Mohamed Salleh Ismael, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mohamed Salleh Ismael

Date of Birth: 07-Jul-1917

Place of Birth: Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia

Date of Death: 31-Jan-1973

Profession: police officer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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 that post, taking office on 29 March 1966.
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).