PUTRAJAYA – Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim has been appointed the new deputy inspector-general of police effective today, announced Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.
Mazlan, 59, who has been the Logistics and Technology Department director at Bukit Aman, takes over from Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani, who was promoted to inspector-general of police last month.
Hamzah said Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has consented to Mazlan's appointment on the advice of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and the recommendation of the Police Force Commission.
“On behalf of the government, I express my highest gratitude to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for His Majesty’s consent for the appointment.
“Congratulations to Mazlan on being promoted to be the deputy inspector-general of police,” Hamzah told a press conference here, also attended by Acryl Sani.
The Kuala Kedah-born Mazlan holds a Master of Science in Human Resource Development and a Bachelor of Science in Resource Economics.
Mazlan has also served as the Kelantan Police chief, the Prime Minister’s Department Protection Division director-general, and the Kuala Lumpur Police chief. – Bernama, June 25, 2021
