Ahmad Fairuz Abdul Halim
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Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Ahmad Fairuz Abdul Halim |
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| 4th Chief Justice of Malaysia | |
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In office 2003–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Hamid Mohamad |
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Ahmad Fairuz bin Sheikh Abdul Halim 1 November 1941 Alor Setar, Kedah |
| Spouse(s) | Mazni Mohd Noor |
| Children | 2 |
Tun Ahmad Fairuz bin Sheikh Abdul Halim (born 1 November 1941) was the fourth Chief Justice of Malaysia. A controversial figure, he held that position from 2003 to 2007. In August 2007, he courted controversy by suggesting the abolishment of English Common Law to be replaced by Islamic Syariah Law. In September 2007, he was implicated in a 'judicial fixing' scandal. He retired in November 2007 and was replaced on 2 November 2007 by Abdul Hamid Mohamad as the Chief Justice.
Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim was born in Alor Setar, Kedah on 1 November 1941. He received his Bachelor of Laws from the National University of Singapore and later obtained his Master of Laws in International and Comparative Laws from the University of Brussels, Belgium.
He joined the Malaysian Judicial and Legal Service on 4 April 1967 as a Cadet Legal Officer and held various positions such as President of Sessions Court, State Legal Advisor and Chairman of the Advisory Board, Prime Minister's Department. On 1 December 1988 he was appointed Judicial Commissioner of High Court Malaya and was later appointed a High Court Judge. On 1 December 1995 he was elevated as a Court of Appeal Judge until his appointment as a Federal Court Judge on 1 September 2000.
See video clip: "Lingam Tape". See Also : Lingam Video Clip
On 19 September 2007, online daily Malaysiakini broke a story on a tape released by former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, where senior lawyer V.K. Lingam was seen talking to someone believed to be the Chief Justice Ahmad Fairuz.[1] The grainy eight-minute video footage was taken in 2002 at Lingam’s Kelana Jaya house. At that time, Ahmad Fairuz was the Chief Judge of Malaya (judiciary's No. 3 post).
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