Tan Sri Norian Mai (born 5 November 1946) was the sixth

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(IGP) of Malaysia and served from 8 January 1999 until his retirement on 4 November 2003.

Education

Norian attended Government English School in Teluk Intan in 1959 and Alam Shah School in Kuala Lumpur in 1964. He graduated from the

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in 1982 with a

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degree in history.

Career

Norian joined the

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as a Cadet

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on 8 November 1969. He served various positions including Officer-in-Charge of Police District (OCPD) of Jasin and OCPD of

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. On 31 December 1984, he was appointed

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Police Chief. On 31 December 1992, he was appointed

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Police Chief. On 1 April 1994, he transferred to Bukit Aman to become Director of Special Branch. Norian Mai became the Deputy Inspector-General of Police on 6 May 1997 who replace Samsuri Arshad.

Inspector-General of Police

On 8 January 1999, Norian became the IGP when his predecessor Abdul Rahim Mohd. Noor resigned over the beating of former

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at the

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police lock-up.

Post-career

Norian founded Yayasan Pengaman Malaysia in 2011 and became its Founding Chairman. He has been Chairman of Perdana Global Peace Foundation as well. In 2019, Norian sat in the Royal Commission of Inquiry on Wang Kelian along with seven other members as deputy to Chairman

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. On 9 February 2021, he was appointed to the Emergency Independent Special Committee along with 18 other members to advise the

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on matters related to the ending of the Proclamation of Emergency in the country.

Honours

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Officer of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace o ...

(KMN) (1983) **

Commander of the

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(PSM) – Tan Sri (1998) ** Commander of the

(PMN) – Tan Sri (2001) *

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Courageous Commander of the Most Gallant Police Order (PGPP) (1997) * : ** MY-PERA Order of Taming_Sari - lower_classes

Knight Commander of the

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(DPTS) - Dato’ Pahlawan (1993) ** MY-PERA Order of Taming Sari - SPTS

Knight Grand Commander of the

(SPTS) - Dato’ Seri Panglima (1998) * : ** MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - PGDK

Commander of the

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(PGDK) – Datuk (1996) * : ** MY-PAH_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Pahang_-_Grand_Knight_-_SIMP

Grand Knight of the

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(SIMP) – formerly Dato’, now Dato’ Indera (1997) ** MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Grand Knight - SSAP

Grand Knight of the

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(SSAP) - Dato’ Sri (2003) * : ** MY-TER Order of the Crown of Terengganu - SPMT - SMT - AMT

Companion of the

Order of the Crown of Terengganu The Most Distinguished Order of the Crown of Terengganu (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Terengganu Yang Amat Mulia'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Terengganu. History It was founded by Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengg ...

(SMT) (1987) ** MY-TER_Order_of_Sultan_Mizan_Zainal_Abidin_-_Dato_Sri_Setia_-_SSMZ

Knight Grand Companion of the

Order of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu The Most Select Order of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Kebesaran Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu Yang Amat Terpilih'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Terengganu History It was founded by Sult ...

(SSMZ) - Dato’ Seri (2003) * : ** MY-SAR_Order_of_the_Star_of_Sarawak_-_2_ribbon_PNBS_-JBS-PBS-ABS-BBS

Knight Commander of the

Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak The ''Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak'' (Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak) is the highest state order in the state of Sarawak. It is conferred to those who rendered excellent service towards the development of the state of S ...

(PNBS) - Dato Sri (2003)

Foreign honours

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Recipient of the

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(DUBC) (2003)

Family

Norian is married to Rokiah Ismail and has four children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Norian Mai 1946 births Living people Malaysian police officers Malaysian police chiefs People from Perak Officers of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Commanders of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia Commanders of the Order of Kinabalu Knights Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak Recipients of the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang