President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia explained

Post:	President of the Court of Appeal
Body:	Malaysia
Insignia:	Coat of arms of Malaysia.svg
Incumbent:	Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim
Incumbentsince:	17 January 2023
Style:	Yang Amat Arif The Right Honourable^[1] His Lordship
Member Of:	Federal Court of Malaysia
Seat:	Palace of Justice, Putrajaya
Nominator:	Prime Minister of Malaysia
Appointer:	Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Termlength:	mandatory retirement age at 65 or 66 (at request for minimal extension)
Constituting Instrument:	Federal Constitution of Malaysia
Inaugural:	Lamin Mohd Yunos
Salary:	31,500 monthly^[2]

The President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia (Malay: Presiden Mahkamah Rayuan), is the office and title of the deputy head of the Malaysian judiciary system. The title has been in use since 24 June 1994, when the Court of Appeal of Malaysia was formed. The President of the Court of Appeal is the head of the Court of Appeal, the second highest court of Malaysia. It is the second highest position in Malaysian judicial system after the Chief Justice of Malaysia and followed by the Chief Judge of Malaya, and the Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak.^[3]

Presidents of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia

• Lamin Haji Mohd Yunos (1994 to 2001)^[4]
• Wan Adnan Ismail (2001)^[5]
• Ahmad Fairuz Abdul Halim (2002 to 2003)
• Abdul Malik Ahmad (2004 to 2007)
• Abdul Hamid Mohamad (2007)
• Zaki Azmi (2007 to 2008)^[6]
• Alauddin Mohd Sheriff (2008 to 2011)
• Md Raus Sharif (2011 to 2017)^[7]
• Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin (2017 to 2018)^[8]
• Ahmad Maarop (2018 to 2019)^[9]
• Rohana Yusuf (2019 to 2022)^{[10] [11]}
• Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim (2023 to present)^[12]

See also

• Courts of Malaysia

References

1. http://www.kehakiman.gov.my/en/court/appeal-court/president-court-appeal President of the Court of Appeal | Office of the Chief Registrar, Federal Court of Malaysia
2. Web site: A look at the resignation of Malaysia's two top judges and what's next. 11 April 2019. Malay Mail. 18 June 2018. Ida. Lim.
3. Web site: The Malaysian Judiciary: Operation of the court. Malaysian Court. 15 April 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20110709144745/http://www.kehakiman.gov.my/courts/maljudiciary.shtml. 9 July 2011. dead.
4. Web site: Former Presidents of the Court of Appeal. 17 October 2018. Official Website Office of the Chief Registrar Federal Court of Malaysia. 12 October 2018.
5. Web site: Zaki is new Chief Justice (updated). 7 September 2001. Utusan Malaysia. 17 October 2018. Shaila. Koshy.
6. Web site: Zaki is new Chief Justice (updated). The Star (Malaysia). 17 October 2018. Shaila. Koshy.
7. Web site: Arifin appointed Chief Justice. The Star (Malaysia). 6 June 2011. 11 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120922224855/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2011%2F9%2F6%2Fnation%2F9431247&sec=nation. 22 September 2012. dead.
8. Web site: Md Raus appointed new Chief Justice. The Star (Malaysia). 1 April 2017 .
9. Web site: Richard Malanjum Ketua Hakim Negara yang baharu. Bernama. Berita Harian. 11 July 2018. 12 July 2018.
10. Web site: History to be made with 3 women judges promoted to Federal Court. 5 December 2019. 5 December 2019. Free Malaysia Today. V.. Anbalagan.
11. Web site: Another milestone for women as Rohana set to head Court of Appeal. 5 December 2019. 5 December 2019. Malay Mail. Justin. Ong.
12. Web site: Sarawak's Abang Iskandar is new Court of Appeal president. 16 January 2023. 21 January 2023. Free Malaysia Today. V.. Anbalagan.