Wan Ahmad Farid is Malaysia’s new chief justice

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Justice Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh used to be a political aide to the late Abdullah Ahmad Badawi but quit politics in 2013.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/07/18/wan-ahmad-farid-is-malaysias-new-chief-justice  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/07/18/wan-farid-dilantik-ketua-hakim-negara  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://Ábit.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 #WanAhmadFarid #ChiefJustice

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00:00Justice Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Saleh has been appointed as Malaysia's new Chief Justice,

00:07taking over the post from Tunggung Maimun Tuan Mat, who retired earlier this month.

00:12In a statement, the Office of the Chief Registrar said the Yang Dipirtuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim,

00:18on the advice of Prime Minister Anway Ibrahim, and after consultation with the Conference of Rulers,

00:24consented to Wan Ahmad Farid's appointment.

00:27Meanwhile, Abu Bakr Jais has been appointed as President of the Court of Appeal,

00:31while Aziza Nawawi has been appointed as Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak.

00:37Wan Ahmad Farid's appointment follows the retirement of Tunggung Maimun,

00:41whose term ended on July 1, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 66.

00:47Wan Ahmad Farid was previously a senator and served as Deputy Home Minister

00:51under the administration of the late former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

00:56However, he quit politics in 2013.

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