Zakiah Laidin
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Dato' Pahlawan Zakiah binti Laidin[1] (1 May 1938 – 12 November 2011) is a former Deputy Director of Management (Services/Staffing) of the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP). She is the first Malaysian policewoman to hold the highest position in the Police Force.
1 May 1938
Dato' Pahlawan DPTS, JSM, KMN Zakiah Laidin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Zakiah binti Laidin 1 May 1938 |
| Died | 12 November 2011 (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Tanah Perkuburan Islam Bukit Kiara |
| Occupation | former Deputy Director of Management (Services/Staffing) of the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) |
| Spouse | Yahya Yeop Ishak |
| Children | 2 |
She served in the RMP for 36 years with the last rank as Deputy Commissioner of Police when serving as Deputy Director of Management at the Bukit Aman Police Headquarters before retiring in 1993. She was the first female police officer to be entrusted with the position of Contingent Administrative Officer, Public Relations Superintendent, Assistant Police Commissioner. Police Service Branch, Police Supervisor and several other positions.
She was selected as the first Asian female police officer to attend a three month course at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Academy in Virginia, USA in 1980.
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