Chief Judge Of Malaya
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.
Chief judge of malaya. Tan sri zaharah ibrahim being sworn in as the new chief judge of malaya at the palace of justice in putrajaya on july 17. Picture by shafwan zaidon kuala lumpur nov 11 former chief judge of malaya tan sri zaharah ibrahim has been appointed chairman of government linked public transport owner and operator prasarana group effective today. In the spirit of not letting the chief justice hold too much power he s also said he will be adopting a new way of managing the judiciary by giving the top 4 judges the chief justice the court of appeal president the chief judge of malaya and the chief judge of sabah and sarawak equal power and responsibility for policy and management of the judiciary. Senior federal court judge azahar mohamed.
Chief judge 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. Tan sri zaharah ibrahim is new chief judge of malaya 17 jul 2018 19 42 h. 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.
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. The chief justice is the head of the federal court the apex court of malaysia. Prasarana said former chief judge of malaya tan sri zaharah ibrahim pic is filling the vacancy left by tan sri khalid abu bakar who resigned on august 17 last year. Justice azahar bin mohamed obtained his llb degree from university of malaya in 1980 and llm from london school of economics in 1987.
Former chief judge of malaya tan sri zaharah ibrahim pictured is among three newly appointed board members in petronas according to malaysia s national oil company today. Azahar mohamed has been performing the duties and functions of the chief judge of malaya since the retirement of zaharah ibrahim on may 16. Former chief judge of malaya tan sri zaharah ibrahim is among three newly appointed board members in petronas according to malaysia s national oil company today. Kuala lumpur aug 19.