Khoo Boon Hui

Commissioner of Police Khoo Boon Hui (zh-c|c=邱文晖) was born in 1954 in Singapore.

Education History

As a young man, he completed his secondary education at Anglo-Chinese School and was awarded the prestigious Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship (SAFOS) in 1973.

Commissioner Khoo obtained his Bachelor of Arts (Engineering & Economics) from St John's College, Oxford University in 1976 and his Master in Public Administrationfrom the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard in 1982. He attended the Advanced Management Program at Wharton in 2002.

Career

As a government scholar, after his graduation from Oxford in 1976, he was invited to join the Singapore Police Force (SPF) after a short stint in the Singapore Armed Forces. He began his career in 1977 and has since, held various appointments, including Director Strategic Planning in 1987, Police Chief of Staff in 1990, Director Criminal Investigation Department in 1991 and Deputy Commissioner of Police in 1995. In July 1997, he was appointed Commissioner of the Singapore Police Force.

Awards and Recognition

For his contribution to the police service, he was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 1992, the Long Service Medal in 1998 as well as the Meritorious Service Medal and 2nd Clasp to the Singapore Police Service Long Service in 2003.

He was also conferred the Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand by the King of Thailand in March 2002, the Bintang Bhayangkara Utama by the President of Indonesia in June 2002 and the Panglima Gagah Pasukan Polis (Kerhormat) (Knight Grand Commander, Order of Police Heroism) by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia in April 2003. In July 2004, Commissioner Khoo was conferred the Darjah Pahlawan Negara Brunei Yang Amat Perkasa Darjah Pertama (Order of the Hero of the State of Brunei) by the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and it comes with the title of Dato Seri Pahlawan.

In Aug 2005, His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong XII of Malaysia conferred the Award, Darjah Kebesaran Panglima Setia Mahkota (Kerhormat) to Commissioner Khoo Boon Hui. The award, literally translated as Knight of the Most Distinguished Order of the Crown (Honorary), also carries the title of Tan Sri .

Interpol

Elected as one of the three vice-presidents (2006 to 2009) of the Interpol Executive Committee.Elected as president of Interpol on 9 October 2008.

Personal

Commissioner Khoo is married to Betty Khoo. The couple have 2 children.