Hayati binti Mohd Salleh

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Salleh is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Hayati. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berhormat Datin Seri Paduka
Hayati binti Mohd Salleh
SPMB
حياتي بنت محمد صالح
Datin Hayati in 2017
6th Attorney General of Brunei
In office
4 August 2009 – 18 August 2018
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah
Preceded byKifrawi Kifli
Succeeded byHairol Arni
Personal details
BornBrunei
ParentSalleh Masri (father)
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer
Known forOverseeing sharia law implementation in Brunei

Hayati binti Haji Mohd Salleh (or simply Hayati Salleh)[1][2] is a Bruneian lawyer and the first female Attorney General of Brunei,[3] who served the office from 2009 to 2018.[4] She is also the first female judge in Brunei, as well as the first female High Court Judge in the Supreme Court of Brunei. She is also the first Bruneian Malay woman to be called to the English Bar.[3][5][6][7][8][9][10]

In addition to her judicial responsibilities, she serves on a number of committees, such as the Law Revision Committee, the National Education Council, and the "Badan Perencana Kemajuan Jangka Panjang," which is charged with developing Brunei's long-term development strategy and overseeing its implementation. She also serves as the working committee's chairman for the Legal Profession Act.[11]

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  4. ^ "Pelantikan peguam negara dan pegawai kanan". Media Permata Online (in Malay). 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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  9. ^ House, Freedom (10 October 2013). Freedom in the World 2013: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442225671.
  10. ^ Berhormat, Yang (2018). "DATIN SERI PADUKA HAJAH HAYATI BINTI POKSDSP HAJI MOHD SALLEH ATTORNEY GENERAL" (PDF). KEY NOTE SPEECH AT INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY EVENT (2018): ‘PRESS FOR PROGRESS’.
  11. ^ "Datin Hayati". Program Book BIMP-EAGA. 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2023.