Mohamed Raus Sharif

محمد روس شريف‎8th Chief Justice of MalaysiaIn office
4 April 2017 – 10 July 2018Nominated byMohammad Najib Abdul RazakAppointed byMuhammad VPreceded byArifin ZakariaSucceeded byRichard Malanjum8th President of the Court of Appeal of MalaysiaIn office
12 September 2011 – 4 April 2017Nominated byNajib RazakAppointed byMizan Zainal AbidinPreceded byAlauddin Mohd SheriffSucceeded byZulkefli Ahmad Makinudin Personal detailsBorn
(1951-02-04) 4 February 1951 (age 73)
Rembau, Negeri Sembilan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)CitizenshipMalaysianSpouseSalwany Mohamed ZamriChildren2EducationSekolah Tuanku Abdul RahmanAlma materUniversity of Malaya (LLB)
London School of Economics (LLM)

Tun Mohamed Raus bin Sharif (Jawi: محمد روس بن شريف; born 4 February 1951) is a retired Malaysian lawyer who served as the eighth Chief Justice of Malaysia^[1] from 1 April 2017 until 31 July 2018.^[2] He replaced Arifin Zakaria.

Education

He began his formal education at Kampung Astana Raja Primary School in Rembau and went on to complete his secondary education in Tunku Besar Secondary School in Tampin. He completed his STPM certificate in Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman (STAR), Ipoh, Perak.

He obtained Bachelor of Laws from University of Malaya in 1976 later obtained Master of Laws from the London School of Economics in 1987.^[3]

Career

He joined Legal and Judicial Services as a magistrate in 1976.

On 1 November 1994, he was made a Judicial Commissioner in the High Court at Kuala Lumpur. On 12 January 1996, he was appointed as a Judge at the High Court of Malaya. Since then, he had served Shah Alam High Court, Muar High Court, Penang High Court and Kuala Lumpur High Court.

On 28 July 2006, he was appointed as a Judge of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia. On 12 September 2011, he was promoted as President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia.

In 2017, his tenure as the Chief Justice of Malaysia was extended further.^[4] The re-appointments of Md Raus and Zulkefli to their respective posts were controversial, as their terms were extended after they reached the mandatory retirement age of 66 years and six months.^[5] Bar Council called the move "unconstitutional" and will cause "widespread and severe erosion of public confidence in the judiciary and its independence".^[6]

Family

He is married to Toh Puan Salwany Mohamed Zamri and has two children.

Honours

•  Malaysia :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1994)^[7]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2011)^[8]
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (2012)^[9]
  • Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (SSM) – Tun (2017)^[10]

•  Negeri Sembilan :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Loyalty to Tuanku Muhriz (SSTM) – Dato' Seri (2010)^[11]

•  Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2016)^[12]

•  Penang :
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of State (DMPN) – Dato' (2000)
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DUPN) – Dato' Seri Utama (2017)^[13]

•  Sabah :
  • Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima (2016)^[14]

•  Sarawak :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA) – Datuk Amar (2016)^[15]

References

External links

• Website of the Federal Court of Malaysia

Legal offices
Preceded by Arifin Zakaria	Chief Justice of Malaysia 2017–2018	Succeeded by Richard Malanjum
Preceded by Alauddin Mohd Sheriff	President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia 2011–2017	Succeeded by Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin