He was known as a senior police officer who was firm and placed great emphasis on discipline among his officers and men, and was very frank about his strategies and management style in achieving his goals.
He saw the immediate priority as reducing the crime rate and restoring public confidence in matters of safety in order to strengthen the Royal Malaysia Police.
His service record shows a distinguished career spanning district departments, training, prosecution and the Criminal Investigation Department, before his appointments as Chief Police Officer of Johor, Director of CID, Deputy Inspector General of Police and finally Inspector General of Police.