Mohamad Jemuri Serjan Explained

Honorific Suffix:PMN DA PNBS SPDK JMN PPC
Honorific Prefix:Yang Amat Arif Tan Sri Datuk Amar
Office:Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak
Order:1st
Term Start2:11 March 1989
Term Start:24 June 1994
Term End:9 September 1994
Successor:Chong Siew Fai
Predecessor2:Lee Hun Hoe
Nominator:Mahathir Mohamad
Appointer:Azlan Shah
Mohamad Jemuri Serjan
Birth Name:Mohamad Jemuri bin Serjan
Birth Date:10 September 1929
Birth Place:Kuching, Raj of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
Death Place:Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Native Name:محمد جموري بن سرجان
Office2:Chief Justice of Borneo
Citizenship:Malaysian
Nationality:Malaysian
Occupation:Teacher
Judge
Successor2:Himself
Predecessor:Himself
Nominator2:Mahathir Mohamad
Appointer2:Azlan Shah
Order2:5th
Term End2:23 June 1994

Mohamad Jemuri bin Serjan (10 September 1929 – 26 January 2022) was a Malaysian judge who served as the last Chief Justice of Borneo and the first Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak.

Life and career

Jemuri was born on 10 September 1929 to Serjan Wakijan and Jede Othman in Kuching.[1] After graduating from school, Jemuri joined the Sarawak Education Department as an junior untrained teacher and taught at the Green Road National Secondary School. In 1955, he was transferred to serve in the Sarawak administrative service where he had his first encounter with law and legal work.

On 1 June 1965, Jemuri became a stipendiary magistrate. He was then appointed assistant Attorney-General of Sarawak on 8 November 1966. In 1973, Jemuri was promoted as Attorney-General (A-G) and held that office until his retirement in 1984. It was during his period in office that the infamous 1966 Sarawak constitutional crisis took place which resulted in the removal of Stephen Kalong Ningkan as Chief Minister of Sarawak.[2] However, he was later re-engaged on a contract basis and continued serving as A-G until 31 December 1987, following which he was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Malaysia. Finally, Jemuri was appointed the Chief Justice of Borneo on 11 March 1989, an office which he held until shortly after it was renamed the Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak before his retirement on 9 September 1994.

Jemuri died at a hospital in Kuching on 26 January 2022, at the age of 92.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Former Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Mohamad Jemuri Serjan passes away at 92. 2022-01-26. Borneo Post Online. en-US.
  2. Web site: New Straits Times. Teo. 15 September 2017. John. Charting the way forward.
  3. Web site: 20 August 2019. SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).
  4. Web site: 20 August 2019. judiciary.kehakiman.gov.my. Former Chief Justice.
  5. Book: Paxton, J.. 20 August 2019. The Statesman's Year-Book 1980-81. 15 December 2016. 9780230271098.