IGP, Khalid was known for his extensive use of Twitter for public communication including issuing informal warnings via Twitter to the Malaysian public. This earned him criticism from civil rights activists who accused him of using Twitter to curb free speech.[7]

In April 2018, Khalid was found liable for the defamation of Nurul Izzah Anwar, vice-president of the opposition People's Justice Party, for portraying her as a traitor in 2013 during statements made as IGP about the Lahad Datu standoff.[8]

Khalid was appointed as the new Prasarana Malaysia Bhd (Prasarana) group chairman on 5 September 2017, a day after he officially handed over his police command. Additionally, on the same day, Prime Minister Najib appointed Khalid as his special envoy in matters relating to combating terrorism, extremism and human trafficking on the international stage.[9]

He resigned as chairman of Prasarana on 17 July 2018, without citing reasons.[10]

Honours

Foreign honours

References

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  2. ^ "Khalid appointed Prasarana Chairman and Special Envoy". New Straits Times. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ^ "12 people on Malaysia's travel blacklist over 1MDB probe". The Straits Times. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Former IGP Khalid quits Prasarana". The Star (Malaysia).
  5. ^ "IGP Khalid remembers law student days". The Star Malaysia. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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  8. ^ "Nurul Izzah gets RM850k from defamation suit against Ismail Sabri, ex-IGP". MalaysiaKini. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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  10. ^ "Khalid resigns as Prasarana group chairman". New Straits Times. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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  13. ^ "Sultan of Pahang's 74th birthday honours list". The Star (Malaysia). 26 October 2004. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Selangor Sultan awards 20 Datukship". The Star (Malaysia). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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  16. ^ "Armed Forces chief leads Kelantan honours list". The Star (Malaysia). 12 November 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Star-studded awards ceremony". The Star (Malaysia). 14 October 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  18. ^ "Tuanku Muhriz to give medals in conjunction with 65th birthday". The Star (Malaysia). 14 January 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  19. ^ "Raja Nazrin: Take heed of roles to garner support". Ivan Loh. The Star (Malaysia). 20 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  20. ^ "Menteri Besar heads Perlis honours' list". Astro Awani. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Malaysian police chief receives royal honour from Sultan of Brunei". The Borneo Post.
  22. ^ Aini, Nur (14 February 2018). "Polri Anugerahkan Bintang Bhayangkara Utama Kepada Kepolisian Negara Sahabat". NTMC POLRI. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
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