Abdul Hamid Omar

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Omar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Hamid. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun
Abdul Hamid Omar
SSM PMN SSMT SPMT SIMP SPMS DPMP
1st Chief Justice of Malaysia
In office
10 November 1988 – 24 September 1994
Preceded byPost created
Salleh Abas as Lord President of the Supreme Court
Succeeded byEusoff Chin
Personal details
Born
Abdul Hamid bin Omar

(1929-03-25)25 March 1929
Kuala Perlis, Perlis, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya
Died1 September 2009(2009-09-01) (aged 80)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
SpouseAzian Aiyub Ghazali
Alma materLincoln's Inn

Abdul Hamid bin Omar (25 March 1929 – 1 September 2009) was the first Chief Justice of Malaysia.[1]

  1. ^ Hamid, Halimatul; Jammaludin, Nurul Huda (2 September 2009). "Former Lord President Dies" (PDF). New Straits Times. Retrieved 11 February 2018.