Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain

محمد سهوهاءيلي محمد زين‎Director of the Criminal Investigation Department of PoliceAssumed office
15 August 2023MonarchsAbdullah
(2023–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)Prime MinisterAnwar IbrahimMinisterSaifuddin Nasution IsmailInspector-GeneralRazarudin HusainPreceded byAyob Khan Mydin PitchayKuala Lumpur Police ChiefIn office
15 May 2023^[1] – 15 August 2023Prime MinisterAnwar IbrahimMinisterSaifuddin Nasution IsmailPreceded byAbu Samah Mohd NoorSucceeded byAllaudeen Abdul MajidPenang Police ChiefIn office
1 July 2021^[2] – 15 May 2023Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
(2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(2021–2022)
Anwar Ibrahim
(since 2022)MinisterHamzah Zainudin
(2021–2022)
Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
(since 2022)Preceded bySahabudin Abd MananSucceeded byKhaw Kok Chin Personal detailsBorn
(1972-07-12) 12 July 1972 (age 51)
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaSpouseEnnie Salina RoseliAlma materInternational Islamic University MalaysiaOccupationPolice officer

Dato' Sri Mohd Shuhaily bin Mohd Zain (Jawi: محمد سهوهاءيلي بن محمد زين; born 12 July 1972), or nicknamed as Haily, is a Malaysian police officer who has served as the Director of the Criminal Investigation Department of Police since August 2023.^[3]

Early life and education

Mohd Shuhaily bin Mohd Zain was born in Kuala Lumpur on 12 July 1972. His father, Mohd Zain bin Ismail was a traffic policeman in Kuala Lumpur. His father also served in Police Field Force (PPH) during the Second Communist Uprising in Malaysia.^[4]

Mohd Shuhaily is an International Islamic University Malaysia (UIAM) graduate. He also received intensive training from Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) academy in Quantico, Virginia early mid 2002 during his rank as Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP).

Police career

Mohd Shuhaily has served as Chief of Police for the Lower Perak District, Chief of Pahang Special Branch, deputy director of Bukit Aman Special Branch, Penang Police Chief and Kuala Lumpur Police Chief.^[5] He was assigned to assume duties as the Director of the Criminal Investigation Department of Police (JSJ) from 15 August 2023 replacing Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay.^[6]

List of departments

• Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (2001)
• Special Branch officer (2001)
• UN Police of monitoring officer in Kosovo for under United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (2002)
• Attache RMP in Embassy of Malaysia, Washington, D.C. (2003)
• OCPD Perak Tengah (now as Seri Iskandar, Perak)
• Chief of Pahang Contingent Special Branch
• Deputy Chief of Special Branch, Bukit Aman
• Chief Police of Penang (2020–2022)
• Chief Police of Kuala Lumpur (2022)
• Director of Criminal Investgiaton Department, Bukit Aman (since 2023)

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (2017)^[7]
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2023)^[8]
•  Penang:
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DGPN) – Dato' Seri (2023)^[9]

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