Deputy Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan will take over as the country's top police officer from outgoing Inspector-General of Police Mohd Bakri Omar starting Sept 12.

According to a Bernama report today, Internal Security Ministry secretary-general Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said Musa, 55, will assume the post when Bakri's term expires on Sept 11.

Musa, a United Kingdom law graduate, joined the police force on Nov 11, 1969.

Since then, he has attended numerous courses on leadership and management as well as those concerning intelligence gathering and anti-narcotics laws.

Four-decade career

During his nearly four-decade long career, Musa has held numerous positions such as a criminal prosecution officer in Melaka, federal anti-narcotics department deputy director, Kuala Kubu Police College lecturer.

He also served as a training officer in Bukit Aman and with the federal police headquarters' legal affairs department.

Apart from this, he was also appointed federal CID deputy director in 2001, Johor police chief in 2003 and federal CID director in 2004.

Musa was appointed as deputy inspector-general of police last year.