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The association of Sikh with Malaysia is very old that is why a number of Sikhs held high positions in different Departments at different points of times. Police is also one of these Departments. S. Santokh Singh was made State Police Chief when he was appointed Selangor CPO with the rank of SAC1. S. Baljeet Singh achieved a high rank in narcotic investigation center Maktab PDRM in Kuala Lumpur. Now S. Amar Singh has made history for the Sikh community as he was appointed the Chief Police officer of Kuala Lumpur with the rank of Commissioner, which is the highest rank attained by a Sikh Police officer in Malaysia. His maternal grandfather S. Bachan Singh was in Malaysian Police Force. His father S. Ishar Singh (born in 1920), who had come to Malaya in 1938, also join Police. S. Amar Singh is the third generation in the family, serving the Malaysian Police. He graduated with B.Sc. from University Malaya (UM). He also has an LLB from the University of Buckingham, Britain, as well as a Certificate in Legal Practice. He also graduated with a Master’s in Criminal Justice from UM, and a Diploma in Syariah Law and Practice from the International Islamic University Malaya. Amar’s first posting was to hometown in Ipoh in the crime unit and he has had stints in Johor Baru and Klang. His last posting before his present position as Deputy KL CPO was as the 40th and only Sikh commandant of Pulapol from 2007 to 2010. It is not merely because of his high position that he is a role-model for the Sikhs, he has also a desire to do whatever best he can for his community. He has already insisted that all Sikh trainees tied a turban when performing their religious obligations at the Pulapol Gurdwara as “this makes you proud of who and what you are.” In fact, he respects all the religion and that is why he has made compulsory that all training officers should visit their respective places of worships every day. In his words “spiritual guidance is key to building character.” He also loves Punjab and makes frequent visits to the land of his ancestors. He lives with his wife Raj Kaur, a teacher and three sons to whom he has given to make their choice of profession. Thus, he is a role-model officer as well as a human being leading a gursikh way of living.