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The chief justice is the head of the Federal Court, the apex court of Malaysia. 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. [3] The current chief justice is Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, since 2 May 2019.
Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat (Jawi: تڠكو ميمون توان مت; born 2 July 1959) is a Malaysian lawyer who has served as the 10th Chief Justice of Malaysia since May 2019. [1] She is the first woman to ascend to the highest judicial office of the country.
The Chief Justice is also the head of the judiciary in Malaysia. [18] All judges are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the advice of the Prime Minister of Malaysia . [ 18 ] All judges mandatorily retire at the age of 66 and 6 months. [ 18 ]
This category lists all heads of Malaysian judiciary, including the Lord Presidents of the Supreme Court (1957-1994), and the Chief Justices of Malaysia (1994-present). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chief Justices of Malaysia .
Chief Executive Officer: Rithuan Mohd Ismail: 19 September 2022 Malacca: Yang di-Pertua Negeri: Mohd Ali Rustam: 4 June 2020 Chief Minister: Ab Rauf Yusoh: 31 March 2023 Negeri Sembilan: Yang di-Pertuan Besar: Muhriz: 29 December 2008 Menteri Besar: Aminuddin Harun: 12 May 2018 Pahang: Sultan: Abdullah: 11 January 2019 Menteri Besar: Wan Rosdy ...
The highest position in the judiciary of Malaysia is the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia (also known as the Chief Justice of Malaysia), followed by the President of the Court of Appeal, the Chief Judge of Malaya, and the Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak. The superior courts are the High Court, Court of Appeal, and the Federal ...
The office of Chief Judge of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak is established under Article 122 of the Constitution of Malaysia, which establishes the then-Supreme Court (now Federal Court) as consisting of a Lord President (now Chief Justice), the chief judges of the High Courts of Malaya together with that of Sabah and Sarawak and at least four other judges and such additional judges as ...
On 26 November 2018, Abang Hashim was elevated to Malaysia's apex court and took office as a Federal Court judge. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] As senior most judge from East Malaysia in the Federal Court, Abang Hashim was appointed as David Wong Dak Wah 's successor in an acting capacity as CJSS on 20 February 2020.