Yuen Yuet Leng
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Yuen Yuet Leng, (born 15 September 1927- 1 October 2015) was a retired Malaysian police officer who serve as Perak Police Chief and Sarawak Police Commissioner
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| Born | September 15, 1927 Taiping, Perak, Federated Malay States |
| Died | October 1, 2015 (aged 88) |
| Allegiance |  Malaysia |
| File:Flag of the Royal Malaysian Police.svg Royal Malaysia Police | |
| Years of service | 1950-1983 |
| Rank |  Deputy Commissioner of Police |
Early life[edit]
Yuen Yuet Leng was born in Taiping, Perak on September 15, 1927. At the age of 7, he studied at King Edward VII School. But education was interrupted by the Japanese occupation of Malaya. In 1942, he joined the Japanese Youth Training Board and the Japanese School of Mining Engineering in Ipoh. Next, he and his friends were sent to the Teacher Training Center at Kajang High School in 1945.
After the Japanese surrendered, Yuen went to China in early 1946. He visited Lingnan University in Canton, China. Various problems he experienced including poverty in Canton caused Yuen Yuet Leng to return to Malaya in early 1947. He returned to study at King Edward, Taiping. He got a Technical College scholarship in 1948 but he turned it down, as he had to help the family first.
Police career[edit]
Yuen join the police force on December 1950 as Probationary Inspector. In 1953, he became officer of Gerik Special Branch. Later he was transferred to Sungai Siput. When Malayan Emergency was ended in 1960, Yuen was transferred to Bukit Aman Headquarter and continued to work with Special Branch, Intelligence and Psychology.
In 1970, ACP (later further promoted to SAC) Yuen was assigned to Sarawak for the first time (he only returned 11 years later in 1981 as Sarawak Police Commissioner until 1983) where the communist threat from the North Kalimantan Communist Party (NKCP) is increasing. In early 1972, three North Kalimantan Communist Party military commanders were successfully eliminated on the Malaysia-Indonesia border. He returned to Kuala Lumpur at the same time, but in late 1972, Yuen was reassigned to Sibu, Sarawak as the Head of the Special Branch of the Sibu Police District Headquarter, Sarawak Police Contingent and the Head of Combined Intelligence with the task of eliminating the communist guerrilla threat. This was achieved with the formation of the Rajang Security Commander (RASCOM). With that, as many as 500 former terrorists returned to the bosom of society. He then returned to Bukit Aman at the end of 1974 as Deputy Director of Special Branch Bukit Aman. After that, he embarked on a tactical strategic plan and war against terrorists with a specialization in combating underground communist organizations.
In 1975, he was appointed as Perak Police Chief due DCP Khoo Chong Kong(Later awarded the title of Tan Sri) who was assassinated by communist gunmen
Death[edit]
On 1 October 2015, Yuen Yuet Leng was passed away at the age 88 due heart failure.[1][2]
Honour[edit]
Malaya
Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (1959)[3]
- Malaysia
Reception of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (bronze) (P.P.M.) (1965)
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (K.M.N.) (1972)[4]- Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (J.M.N.) (1978)[5]
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (P.S.M.) - Tan Sri (2011)[6]
Perak
Knight of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (D.P.C.M.) - Dato' (1978)
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (S.P.M.P.) - Dato' Seri (1980)
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References[edit]
- ↑ "Famed ex-SB Yuen Yuet Leng dies | New Straits Times". NST Online. 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ↑ "IGP: Yuen Yuet Leng to be buried with full police honours". The Star. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ↑ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1959" (PDF). Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1972" (PDF).
- ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1978" (PDF).
- ↑ "Semakan Penerima Panglima Setia Mahkota Tahun 2011" (PDF).
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