Johor Deputy Police chief DCP M. Kumar has been named as the Johor Police chief with the rank of acting Commissioner of Police (CP) effective Jan 23, 2024.
Royal Malaysia Police secretary Alzafny Ahmad announced that SAC Afandi Senin, the principal assistant director (administration/general policing) at the Integrity Division of the Integrity and Standards Compliance Department, Bukit Aman, would fill the vacancy left by Kumar with the rank of acting DCP.
ACP Arifai Tarawe, the Seremban District Police chief, will fill the position vacated by Afandi and assume the rank of SAC.
This appointment is a part of an exchange exercise involving 42 senior PDRM officers nationwide.
In further shifts, Bukit Aman Management Department administrative CP Datuk Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad has been appointed as the director of Bukit Aman Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department. Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur PDRM College commandant Datuk Anuar Othman is appointed as the deputy director of management (administration) at the Management Department in Bukit Aman.
Deputy Kedah Police chief Datuk Abu Samah Mohd Noor will now serve as the Kuala Lumpur PDRM College commandant, and Kedah Criminal Investigation Department head SAC Adzli Abu Shah will fill the vacancy left by Abu Samah with the rank of acting DCP.
Additionally, Bukit Aman Special Branch E4 assistant director Datuk Zahib Sabari will take on the role of principal assistant director of the Bukit Aman Special Branch E4 with the rank of acting DCP. – Bernama
