Deputy inspector-general of police Noor Rashid Ibrahim has been named as the replacement for Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Abu Kassim Mohamed, who retires in August.

The government has been looking for a successor to Abu Kassim's post following the MACC chief's decision to retire early, Chinese newspaper Oriental Daily quoted a source as saying.

Noor Rashid is said to have received the offer for the post when he was on an official trip to London last month.

However, he did not accept the offer immediately as he wants more time to consider, the Chinese daily reported.

The 58-year-old senior police officer, who joined the force 32 years ago, is said to be concerned that he would have to deal with personnel issues in the new environment, and therefore did not make a decision when first offered the post.

Despite that, the source told Oriental Daily, Noor Rashid would leave it to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to make the decision.

With the civil service retirement age being 60, Noor Rashid has two more years of service.

Abu Kassim, together with Bank Negara governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz and former attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail, have been accused by Umno Youth of being involved in a plot to oust Najib.

Umno Youth lodged a police report against the trio yesterday, accusing them of providing confidential information to foreign agencies without authorisation, including the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

The three were once the members of a special task force that investigated the 1MDB scandal.

Speculation about Abu Kassim quitting MACC began circulating earlier this year. His contract is supposed to last until 2018.

Sources familiar with the matter said Abu Kassim could have been pressured by the Prime Minister's Office to vacate his post.

However, in a statement issued later, MACC denied there was any pressure on Abu Kassim.