Ismail Khan Ibrahim Khan Explained

Honorific Prefix:Yang Amat Arif Tan Sri Dato'
Honorific Suffix:PMN PSM PPT BKT
Alma Mater:University College, London
Middle Temple
Birth Date:18 June 1905
Term Start2:2 September 1968
Term End2:31 December 1973
Office2:Chief Justice of Borneo
Successor2:Lee Hun Hoe
Order2:3rd
Native Name:إسماعيل خان بن إبراهيم خان
Occupation:Judge
Profession:Barrister
Office:President of the Dewan Negara
Order:6th
Term Start:31 December 1980
Term End:13 April 1985
Predecessor:Omar Ong Yoke Lin
Successor:Benedict Stephens
Appointer:Ahmad Shah
Nominator2:Tunku Abdul Rahman
Appointer2:Ismail Nasiruddin
Citizenship:Malaysian
Death Place:Seremban, Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Resting Place:Taiping Old Mosque, Taiping, Larut district, Perak, Malaysia
Birth Name:Ismail Khan bin Ibrahim Khan

Ismail Khan bin Ibrahim Khan (18 June 1905 – 18 April 2000; Jawi: إسماعيل خان بن إبراهيم خان)[1] was a Malaysian barrister and judge who served as the third Chief Justice of Borneo. He was the first Malay law graduate and second to become a barrister. Khan later came out of retirement after being nominated as President of the Dewan Negara (President of the Senate of Malaysia).[2]

Early life and education

Khan attended the premier boys' high school, King Edward VII School, and later the St. George's Institution where he matriculated in January 1923. Upon matriculation, Khan enrolled in the King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore to study medicine only to change his mind and left for University College, London in June the same year to read law instead. After four years in June 1927, Khan graduated and was called to the English Bar by Middle Temple in January 1928.

Career

After returning to British Malaya, Khan practised at a law firm in Penang of the Straits Settlements until the Japanese occupation of Malaya. In the aftermath of the war, he resumed his practice at Alor Setar, Kedah before being elevated to the bench. In 1958, Khan was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Malaysia (then Federation of Malaya) and was based in the capital, Kuala Lumpur. As Supreme Court judge, he was also later posted to the states of Negeri Sembilan and Malacca. Ten years after elevation to the bench, Khan was appointed the Chief Justice of Borneo on 2 September 1968, an office which he held until his retirement on 31 December 1973. He was the first non-British Empire citizen and only one of two non-East Malaysians to date to be appointed to the office.[3]

In December 1980, Khan came out of retirement after government decided to nominate him as the next President of the Senate of Malaysia. He served as the sixth president for more than four years before retiring a second time in July 1985.

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 17 August 2019. judiciary.kehakiman.gov.my. Former Chief Justice.
  2. Web site: 17 August 2019. Family News. members.tripod.com.
  3. Web site: V.. Free Malaysia Today. Ex-judges: Malanjum ideal for CJ’s post. Anbalagan. 21 October 2016. 17 August 2019.
  4. Web site: Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). 17 August 2019. SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT.