New chief judge of Malaya takes oath of office

Court of Appeal judge Hashim Hamzah today took the oath of office and allegiance as the chief judge of Malaya.

Hashim, 64, was sworn to the post, which is the third-highest position in the Malaysian judicial system, before High Court senior judge Akhtar Tahir.

The ceremony, held at the Palace of Justice, was also attended by Court of Appeal president Abu Bakar Jais and Chief Justice of Sabah and Sarawak Azizah Nawawi.

Four Court of Appeal judges also took the oath of office and allegiance as Federal Court Judges before Chief Justice Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh.

They are Nazlan Ghazali, 58, Che Ruzima Ghazali, 64, Collin Lawrence Sequerah, 65, and Azimah Omar, 63. The appointments take effect today.

Hashim was appointed as a judicial commissioner on Nov 1, 2012, and became a High Court judge two years later. On March 19, 2021, he was elevated to the Court of Appeal.

Born in Penang, Hashim graduated from the Faculty of Law, Universiti Malaya, in 1985. He has served in various capacities within the judicial and legal services, including as a magistrate, Sessions Court judge and head of the Prosecution Unit in the Deputy Public Prosecutor’s Office in Perak and Kedah.

He also served as a senior deputy registrar and later senior registrar of the Federal Court before being absorbed into the judiciary.

- Bernama

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