Ibrahim Ismail (general)

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ismail is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ibrahim. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
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Preceded byAbdul Hamid Bidin
Succeeded byMohd Sany Abdul Ghaffar
Personal details
Born
Ibrahim bin Ismail

(1922-10-19)19 October 1922
Johor Bahru, Johor, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died23 December 2010(2010-12-23) (aged 88)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeMakam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur
Spouse
Zakiah Ahmad
​
(m. 1949)​
Children4
Johor Military Force
  • British Indian Army
  • Special Operations Executive
  •  Malaysian Army
    • Years of service1941–1977
    Rank
    2nd Malayan Emergency
    Military awards
    (MBE)

    Jawi: إبراهيم بن إسماعيل; 19 October 1922 – 23 December 2010) was a Malaysian soldier who served in the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II, subsequently rising to the post of Chief of the Malaysian Defence Forces from 1970 until 1977.[2] He was the first Chief of the Defence Forces to be granted the honorific title “Tun”.[3]

    Biography

    Ibrahim was born in

    Japanese invasion of Malaya
    .

    He was recruited into "Force 136", the cover name for the SOE in the Far East. In October 1944 he and two colleagues were parachuted onto the western coast of

    triple agents.[2]

    Their disinformation led the Japanese to believe the land assault on Malaya – Operation Zipper – would occur on the Kra Isthmus, 650 miles (1,050 km) to the north of its actual location. Japan surrendered before the landings, and Ibrahim informed his captors that his religion would not permit him to commit hara-kiri with them.[2] For his actions Captain Ibrahim was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in November 1946.[4]

    Post-war, Ibrahim joined the

    GOC of the 1st Infantry Division from 1966.[2]
    He was involved in the suppression of the
    May 1969 riots[5] and was a member of the ruling National Operations Council between 1969 and 1971. With the rank of General he then served as Chief of the Defence Forces until his retirement in 1977. In 1984 he published his wartime memoirs Have You Met Mariam?[citation needed
    ]

    In 2000 Ibrahim was appointed a Grand Commander of the

    Tun".[2]

    Tun Ibrahim died at Tuanku Mizan Armed Forces Hospital,

    Masjid Negara
    , Kuala Lumpur. He was the first military person laid to rest there.

    Honours

    Honours of Malaysia

    Foreign Honours

    References

    1. OCLC 265580520.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link
      )
    2. ^
      OCLC 49632006
      . Retrieved 20 April 2013.
    3. ISSN 0140-0460
      . Retrieved 26 January 2021.
    4. ^ "No. 37780". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 November 1946. p. 5465.
    5. ^ "Malaysia's former military chief and WWII spy dies". asiaone.com. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
    6. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1964" (PDF).
    7. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1970" (PDF).
    8. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2000" (PDF).
    9. ^ "The Tengku Makhota heads Sultan's list of honours". The Straits Times. 29 October 1964. p. 6.
    10. ^ Ministers head Sultan's awards list. New Straits Times. 16 November 1972.
    11. OCLC 892514524.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link
      )
    12. ^ "Service chief and Speaker made datos". The Straits Times. 1 September 1965. p. 18.
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