According to Sinar Harian, Razarudin said he would not extend his contract out of respect for his mother’s wishes.

“My mother asked me not to continue (as IGP). I’ve lived with her a long time and when she said that, I took it as a wish (from her).

“I wouldn’t dare go against her,” he was quoted as saying at a community event in Kampung Parit Seberang, Kuala Pilah, today.

Razarudin said his decision had been communicated to home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

“There’s no need to extend the contract. Two years as IGP is enough. It’s time for a successor,” he said, adding that a handover ceremony had been tentatively scheduled for June 20.

Speculation had been rife after media reports quoted sources as saying a handover ceremony and final march-past would be held at the Kuala Lumpur Police Training Centre (Pulapol) next Friday.

Razarudin, 61, was appointed to the position on June 23, 2023, following the retirement of Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani.

He had held various key positions in the past, including assistant director of D9 criminal investigation department at Bukit Aman, deputy commander of the Special Task Force on Organised Crime, Penang CID chief, and Sabah deputy police commissioner.

He later served as Perak deputy police chief before becoming the state’s top cop.

From 2021 to 2023, he led Bukit Aman’s narcotics crime investigation department before being promoted to deputy IGP.