Azahar Mohamed

Azahar Mohamed
أزهار بين محمد
12th Chief Judge of Malaya
In office
8 August 2019 – 27 October 2022
Nominated byMahathir Mohamad
Appointed byAbdullah
Preceded byZaharah Ibrahim
Succeeded byMohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah (Acting)
Personal details
Born
Azahar bin Mohamed

(1956-04-27) April 27, 1956 (age 68)
Johor Bahru, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Nationality Malaysia
SpouseAminah Md. Yusof
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (LL.B.)
London School of Economics (LL.M.)
OccupationJudge
ProfessionLawyer

Azahar bin Mohamed (Jawi: أزهار بين محمد; born 27 April 1956)[1] is a retired Malaysian judge and lawyer who served as the 12th Chief Judge of the High Court of Malaya from August 2019 to his retirement in October 2022.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Yang Di-Pertuan Agong berkenan terima mengadap dan mengurniakan surat cara pelantikan Hakim" (in Malay). Radio Televisyen Malaysia. 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Azahar Mohamed appointed chief judge of Malaya". Free Malaysia Today. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.