Mohtar Abdullah Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Seri
Mohtar Abdullah
Honorific Suffix:PSM PMN DGSM SJMK KMN
Office:6th Attorney General of Malaysia
Term Start:1994
Term End:2000
Predecessor:Abu Talib Othman
Successor:Ainum Mohd Saaid
Birth Date:7 May 1944
Birth Place:Masjid Tanah, Malacca, Straits Settlements
Death Place:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting Place:Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
Spouse:Zaleha Shukor
Profession:Lawyer
Alma Mater:University of Singapore

Tan Sri Mohtar bin Abdullah (7 May 1944 – 7 July 2003) was a Malaysian lawyer. He was the Attorney General of Malaysia from 1994 to 2000 and also served as a judge in the High Court and Federal Court.

Biography

Mohtar studied at the University of Singapore. He entered the judicial and legal service in 1972. He served as a judge on the High Court from 1988 to 1994 before being appointed Attorney General. After his tenure as Attorney General, he was appointed to the Federal Court in January 2002.

Less than three months into his term, he suffered a stroke. After surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain, Mohtar fell into coma for a nearly year. He died on 7 July 2003, in Kuala Lumpur Hospital aged 59.[1]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Notes and References

  1. News: Mohtar dies after a year in coma . . Loh . Deborah . July 7, 2003. (used with permission on www.malaysianbar.org.my)