Mohamed Raus Sharif

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Sharif is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohamed Raus.
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dato' Seri
Mohamed Raus Sharif
SSM PMN PSM DUPN SPDK DA SSAP SSTM
محمد روس شريف‎
8th Chief Justice of Malaysia
In office
4 April 2017 – 10 July 2018
Nominated byMohd. Najib Abdul Razak
Appointed byMuhammad V
Preceded byArifin Zakaria
Succeeded byRichard Malanjum
8th President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia
In office
12 September 2011 – 4 April 2017
Nominated byNajib Razak
Appointed byMizan Zainal Abidin
Preceded byAlauddin Mohd Sheriff
Succeeded byZulkefli Ahmad Makinudin
Personal details
Born
Mohamed Raus bin Sharif

(1951-02-04) 4 February 1951 (age 73)
Rembau, Negeri Sembilan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
SpouseSalwany Mohamed Zamri
Children2
EducationSekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (LLB)
London School of Economics (LLM)

Tun Dato' Seri Mohamed Raus bin Sharif (Jawi: محمد روس بن شريف; born 4 February 1951) is a retired Malaysian lawyer who served as the eighth Chief Justice of Malaysia[1] from 1 April 2017 until 31 July 2018.[2] He replaced Arifin Zakaria.

  1. ^ "The Honourable Tan Sri Dato' Seri Md Raus Bin Sharif". Chief Registrar's Office, Federal Court of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  2. ^ Harun, Hana Naz (1 April 2017). "Tan Sri Md Raus appointed new Chief Justice". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 May 2017.