Amar Singh Ishar Singh

In this Indian name, the name Ishar Singh is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Amar Singh. The abbreviation "s/o" or "d/o", if used, means "son of" or "daughter of" respectively.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Sri Amar Singh PMW DPSK DIMP SSAP PGPP JSM KMN
ਅਮਰ ਸਿੰਘ
Kuala Lumpur Police Chief
In office 14 March 2016 – 5 December 2018
Personal details
Born	Amar Singh a/l Ishar Singh (1958-06-06) 6 June 1958 Kinta District, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Nationality	Malaysia
Residence	Kuala Lumpur
Alma mater	International Islamic University Malaysia
Police career
Country	Malaysia
Department	Royal Malaysian Police
Service years	1983–2018
Rank	Commissioner of Police
Awards	The Most Gallant Police Order General Service Medal
Occupation	Police officer

Amar Singh s/o Ishar Singh (Punjabi: ਅਮਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਈਸ਼ਰ ਸਿੰਘ, romanized: Amar Siṅgh īśar Siṅgh; born 6 June 1958) is a Malaysian police officer serving in the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM). He is the Director of Commercial Criminal Investigation Department (CCID) and has held the post of Kuala Lumpur Police Chief from 14 March 2016 to 5 December 2018.

Early life

Amar holds an LLB from Buckingham University, and Amar also holds a Bachelor of Science and Master in Criminal Justice from the University of Malaya (UM); and Diploma in Shariah Law and Practice from the International International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Amar started his career at the Ipoh district police headquarters after completing the Assistant Superintendent Cadet police policy training in 1983. He later received ranks and held different positions in the police force. Amar Singh was also the first Punjabi senior police officer to be appointed Commander of The Malaysian Police Training Centre (PULAPOL), Kuala Lumpur Police Chief and Director of Commercial Criminal Investigation Departement. Raised in a family involved in the field of policing, father Amar, Ishar Singh, joined the Police Federated Malay States in 1939, a year after coming to Malaya from Punjab. According to an English -language news portal, Ishar is a pioneer member of the special police squad team. Datuk Amar, Bachan Singh, was a constable in the early 1900s. On 25 May 2018, his contract as KL Police Chief was extended. He ended his career as a police officer on 5 December 2018 after three decades of service with the PDRM.

Honours

• Malaysia :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2007)
  • Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (2008)
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (2017)
• Royal Malaysian Police
  • Loyal Commander of the Most Gallant Police Order (PSPP)
  • Courageous Commander of the Most Gallant Police Order (PGPP)
• Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2007)
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2017)
• Kelantan :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Loyalty to the Crown of Kelantan (DPSK) – Dato' (2009)
• Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
  • Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2018)