Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat
Chief Justice of Malaysia since 2019 (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Tuan Mat is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Tengku Maimun. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat (Jawi: تڠكو ميمون توان مت; born 2 July 1959) is a Malaysian lawyer who has served as the 10th Chief Justice of Malaysia since May 2019.[1] She is the first woman to ascend to the highest judicial office of the country.[2][3]
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Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat | |
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تڠكو ميمون توان مت | |
10th Chief Justice of Malaysia | |
Assumed office 2 May 2019 | |
Nominated by | Mahathir Mohamad |
Appointed by | Abdullah |
Monarchs | Abdullah (2019–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad (2019–2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) Anwar Ibrahim (since 2022) |
Preceded by | Richard Malanjum |
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Born | Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat (1959-07-02) 2 July 1959 (age 64) Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Spouse | Zamani Ibrahim |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | University of Malaya (LLB) |
Profession | Lawyer |
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Tengku Maimun was announced as Malaysia's new Chief Justice, succeeding Richard Malanjum who retired in April 2019, in a statement released by the Prime Minister's Department on 2 May 2019.