Ambiga Sreenevasan
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Yang Berbahagia Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan அம்பிகா சீனிவாசன் |
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Ambiga Sreenevasan speaks at the International Women of Courage Awards ceremony in 2009.
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| 24th President of Malaysian Bar Council | |
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In office March 2007 – March 2009 |
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| Deputy | Mr. Ragunath Kesavan |
| Preceded by | Mr. Yeo Yang Poh |
| Succeeded by | Mr. Ragunath Kesavan |
| Chairman of Bersih 2.0 | |
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In office 2011 – 30 November 2013 |
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| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Maria Chin Abdullah |
| Chairperson of Bar Council Orang Asli Committee | |
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Assumed office 2010 |
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| Director of Securities Industry Dispute Resolution Centre | |
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Assumed office 2011 |
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| Executive Committee of Women's Aid Organisation | |
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Assumed office 2009 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Relations | daughter of Dato' Dr G. Sreenevasan |
| Alma mater |
University of Exeter, England |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Award(s) | Darjah Dato' Paduka Mahkota Perak (DPMP), 2008 |
| International Women of Courage Award, 2009 | |
| Honorary Graduate of University of Exeter, 2011–12 | |
| Honorary Doctorate in Law (LLD) of University of Exeter, 2011 | |
| Legion of Honour, 23 September 2011 | |
University of Exeter, England
(LLB Law, 1979)
Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan (born 1956) is a prominent Malaysian lawyer and human rights advocate, and is one of the eight recipients of the US International Women of Courage Award in 2009. She formerly served as the President of the Malaysian Bar Council from 2007 to 2009, and was former co-chairperson of Bersih, an NGO Coalition advocating for free and fair elections.
She currently serves on the executive committee of the Women's Aid Organisation and is involved in the Bar Council Special Committee on the Orang Asli (indigenous persons) rights. She is a Director of the Securities Industry Dispute Resolution Centre. She has been involved in the drafting and presenting of several papers and memoranda on issues relating to the rule of law, the judiciary, the administration of justice, legal aid, religious conversion and other human rights issues.
As former President of the Malaysian Bar she played a significant role in the establishing of a panel of eminent persons, together with LAWASIA, the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute and Transparency International-Malaysia in the year 2008. This panel reviewed the judicial crisis of 1988 and issued a report which was the first of its kind, setting an important precedent for organisations to establish their own panel inquiring into abuses of power.
During her high school days, Sreenevasan studied at Convent Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur, where she also served as the Head Prefect in 1975. She graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Exeter in 1979, and was called to the English Bar at Gray's Inn in 1980. After having worked in two London law firms, she was subsequently admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 1982.
In July 2011, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Law (LLD) by the University of Exeter.
Sreenevasan has been a practising Advocate and Solicitor since March 1982. She is a founding partner of Sreenevasan, Advocates & Solicitors.
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