Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim presided over ceremonies to appoint 14 new judges and 17 members of the Penang Islamic Religious Council.
KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, today presented instruments of appointment to 14 judges at Istana Negara.
The ceremony began with the appointment of Datuk Ravinthran Paramaguru and Datuk Azmi Ariffin as Federal Court Judges.
His Majesty also appointed six new judges to the Court of Appeal. They are Datuk Amarjeet Singh Serjit Singh, Datuk Seri Mohd Radzi Harun, Datuk Aliza Sulaiman, Datuk Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh, Dean Wayne Daly and Datuk Seri Latifah Mohd Tahar.
Six new High Court judges also received their instruments. They are Dr Suzana Muhamad Said, Yusrin Faidz Yusoff, Arziah Mohamed Apandi, Datuk Hazizah Kassim, Gan Techiong and Suriyati Hasimah Mohd Hashim.
The ceremony was attended by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said and Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar.
Also present were Chief Justice Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh and the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal Tan Sri Syed Danial Syed Ahmad.
At a separate ceremony, the King presented instruments of appointment to 17 Penang Islamic Religious Council (MAINPP) members.
The appointees included MAINPP president Datuk Dr Mohamad Abdul Hamid and its deputy president Datuk Ahmad Shaziy Ismail Bakti.
State Secretary Datuk Seri Zulkifli Long and State Legal Adviser Datuk Wan Nor Sakina Saad were also appointed.
Other appointees were State Financial Officer Datuk Zairi Mat Ali, Penang Mufti Datuk Dr Mohd Sukki Othman, Penang Police Chief Datuk Azizee Ismail and Istana Negara Religious Officer Datuk Munir Md Salleh.
