Chief Justice Of Malaya

Psm ssap dimp kmn the right honourable tan sri dato sri azahar bin mohamed was born on 27th april 1956 in johor bahru johor.

Chief justice of malaya. The chief justice is the head of the federal court the apex court of malaysia. The high courts function both as a court of original jurisdiction as well as an appellate court and are each headed by a chief judge before 1994 chief justice. Judicial appointments commission level 5 north block palace of justice precinct 3 62506 putrajaya malaysia. When tan sri richard was made chief justice in 2018 his appointment was groundbreaking as he was the first chief judge of sabah and sarawak promoted to lead the entire judiciary when many chief justices judges of malaya have made it to the top it said.

The current chief justice is tengku maimun tuan mat since 2 may 2019. Chief justice tengku maimun tuan mat in a letter addressed to judges and officers in the peninsula had announced azahar s appointment in accordance with section 9 3 a of the courts of. Chief judge of malaya psm ssap dimp kmn. Justice azahar bin mohamed obtained his llb degree from university of malaya in 1980 and llm from london school of economics in 1987.

Her ladyship also had the experience of serving as a judge of the high court of malaya at shah alam selangor. On 2 may 2019 her ladyship was appointed as the chief justice of malaysia. The chief judges of malaya and sabah and sarawak are the third and fourth highest positions in malaysian judiciary after the chief justice of the federal court before 1994 the lord president of the federal court and the president of the court of appeal. On 2 may 2019 her ladyship was appointed as the chief justice of malaysia.

On 26 november 2018 her ladyship was appointed as a judge of the federal court. On 8 january 2013 her ladyship was appointed as a judge of the court of appeal. Tel 03 8880 3545 3546 fax 03 8880 3549 email setiausaha jac gov my. The right honourable tan sri dato sri azahar bin mohamed was born on 27th april 1956 in johor bahru johor.

It is the highest position in malaysian judicial system followed by the president of the court of appeal of malaysia chief judge of malaya and the chief judge of sabah and sarawak. Tan sri dato sri azahar bin mohamed. Our newly appointed chief justice tan sri richard malanjum has proposed that the panel of judges in the federal court should be selected based on a balloting system the selection is currently left completely up to the chief justice which can look biased and unfair.