KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Parti Keadilan Rakyat has clarified that newly appointed Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail has never been a member of the party, let alone held any position within it, contrary to claims published on the social media page of a local news outlet yesterday.
Keadilan secretary-general Fuziah Salleh said that the circulation of an inaccurate profile linking the IGP to a political party could undermine his image and credibility, as it could also fuel negative perceptions of Keadilan as the ruling party if members of the public believe that Khalid’s appointment was politically motivated.
In a statement today, she emphasised that such an error should never have occurred and urged the news outlet to conduct an internal inquiry.
Fuziah also included an attachment listing the names of Kedah State Leadership Council chairpersons, arranged by their respective years of appointment.
- 1999 — Tan Sri Johari Abdul
- 1999 — Datuk Sheikh Azmi Ahmad
- 2000 — Tan Sri Johari Abdul
- 2004 — Akashah Ismail
- 2005 — Tan Sri Johari Abdul
- 2007 — Datuk Zamri Yusuf
- 2008 — Datuk Ahmad Kasim
- 2010 — Datuk Wan Salleh Wan Isa
- 2013 — Tan Sri Johari Abdul
- 2014 — Dr Azman Ismail
- 2018 — Tan Sri Johari Abdul
- 2022 — Nurul Izzah Anwar
- 2023 — Nurin Aina Abdullah
Khalid, 60, who was appointed as the 15th IGP effective yesterday, held various important positions in the Royal Malaysia Police Special Branch, including as the Chief of the Pahang Special Branch from May 25, 2018, before being appointed as the Bukit Aman Special Branch principal assistant director on September 6, 2021.
— Bernama
