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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. [2] [3]
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 .
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 ...
Nallini Pathmanathan (born 23 August 1959) is a Malaysian lawyer who has served as a judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia since November 2018. She is the first female judge of South Asian ethnicity to be elevated to the highest judicial office in Malaysia .
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 ]
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). 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 ...
Tun Zaki bin Tun Azmi [1] [2] (Jawi: زكي بن عزمي; born 12 September 1945) [3] is a Malaysian barrister who served as the sixth Chief Justice of Malaysia.He was appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia) on 21 October 2008 after his predecessor, Abdul Hamid Mohamad, retired from office.