Noor Rashid Ibrahim is to continue in service on contract for a year after his mandatory retirement on March 17 as the deputy inspector-general of police, said Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Zahid, who is also the home minister, said the ministry was awaiting the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in the matter.

He disclosed this when addressing the monthly assembly and presentation of the 2017 excellent service awards of the Home Ministry here today.

Noor Rashid was appointed the deputy IGP in December 2014, and is due to go on mandatory retirement at the age of 60 on March 17.

Noor Rashid, who hails from Yan, Kedah, holds a BSc from Universiti Malaya. He joined the police as an assistant superintendent in 1984.

- Bernama