New Chief Judge Officially Appointed

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Great honour: Sultan Abdullah presenting the instrument of appointment to Azahar at Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur. — BernamaKUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has presented the instrument of appointment to the new Chief Judge of Malaya, Tan Sri Azahar Mohamed
Azahar’s appointment, effective yesterday, was made in accordance with Article 122B of the Federal Constitution to replace Tan Sri Zaharah Ibrahim, who retired on May 16
The ceremony, which took place at Bilik Singgahsana Kecil (Small Throne Room) of Istana Negara here, was also attended by Chief Justice Datuk Seri Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat and Court of Appeal President Tan Sri Ahmad Maarop
Azahar, 63, is a former senior Federal Court judge and has vast judicial experience
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He was appointed as Federal Court judge in 2014 after serving as Appeals Court judge from 2011
Azahar, who holds a law degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science, was made Judicial Commissioner in 2004 and had served as High Court judge from 2006 to 2011
Meanwhile, the King also presented the instruments of appointment to two Federal Court judges Datuk Vernon Ong Lam Kiat and Datuk Abdul Rahman Sebli, as well as four Appeals Court judges, namely Datuk Lee Swee Seng, Datuk Azizah Nawawi, Datuk Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera and P. Ravinthran
Seven judicial commissioners also received their instruments of appointment as High Court judges
They are Datuk Roslan Abu Bakar, Datuk Abdul Wahab Mohamed, Datuk Hassan Abdul Ghani, Chan Jit Li, Datuk Muhammad Jamil Hussin, Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh and Datuk Khadijah Idris. — Bernama

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