Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani

Acryl Sani bin Abdullah Sani (Jawi: اكريل ساني عبدالله ساني; born 3 October 1961) is a Malaysian police officer who has served as the 13th Inspector-General of Police (IGP) since May 2021.[1] He served as the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) from August 2020 to his promotion in May 2021.[2]

Yang Dihormati Tan Sri Dato' Seri Panglima
Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani
PMN PJN SPTS PSPP PGPP SSAP DPPN DGSM DPTS DIMP KMN
اكريل ساني عبدالله ساني‎
13th Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)
Assumed office
4 May 2021
Nominated byMuhyiddin Yassin
Appointed byAbdullah
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
(2020–2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(since 2021)
MinisterHamzah Zainuddin
DeputyMazlan Lazim
Preceded byAbdul Hamid Bador
Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)
In office
14 August 2020 – 3 May 2021
Nominated byMuhyiddin Yassin
Appointed byAbdullah
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
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Alma materUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia (BEng)
Universiti Utara Malaysia (MSc)
OccupationPolice officer
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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.[3]

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.[3]

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 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:

References
  1. "Acryl Sani appointed as new IGP". The Star (Malaysia). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. "Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani is acting Deputy IGP". The Star (Malaysia). 13 August 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. Ruzki, Rafidah Mat (2020-08-14). "Acryl Sani dilantik Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara". Berita Harian. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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  6. "Former Chief Justice and ex-FELDA chairman head King's birthday honours list". The Edge Markets. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  7. "The late Karpal Singh heads Penang awards list". The Star Online. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  8. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Penang Tahun 2020" (PDF).
  9. "147 Terima Darjah Pingat Kebesaran Perak".
  10. "KPN, PTD dahului senarai 695 penerima anugerah kebesaran Melaka". Berita Harian (in Malay). 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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