Court of Appeal president appointed acting chief judge of Malaya

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Abu Bakar Jais will perform the duties and functions of the office until the position is permanently filled.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/11/17/court-of-appeal-president-appointed-acting-chief-judge-of-malaya  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

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00:00Court of Appeal President Abu Bakar Jais has been appointed Acting Chief Judge of Malaya

00:06following the vacancy created by the retirement of Hasna Hashim last week.

00:12In a letter dated November 14, Chief Justice Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Saleh

00:16stated that Abu Bakar will perform the duties and functions of the office

00:21until the position is permanently filled.

00:23Wan Ahmad Farid made the appointment in accordance with Section 9 of Section 3A

00:30of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964, which states that a federal court judge

00:34may exercise the duties of the CJM in the event of a vacancy.

00:40Abu Bakar is a federal court judge and the Court of Appeal President,

00:45the second highest administrative position in the judicial hierarchy.

00:48Hasna, who briefly served as Acting Chief Justice from July 3rd to August 27th,

00:55held the CJM post for a year.

00:58Natasha Bust, FMT

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