Ibrahim Ismail (military)
| Ibrahim bin Ismail | |
|---|---|
| Born |
22 October 1922 Sultanate of Johor |
| Died | 23 December 2010 (aged 88) Kuala Lumpur |
| Buried | Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom Malaysia
|
| Service/branch |
British Indian Army Malaysian Army
|
| Years of service | 1942–1977 |
| Rank | Jeneral |
| Commands held |
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| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Member of Order of the British Empire (MBE) Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (SSM) |
| Other work | Company director |
General Tun Ibrahim bin Ismail MBE SSM (19 October 1922 – 23 December 2010) was a Malayan soldier who served in the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II, subsequently rising to the post of Chief of the Malaysian Defence Forces from 1971 until 1977.
Ismail was born in Johor Bahru, Sultanate of Johor, at the southern tip of the Malayan Peninsula. He graduated from the Indian Military Academy at Dehradun and was commissioned into the 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". Unfortunately 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 agents.
Their disinformation led the Japanese to believe the land assault on Malaya – Operation Zipper – would occur on the Kra Isthmus, 650 miles to the north of its actual location. Fortunately Japan surrendered before the landings, and Ismail regretfully informed his captors that his religion would not permit him to commit hara-kiri with them. For his actions Captain Ismail was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in November 1946.
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