Arifin Zakaria

Arifin Zakaria
7th Chief Justice of Malaysia
In office
12 September 2011 – 31 March 2017
Nominated byNajib Razak
Appointed byMizan Zainal Abidin
Preceded byZaki Azmi
Succeeded byMohamed Raus Sharif
8th Chief Judge of Malaya
In office
18 October 2008 – 11 September 2011
Nominated byAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
Appointed byMizan Zainal Abidin
Preceded byAlauddin Mohd Sheriff
Succeeded byZulkefli Ahmad Makinuddin
Group Chairman of Permodalan Nasional Berhad
In office
6 May 2021 – 31 May 2023
Preceded byZeti Akhtar Aziz
Succeeded byRaja Arshad Raja Uda
Personal details
Born
Arifin bin Zakaria

(1950-10-01) 1 October 1950 (age 74)
Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
SpouseRobiah Abdul Kadir
Alma materUniversity of Sheffield
University College London

Arifin bin Zakaria (born 1 October 1950) is a Malaysian lawyer who served as the seventh Chief Justice of Malaysia,[1] serving from 12 September 2011, succeeding Zaki Azmi, until 31 March 2017.

  1. ^ "Chief Justice of the Federal Court". Chief Registrar's Office, Federal Court of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2011.