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KUALA LUMPUR, November 7, 2026 — Pahang, Sabah and Sarawak are set to receive new police chiefs in a reshuffle of 19 senior Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) officers announced on Saturday, according to a statement from the police force.
The statement, signed by Secretary of the Royal Malaysia Police DCP Mohammad Mashdik Yahya and issued on November 7, 2026, states that the transfers take effect on December 7, 2026. However, several officers have been given separate reporting dates in the statement, some before and some after that date.
New state leadership
CP Dato’ Mohammad Shaharul Md Osman, currently Deputy Director of Special Branch II at Bukit Aman, is named as the new Pahang police chief.
In Sabah, DCP Datuk Victor Sanjos, commander of the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM) under the Ministry of Home Affairs, will take over as Sabah police commissioner in an acting CP capacity. The statement says he is to report after November 11, 2026.
In Sarawak, Deputy Commissioner DCP Saifullizan Ishak will become Sarawak police commissioner, also in an acting CP capacity.
Replacing Victor at ESSCOM is SAC Datuk Abdul Fuad Abdul Malek, currently chief of Sabah’s Internal Security and Public Order Department, who will serve as ESSCOM commander as acting DCP, reporting on or after November 11, 2026.
Other key moves
Pahang CID chief SAC Dato’ Mohd Yusri Othman will become Penang deputy police chief as acting DCP, reporting after November 19, 2026. Penang CID chief SAC Zailanni Amit moves to Sarawak as deputy commissioner, also as acting DCP.
Kedah deputy CID chief (intelligence/operations) ACP Zailani Mohd Yusoff will fill the Penang CID chief post as acting SAC.
At Bukit Aman, SAC Rahimi Ra’ais moves from the Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department to become deputy management director (human resource policy) as acting DCP, while ACP Suhana Adenan becomes principal assistant director of management (administration) as acting SAC.
Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief ACP Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa is moving to the Internal Security and Public Order Department at Bukit Aman as principal assistant director (general policing), as acting SAC. His deputy, Supt Suffian Abdullah, will take over the Kuala Lumpur traffic department as acting ACP.
ACP Yusri Mahmud, integrated operations director at the National Financial Crime Prevention Centre (NFCC) in the Prime Minister’s Department, has been named commander of 69 Commando, Special Operations Force, in Ulu Kinta, Perak, as acting SAC.
ACP Awang Arfian Awang Bujang will move up from deputy commander to commander of the General Operations Force Central Brigade in Cheras, Selangor, as acting SAC, while ACP Mohd Irwan Rasul continues as special duties officer to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, as acting SAC.
In Sabah and Sarawak, ACP Dasuki Che Driss will head Sabah’s Internal Security and Public Order Department as acting SAC, reporting on or after November 11, 2026, and Sarawak Narcotics CID chief ACP Mustafa Kamal Gani Abdullah will lead the state’s Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department as acting SAC, reporting after November 15, 2026.
District-level changes
Supt Azrol Anuar Nor moves up from deputy to Johor Bahru Utara district police chief as acting ACP. Sabah traffic chief Supt Yampil Garai will become Lahad Datu district police chief as acting ACP, reporting after December 16, 2026, and Supt Mohammad Shofee Tayib will head the Kedah Management Department as acting ACP, reporting after December 18, 2026.
Source: Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) statement on the transfer of senior officers, November 7, 2026
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