Hasnah sworn in as Chief Judge of Malaya

Federal Court Judge Hasnah Mohammed Hashim today took the oath of office and allegiance as the Chief Judge of Malaya.

Hasnah, 65, was sworn in before Kuala Lumpur High Court Judge Akhtar Tahir at a ceremony held at the Conference Hall, Palace of Justice, Putrajaya.

Born on May 15, 1959, in Kuantan, Pahang, Hasnah started her career as a legal officer at the Attorney General’s Chambers in 1983 and has held positions including the Sessions Court judge of Kuala Lumpur in 1994 and chief registrar of the Federal Court of Malaysia from January 2009 to May 2010.

Hasnah was also appointed as a judge of the Kuala Lumpur High Court and a judge of the Court of Appeal.

Also taking the oath of office and allegiance as a Federal Court Judge was Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh, aged 56.

Ahmad Terrirudin who was born in Alor Setar, Kedah on April 12, 1968, took the oath before Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat.

He was previously appointed as attorney general on Sept 6, 2023, before ending his official duties as attorney general yesterday (Nov 11).

Ahmad Terrirudin started his career as a legal officer at Bank Negara in 1992 and served in various positions including judge of the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court (2007) and was later appointed chairperson of the Industrial Court in Penang and Kuala Lumpur.

He was also the deputy head of Legal Division III in the Legal Division of the Attorney General’s Chambers and served as Kedah’s legal adviser before being appointed chief registrar of the Federal Court in 2019.

Eight High Court judges were also sworn in as Court of Appeal judges, namely Noorin Badaruddin, Mohd Firuz Jaffril, Alwi Abdul Wahab, Faizah Jamaludin, Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid, Ismail Brahim, Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh, and Ahmad Fairuz Zainol Abidin.

All of them took the oath before Court of Appeal president Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim.

Meanwhile, 15 judicial commissioners took the oath of office as High Court judges before Hasnah.

They were Azizan Md Arshad, Narkunavathy Sundareson, Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin, Jamhirah Ali, Noor Hayati Mat, Azlan Sulaiman, and Kenneth Yoong Ken Chinson St James.

The other High Court judges were Leong Wai Hong, Noor Hisham Ismail, Roz Mawar Rozain, Wan Fadhilah Nor Wan Idris, Rofiah Mohamad, Wong Mee Ling, Raja Ahmad Mokhzanuddin Shah Raja Mohzan, and Suria Kumar DJ Paul.

Zaleha Mohd Yusuf Pan, 52, was appointed as a judicial commissioner and she took the oath of office before the Chief Justice of Sabah and Sarawak Abdul Rahman Sebli.

- Bernama

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