Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdullah Sani is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Acryl Sani. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani
PMN PJN SPDK SPTS DPTS PGPP PSPP SSAP DPPN DGSM DIMP KMN DUBC
اقر الثاني عبدﷲ ثاني‎
13th Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)
In office
4 May 2021 – 22 June 2023
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
(2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(2021–2022)
Anwar Ibrahim
(2022–2023)
MinisterHamzah Zainudin
(2021–2022)
Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
(2022–2023)
DeputyMazlan Lazim
(2021)
Razarudin Husain
(2021–2023)
Preceded byAbdul Hamid Bador
Succeeded byRazarudin Husain
Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)
In office
14 August 2020 – 4 May 2021
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
MinisterHamzah Zainudin
Inspector-GeneralAbdul Hamid Bador
Preceded byMazlan Mansor
Succeeded byMazlan Lazim
Personal details
Born (1961-10-03) 3 October 1961 (age 63)
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
SpouseZaitun Mohd Isa
Alma materUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia (BEng)
Universiti Utara Malaysia (MSc)
OccupationPolice officer
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Tan Sri Acryl Sani bin Haji Abdullah Sani (Jawi: اقر الثاني عبدﷲ ثاني; born 3 October 1961) is a Malaysian retired police officer who served as the 13th Inspector-General of Police (IGP) from May 2021 to his retirement in June 2023[1][2] and the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) from August 2020 to his promotion to the IGP in May 2021.[3]

Education

Acryl Sani graduated from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in civil engineering. He also obtained a Master of Science degree in management from the Universiti Utara Malaysia.

Career

Acryl Sani joined the police force on 2 February 1986 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent. Since then, he has held various positions in the police force, including Director of Internal Security and Public Order Department, Director of Commercial Criminal Investigation Department, Department of Strategic Resources and Technology Department and Sarawak Police Commissioner.[4]

Deputy Inspector-General of Police

Acryl Sani rose to the rank of DIG on 14 August 2020 and has taken the office of DIG from the retiring Mazlan Mansor.[4]

Inspector-General of Police

Minister of Home Affairs Hamzah Zainudin announced on 30 April 2021 that Acryl Sani will replace the retiring Abdul Hamid Bador as the 13th and new IGP with effect on 4 May 2021 after the contract of Abdul Hamid ends on 3 May 2021 and presented him with the appointment document. On 3 May 2021, the handing-over ceremony of IGP was held and the powers of IGP were officially transitioned to Acryl Sani and marked the end of IGP term of Abdul Hamid, he also pledged to announce the new directions of PDRM in future and to do his best in this most important appointment. On 6 May 2021, Acryl Sani held a press conference at Bukit Aman to announce the identifications of the candidates of his deputy, the new Deputy Inspector-General of Police and claimed that he would discuss list of candidates and appointments of several Bukit Aman department directors to replace the incumbent directors who are scheduled to retire between May and September 2021 with Hamzah and Secretary-General of the Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) before shortlisted names are referred to the Police Force Commission (SPP). The announcement of the appointments of new Deputy IGP and several Bukit Aman department director will be made after Hari Raya.

Honours

Acryl Sani was bestowed with the following honours:

Foreign honours

References

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  2. ^ "Acryl Sani appointed as new IGP". The Star (Malaysia). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani is acting Deputy IGP". The Star (Malaysia). 13 August 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b Ruzki, Rafidah Mat (2020-08-14). "Acryl Sani dilantik Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara". Berita Harian. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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  12. ^ "The late Karpal Singh heads Penang awards". The Star Online. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Penang Tahun 2020" (PDF). epingat.penang.gov.my.
  14. ^ "KPN, PTD dahului senarai 695 penerima anugerah kebesaran Melaka". Berita Harian (in Malay). 24 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-23. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Former IGP Acryl tops list of 1,209 Sabah State Award honourees". New Straits Times.
  16. ^ "Mantan Ketua Polis Negara M'sia terima Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang". www.beritaharian.sg.