Abang Iskandar may become chief justice for 6 months, says source

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The source also says new Federal Court judge Ahmad Terrirudin Salleh appears to be the front-runner to replace him as Court of Appeal president.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/04/05/abang-iskandar-may-become-chief-justice-for-6-months-says-source/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/04/05/abang-iskandar-mungkin-jadi-ketua-hakim-negara-6-bulan-kata-sumber/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AbangIskandar #ChiefJustice #6months

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00:00Court of Appeal President Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim appears likely to helm the judiciary

00:06as the next Chief Justice, with incumbent Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat set to retire in June,

00:12according to a source.

00:14If appointed, Abang Iskandar, the current holder of the judiciary's second-most senior

00:18position, will become the first judge from Sarawak to reach its pinnacle.

00:23The source said the appointment appears to be strategic as there is presently no other

00:27Sarawakian who is likely to come close to being made top judge in the near future.

00:33Abang Iskandar will reach the mandatory retirement age for judges on July 1, but is expected

00:38to receive a six-month extension to his tenure from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

00:44The source also said newly-installed federal court judge Ahmad Teri Rudin Saleh is the

00:49frontrunner to replace Abang Iskandar as Court of Appeal President.

00:54Under the law, the Judicial Appointments Commission is required to send a list of

00:57candidates for the top post to the Prime Minister, who will, in accordance with Article 122B

01:03of the Constitution, tender his advice to the King.

01:07The article also requires the King to act on the Prime Minister's advice after consultation

01:12with the Conference of Rulers.

01:15Narmada Raja, FMT

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