His remains were brought to the Bukit Aman mosque at about 3.30pm for funeral prayers.

Members of the police fraternity joined Zaman Khan’s family in paying their respects.

Former Inspector-General of Police Haniff Omar said Zaman Khan, who was director of Bukit Aman CID, was a hardworking police officer who never avoided carrying out his duties, a trait which should be emulated by all police personnel.

He said Zaman Khan remained active even after he had retired from the force, adding that he was actively involved in numerous associations and organisations such as the Malaysian Aids Council where he became the president.

“Some people, when they retire, they become inactive but not for him as he wanted to continue to serve the community using his expertise, knowledge and experience,” Haniff told reporters when met at the cemetery here today.

“His death is such a great loss to me because we were like brothers,” he said.

He said among Zaman Khan’s successes were the arrests of major criminals such as Botak Chin (Wong Swee Chin) and P Kalimuthu or Bentong Kali.

Another former IGP, Musa Hassan said Zaman Khan had dealt with many high profile cases and was also involved in handling the Highland Tower tragedy when he was director of internal security and public order.

“He was a highly experienced senior police officer in fighting crime and terrorism” who was transparent and firm in carrying out his duties and was always helpful towards his subordinates, Musa said.