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  "id": 7476823,
  "title": "Zainal Abdullah appointed police management director",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/zainal-abdullah-appointed-police-management-director",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T04:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/15/zainal-abdullah-appointed-police-management-director"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sarawak police commissioner Zainal Abdullah has been appointed management director of the police force, effective today, replacing Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid who has been appointed deputy inspector-general of police. The handover of duties and the pinning of ranks were witnessed by Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail at the Kuala Lumpur Police Training Centre. Zainal, who served as Sarawak police commissioner since September last year, has an extensive academic background including a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Programme and holds master's degrees in both laws and human resource management.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Zainal Abdullah appointed police management director",
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        "published": "2026-09-15T04:53:00.000Z"
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