Mohd Zaman Khan

Tan Sri Mohd Zaman Khan bin Rahim Khan (21 December 1941 – 11 September 2021) was a former Malaysian police officer. Although he was never appointed to the top position of the Malaysian Police (Inspector General of Police), he was well-known for handling many high-profile cases in the 1990s, such as the Mona Fandey murder case, bringing down local gangster P. Kalimuthu (Bentong Kali), and helping to coordinate rescue efforts during the Highland Towers apartment collapse.

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri
Mohd Zaman Khan
PSM PSD SPSK DSAP JMN KMN
Director of Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department
In office
August 1987 – 1989
Director of Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department
In office
1989–1994
Commissioner General of Malaysian Prison Department
In office
9 February 1994 – 31 December 1997
Preceded byMohd Yassin Jaafar
Succeeded byOmar Mohamed Dan
Personal details
Born(1941-12-21)21 December 1941
Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Japanese occupation of Malaya
Died11 September 2021(2021-09-11) (aged 79)
National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur
Resting placeBukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
Spouse(s)Puan Sri Datin Seri Rosnah Ahmad
Children5
In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Rahim Khan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd Zaman Khan. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Early life

Mohd Zaman Khan was born on 21 December 1941 at Pasir Mas, Kelantan. He was educated at Victoria Institution in 1959.

Police career

He joined the Royal Federation of Malaya Police as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in June 1962, then attended a Special Course on Policing in America in 1969.

He was the District Police Chief in different places such as Batu Gajah, Grik, Klang and Georgetown (1964–1972). Later, he was promoted to Head of Traffic Department in Kuala Lumpur (1972–1974), District Police Chief in Petaling Jaya (1974), Head of Selangor Criminal Investigation Department (1975–1977), Negeri Sembilan Police Chief (1977–1979), Penang Police Chief (1979–1984) and was later promoted as Kuala Lumpur Police Chief (1984–July 1987) and his deputy at that time was SAC (Rtd.) Dato' Ahmad Tajuddin Shahabudin.

Subsequently, he was promoted to Director of the Internal Security and Public Order Department at the Bukit Aman Police Headquarters (August 1987–1989) and was later transferred as the Director of the Criminal Investigation Department at the Bukit Aman Police Headquarters from 1989 to 1994. He also conducted operations on the arrest of Bentong Kali or also known as P. Kalimutu, and his last position before his retirement from the security forces was Director-General of the Prisons Department (1994–1997).

He was also involved in the rescue operation of the victims of the Highland Towers Tragedy.

Death

Mohd Zaman Khan died at the National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur on 11 September 2021 and was buried at the Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery.[1]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References
  1. "Mohd Zaman Khan meninggal dunia". www.utusan.com.my.
  2. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1975" (PDF).
  3. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1984" (PDF).
  4. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1990" (PDF).
  5. "Semakan Penerima Panglima Setia Mahkota Tahun 2011" (PDF).
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