MABS Hussain has been appointed Assistant Chief Constable of GMP.

The officer joins GMP from West Yorkshire Police, having spent the first 22 years of his policing career there.

Hussain started his career as a uniformed officer in Bradford and, has progressed through the ranks working as a detective and as a temporary police commander for Leeds — the largest policing district outside of London at the time.

Hussain was responsible for West Yorkshire Police’s implementation of policy in areas of local policing, crime and performance.

He became the district commander for Wakefield in 2016.

He was awarded an MBE in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to policing and charity.

Then, he said: “I was both surprised and absolutely humbled to have even been nominated by the community and the charities who I have the pleasure of working with, to be recognised for my contribution to them and West Yorkshire Police, is an absolute privilege.”

Hussain is also an expert firearms officer and a public order commander, overseeing large events including Chapeltown Carnival, Leeds United home games and, most recently, protests between the National Front and counter protestors in July this year. He said: “I’m thrilled to have been given this opportunity. I have great admiration for the work GMP has done for some time, knowing they are a similar size to WYP and respecting the way they have responded to particularly challenging times over the years. Their commitment to public service and the demands I can expect to face in my new role were all things which appealed to me."

GMP Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said: “I’m delighted to welcome Mabs to the GMP family. He is an extremely experienced officer and he will help us to continue to drive the force forward."

“His background in large events and serious crime will help us continue to protect the people of Greater Manchester and his work around local policing will help us.”