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	[[General]] [[Mandatory retirement\|(Rtd)]] [[Malay styles and titles#Tun\|Tun]] '''Ibrahim bin Ismail'''<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Ibrahim bin Ismail, Tun, 1922–2010\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/265580520\|title=Ibrahim pahlawan Melayu\|date=2008\|publisher=[[Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka]]\|isbn=978-983-62-9764-8\|edition=1st\|location=Kuala Lumpur\|language=ms\|oclc=265580520}}</ref> ({{lang-ms\|إبراهيم بن إسماعيل\|label=[[Jawi alphabet\|Jawi]]\|script=arab\|italic=unset}}; 19 October 1922 – 23 December 2010) was a [[Malaysians\|Malaysian]] soldier who served in the British [[Special Operations Executive]] (SOE) during World War II, subsequently rising to the post of Chief of the [[Malaysian Armed Forces\|Malaysian Defence Forces]] from 1970 until 1977.<ref name=telg>{{cite news \|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/special-forces-obituaries/8284728/Tun-Ibrahim-Ismail.html \|title=Tun Ibrahim Ismail \|last=<!-- no byline --> \|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] \|date=26 January 2011 \|location=London \|issn=0307-1235 \|oclc=49632006 \|access-date=20 April ~~2022~~}}</ref> He was the first Chief of the Defence Forces to be granted the honorific title “Tun”.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=4 March 2011\|title=General Tun Ibrahim bin Ismail\|work=[[The Times]]\|location=London\|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/general-tun-ibrahim-bin-ismail-rwm389v37sm\|access-date=26 January 2021\|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>		[[General]] [[Mandatory retirement\|(Rtd)]] [[Malay styles and titles#Tun\|Tun]] '''Ibrahim bin Ismail'''<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Ibrahim bin Ismail, Tun, 1922–2010\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/265580520\|title=Ibrahim pahlawan Melayu\|date=2008\|publisher=[[Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka]]\|isbn=978-983-62-9764-8\|edition=1st\|location=Kuala Lumpur\|language=ms\|oclc=265580520}}</ref> ({{lang-ms\|إبراهيم بن إسماعيل\|label=[[Jawi alphabet\|Jawi]]\|script=arab\|italic=unset}}; 19 October 1922 – 23 December 2010) was a [[Malaysians\|Malaysian]] soldier who served in the British [[Special Operations Executive]] (SOE) during World War II, subsequently rising to the post of Chief of the [[Malaysian Armed Forces\|Malaysian Defence Forces]] from 1970 until 1977.<ref name=telg>{{cite news \|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/special-forces-obituaries/8284728/Tun-Ibrahim-Ismail.html \|title=Tun Ibrahim Ismail \|last=<!-- no byline --> \|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] \|date=26 January 2011 \|location=London \|issn=0307-1235 \|oclc=49632006 \|access-date=20 April 2013}}</ref> He was the first Chief of the Defence Forces to be granted the honorific title “Tun”.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=4 March 2011\|title=General Tun Ibrahim bin Ismail\|work=[[The Times]]\|location=London\|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/general-tun-ibrahim-bin-ismail-rwm389v37sm\|access-date=26 January 2021\|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	Post-war, Ibrahim joined the [[Johor Sultanate\|Sultan of Johore]]'s [[Royal Johor Military Force]] (JMF), transferring to the [[Royal Malay Regiment\|Malay Regiment]] in 1951. He commanded the 6th Battalion, Royal Malay Regiment from 1958, and was promoted to Brigadier in 1962. He served as Director of Administration in the [[Federation of Malaya\|Federation Army]], and then commanded the 5th Infantry Brigade, and was [[General Officer Commanding\|GOC]] of the 1st Infantry Division from 1966.<ref name=telg/>		Post-war, Ibrahim joined the [[Johor Sultanate\|Sultan of Johore]]'s [[Royal Johor Military Force]] (JMF), transferring to the [[Royal Malay Regiment\|Malay Regiment]] in 1951. He commanded the 6th Battalion, Royal Malay Regiment from 1958, and was promoted to Brigadier in 1962. He served as Director of Administration in the [[Federation of Malaya\|Federation Army]], and then commanded the 5th Infantry Brigade, and was [[General Officer Commanding\|GOC]] of the 1st Infantry Division from 1966.<ref name=telg/>
	<!-- [[WP:NFCC]] violation: [[File:National Operations Council.jpg\|thumb\|The National Operations Council (Ismail standing third from right)]] -->		<!-- [[WP:NFCC]] violation: [[File:National Operations Council.jpg\|thumb\|The National Operations Council (Ismail standing third from right)]] -->
	He was involved in the suppression of the [[13 May Incident\|May 1969 riots]]<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20101223-254449.html \|title=Malaysia's former military chief and WWII spy dies \|last=<!-- no byline --> \|publisher=asiaone.com \|date=23 December 2010 \|access-date=20 April ~~2022~~}}</ref> and was a member of the ruling [[National Operations Council]] between 1969 and 1971. With the rank of General he then served as Chief of the Defence Forces until his retirement in 1977. In 1984 he published his wartime memoirs ''Have You Met Mariam?''{{cn\|date=February ~~2022~~}}		He was involved in the suppression of the [[13 May Incident\|May 1969 riots]]<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20101223-254449.html \|title=Malaysia's former military chief and WWII spy dies \|last=<!-- no byline --> \|publisher=asiaone.com \|date=23 December 2010 \|access-date=20 April 2013}}</ref> and was a member of the ruling [[National Operations Council]] between 1969 and 1971. With the rank of General he then served as Chief of the Defence Forces until his retirement in 1977. In 1984 he published his wartime memoirs ''Have You Met Mariam?''{{cn\|date=February 2020}}

	In 2000 Ibrahim was appointed a Grand Commander of the [[Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia]], and received the honorific title "[[Malay titles#Tun\|Tun]]".<ref name=telg/>		In 2000 Ibrahim was appointed a Grand Commander of the [[Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia]], and received the honorific title "[[Malay titles#Tun\|Tun]]".<ref name=telg/>

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[[General]] [[Mandatory retirement|(Rtd)]] [[Malay styles and titles#Tun|Tun]] '''Ibrahim bin Ismail'''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ibrahim bin Ismail, Tun, 1922–2010|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/265580520|title=Ibrahim pahlawan Melayu|date=2008|publisher=[[Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka]]|isbn=978-983-62-9764-8|edition=1st|location=Kuala Lumpur|language=ms|oclc=265580520}}</ref> ({{lang-ms|إبراهيم بن إسماعيل|label=[[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]|script=arab|italic=unset}}; 19 October 1922 – 23 December 2010) was a [[Malaysians|Malaysian]] soldier who served in the British [[Special Operations Executive]] (SOE) during World War II, subsequently rising to the post of Chief of the [[Malaysian Armed Forces|Malaysian Defence Forces]] from 1970 until 1977.<ref name=telg>{{cite news |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/special-forces-obituaries/8284728/Tun-Ibrahim-Ismail.html |title=Tun Ibrahim Ismail |last= |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=26 January 2011 |location=London |issn=0307-1235 |oclc=49632006 |access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref> He was the first Chief of the Defence Forces to be granted the honorific title “Tun”.<ref>{{Cite news|date=4 March 2011|title=General Tun Ibrahim bin Ismail|work=[[The Times]]|location=London|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/general-tun-ibrahim-bin-ismail-rwm389v37sm|access-date=26 January 2021|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

==Biography==
Ibrahim was born in [[Johor Bahru]], at the southern tip of the [[Peninsular Malaysia|Malayan Peninsula]]. He graduated from the [[Indian Military Academy]] at [[Dehradun]] and was commissioned into the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]], following the [[Japanese invasion of Malaya]].

He was recruited into "Force 136", the cover name for the SOE in the Far East. In October 1944 he and two colleagues were parachuted onto the western coast of [[Terengganu]] as part of "Operation Oatmeal". Their location was betrayed and they were soon captured by the Japanese – along with their codebook. After a month's interrogation, they agreed to turn [[double agent]], but managed to inform SOE of their situation, effectively becoming [[triple agent]]s.<ref name=telg/>

Their [[disinformation]] led the Japanese to believe the land assault on Malaya – [[Operation Zipper]] – would occur on the [[Kra Isthmus]], {{convert|650|miles}} to the north of its actual location. Japan surrendered before the landings, and Ibrahim informed his captors that his religion would not permit him to commit [[Seppuku|hara-kiri]] with them.<ref name=telg/> For his actions Captain Ibrahim was made a Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in November 1946.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=37780 |date=5 November 1946 |page=5465 |supp=y }}</ref>

Post-war, Ibrahim joined the [[Johor Sultanate|Sultan of Johore]]'s [[Royal Johor Military Force]] (JMF), transferring to the [[Royal Malay Regiment|Malay Regiment]] in 1951. He commanded the 6th Battalion, Royal Malay Regiment from 1958, and was promoted to Brigadier in 1962. He served as Director of Administration in the [[Federation of Malaya|Federation Army]], and then commanded the 5th Infantry Brigade, and was [[General Officer Commanding|GOC]] of the 1st Infantry Division from 1966.<ref name=telg/>

He was involved in the suppression of the [[13 May Incident|May 1969 riots]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20101223-254449.html |title=Malaysia's former military chief and WWII spy dies |last= |publisher=asiaone.com |date=23 December 2010 |access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref> and was a member of the ruling [[National Operations Council]] between 1969 and 1971. With the rank of General he then served as Chief of the Defence Forces until his retirement in 1977. In 1984 he published his wartime memoirs ''Have You Met Mariam?''{{cn|date=February 2022}}

In 2000 Ibrahim was appointed a Grand Commander of the [[Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia]], and received the honorific title "[[Malay titles#Tun|Tun]]".<ref name=telg/>

Tun Ibrahim died at Tuanku Mizan Armed Forces Hospital, [[Kuala Lumpur]] on 23 December 2010. His body was laid to rest at [[Makam Pahlawan]] near [[Masjid Negara]], Kuala Lumpur. He was the first military person laid to rest there.

==Honours==
===Honours of Malaysia===
* {{Flag|Malaysia}} :
** [[File:MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm) - SMN.svg|50px]] Companion of the [[Order of the Defender of the Realm]] (JMN) (1964)<ref>{{cite web|title=Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1964.|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1964.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
**[[File:MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_(Defender_of_the_Realm)-_PMN.svg|50px]] Commander of the [[Order of the Defender of the Realm#Commander|Order of the Defender of the Realm]] (PMN) – '''Tan Sri''' (1970)<ref>{{cite web|title=Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1970.|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1970.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
**[[File:Order_of_Loyalty_to_the_Crown_of_Malaysia_-_SSM.svg|50px]] Grand Commander of the [[Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia]] (SSM) – '''Tun''' (2000)<ref>{{cite web|title=Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2000.|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Tahun_2000.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Johor}} :
**[[File:Sultan_Ibrahim_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.gif|50px]] [[List of post-nominal letters (Johor)|Sultan Ibrahim Medal]] (PIS) (1949)
** [[File:Most_Honourable_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Johor_-_ribbon_bar.png|50px]] Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Crown of Johor]] (DPMJ) – '''Dato'''' (1964)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19641029-1.2.45|title=The Tengku Makhota heads Sultan's list of honours|work=The Straits Times|date=29 October 1964|page=6}}</ref>
**[[File:Most_Honourable_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Johor_-_ribbon_bar.png|50px]] Knight Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Crown of Johor]] (SPMJ) – '''Dato'''' (1972)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CN0qAAAAIBAJ&dq=hussein+onn+SPMJ&pg=PA30&article_id=4007,2285198|title=Ministers head Sultan's awards list|publisher=[[New Straits Times]]|date=16 November 1972}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Pahang}} :
** [[File:MY-PAH Order of the Crown of Pahang - Knight Companion - DIMP.svg|50px]] Knight Companion of the [[Order of the Crown of Pahang]] (DIMP) – '''Dato'''' (1971)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/892514524|title=Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar (English College) : Sejarah dan Biografi 100 Tokoh Melakar Kegemilangan|publisher=Percetakan Bumi Restu Sdn Bhd|others=Kamdi Kamil|year=2014|isbn=978-983-42249-8-1|edition=1st|location=Johor Bahru|pages=94|oclc=892514524}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Kelantan}} :
** [[File:MY-KEL Order of the Crown of Kelantan - Star of Muhammad.svg|50px]] Knight Grand Commander of the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Kelantan|Order of the Crown of Kelantan]] or ''Al-Muhammad Star'' (SPMK) – '''Dato''''
* {{Flag|Sabah}} :
** [[File:MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - SPDK.svg|50px]] Grand Commander of the [[Order of Kinabalu]] (SPDK) – '''Datuk Seri Panglima'''
* {{Flag|Sarawak}} :
** [[File:Orde van de Ster van Sarawak.jpg|50px]] Knight Commander of the [[Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak|Order of the Star of Sarawak]] (PNBS) – formerly '''''Dato''''', now '''Dato Sri'''

===Foreign Honours===
* {{Flag|United Kingdom}} :
** [[File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Military)_Ribbon.svg|50px]] Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) (1946)
**[[File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Military)_Ribbon.svg|50px]] Honorary Knight Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (KBE)

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