Musa Hassan
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Tan Sri Musa Hassan(born 1952) is former Malaysia's Inspector-General of Police. He has served with the Royal Malaysian Police
for 41 years.
ordered the Anti-Corruption Agency
to close the investigations in July 2007 for lack of evidence. Two months later, it was announced that he would receive a two-year extension of his term to 13 September 2009, despite having reached the mandatory retirement age.
It was announced by Home Minister, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein
said that the government will find a replacement for Inspector General of Police Musa Hassan shortly.
Finally, on 13 September 2010 Musa resigned as Inspector-General of Police after serving for more than 3 years. Subsequently, his deputy, Tan Sri Ismail Omar, was promoted to be the new Inspector-General.
, an actor. He was an old boy of Bukit Bintang Boys' Secondary School
.
Royal Malaysian Police
The Royal Malaysia Police is a part of the security forces structure in Malaysia. The force is a centralised organization with responsibilities ranging from traffic control to intelligence gathering. Its headquarters is located at Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur. The police force is led by an...
for 41 years.
Inspector-General of Police
He took over the post from Mohamed Bakri Omar in September 2006; Hassan had previously worked as Deputy Inspector-General under him. He was investigated on allegations of corruption related to the release of three members of illegal betting syndicates; however, Attorney-General Abdul Gani PatailAbdul Gani Patail
Tan Sri Abdul Gani bin Patail is a Malaysian prosecutor. He is the current Attorney General of Malaysia.Abdul Gani was the lead prosecutor in former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial of 1998.-Background:...
ordered the Anti-Corruption Agency
Anti-corruption agency
An Anti-corruption agency is a special police agency specialised in fighting corruption. Most are founded by statute, but some have a constitutional status.- Africa :*Burundi - Anti-corruption and Economic Malpractice Observatory...
to close the investigations in July 2007 for lack of evidence. Two months later, it was announced that he would receive a two-year extension of his term to 13 September 2009, despite having reached the mandatory retirement age.
It was announced by Home Minister, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein
Hishammuddin Hussein
Datuk Seri Panglima Hishammuddin bin Tun Hussein is a Malaysian politician and member of the United Malays National Organisation . He is the current Malaysian Minister of Home Affairs. He is the former Minister of Education, having served from 2004 to 2009. He has been mentioned as a likely...
said that the government will find a replacement for Inspector General of Police Musa Hassan shortly.
Finally, on 13 September 2010 Musa resigned as Inspector-General of Police after serving for more than 3 years. Subsequently, his deputy, Tan Sri Ismail Omar, was promoted to be the new Inspector-General.
Family
Musa Hassan is the eldest son of Hassan Azhari, a Koran teacher and famous Qiraati in Malaysia. He received his education in Kuala Lumpur, and has two younger brothers: Dato' Fuad Hassan, a politician, and Dato' Jalaluddin HassanJalaluddin Hassan
Dato' Jalaluddin Hassan is a Malaysian actor and the host of the Malaysian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in Malay....
, an actor. He was an old boy of Bukit Bintang Boys' Secondary School
Bukit Bintang Boys' Secondary School
Bukit Bintang Boys Secondary School , or BB, was established in 1958, one year after Malaysia achieved independence in 1957; making it one of the oldest secondary boys school in the city of Petaling Jaya, Selangor; Malaysia...
.