ASP Mohd Zabri Bin Abdul Hamid, S.P. was a police officer most remembered as a member and officer of the Royal Malaysia Police 69 Commandos of the Pasukan Gerakan Khas. Background Mohd Zabri was born in Tapah, Perak on 15 August 1937 and was the second child of nine siblings from the couple Abdul Hamid and Mahiyah binti Mohd Shah. He received his early education from Tapah Malay School and then continued his studies at the English Government School, Tapah until he completed Senior Cambridge. After passing the Cambridge Senior examination, he began his early career as a teacher in Slim River in 1958. In 1959, he worked as a junior officer in the Rubber Research Department, Kuala Lumpur. After completing a course at the Rubber Research Institute, Sungai Buloh, he was then assigned to Masjid Tanah, Melaka before being transferred back to Taiping, Perak. Police career Mohd Zabri started his career as a police officer on 1 June 1963 as a Probationary Inspector. After passed the training at PULAPOL on Semarak Street, he was assigned as an Investigating Officer at Sentral Police Station, Penang. Here he is responsible for the eradication of gambling, burglary, and theft. He was reassigned to Nibong Tebal Police Station, Penang. Later, he was posted to 3rd Battalion of Police Field Force (now General Operations Force) on 29 March 1965 as Platoon commander. In 1 June 1966, he was promoted to Inspector and continued his duties as Platoon Commander by participating in operations and also as a trainer at the Police Field Force Training School in Kroh, Perak. In July 1970, Zabri joined the VAT 69 Commando and he passed the selection after being trained in five months. Later, he was appointed as a Commando Chief Instructor from April to August 1971 to be trained with new officers and men joining the team which is known as the 3rd 69 Commando Platoon, which was located in Legap Fort, Perak. Zabri also was committed in an operation which was known as the Ops Jemput Tiga, which jointly operated with the Malaysian Special Branch and the Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) which had special intelligence for hunting down the North Kalimantan Communist Party (PARAKU) which was located at the Sarawak-Kalimantan border. In an operation which was joined by a comprising team which included the 69 Commandos and Kostrad (Strategy Commando Army Proposal) TNI-AD and taken in five months in