Hyderabad:
Former Indian Ambassador Mahmood bin Muhammad, 89, a leading Indian police theoretician, passed away on Friday. An IPS officer, who served in various important positions including Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia, was also a Indian Police theoretician. He served the country for nearly seven decades.
Muhammad, a 1953 cadre in Indian Police Service, served as additional home secretary, inspector general of prisons & director of correctional services, government of Andhra Pradesh, director-incharge, S.V.P. National Police Academy, Hyderabad; and deputy director (research), bureau of police research & development, ministry of home affairs, till his retirement.
After his retirement from police service, Muhammad continued to serve the country as Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia from 1985 to 1987. He served on India’s Planning Commission on social defense and as India’s correspondent with the UN Secretariat in the field of prevention of crime and treatment of offenders.
He was invited to attend an international seminar at the Arab Security Studies and Training Centre, Riyadh, and deliver a lecture to trainees of the Institute of Diplomatic Training and Studies, ministry of foreign affairs, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad, who has to his credit eight books, including one of his poems and his autobiography, was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award for his contributions towards the promotion of communal harmony and peace in India in 2006.
Muhammad is survived by his wife Anees Syed Husain, a daughter, two sons, 10 grandchildren and a great grandson.
source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Nation> Current Affairs / DC / October 20th, 2013