Musa Hassan


Musa bin Hassan, is a retired Malaysian police officer who has served as the Member of the Board of Directors of the Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia since May 2020. His appointment is set to last for 3 years, his term as the Member will expire in May 2023. He also served as the eighth Inspector-General of Police from September 2006 to September 2010 for 4 years. He served in the Royal Malaysian Police 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.
Soon after he was investigated on allegations of corruption related to the release of three members of illegal betting syndicates, however, Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail 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.
In March 2010, 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. On 29 April, Musa was appointed as Pakatan Rakyat's security advisor.

Family

Musa Hassan, a Malay of Banjarese descent, 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 brothers, an elder one, Dato' Fuad Hassan, a politician, and a younger one, Dato' Jalaluddin Hassan, an actor. He was an old boy of Bukit Bintang Boys' Secondary School.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia