Zaki Azmi
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Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Zaki Azmi |
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| 6th Chief Justice of Malaysia | |
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In office 21 October 2008 – 9 September 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Abdul Hamid Mohamad |
| Succeeded by | Arifin Zakaria |
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Zaki bin Mohamed Azmi 12 September 1945 Alor Setar, Kedah |
| Spouse(s) | Nik Sazlina Mohd Zain |
| Father | Mohamed Azmi Mohamed |
| Alma mater | Lincoln's Inn |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Tun Zaki bin Tun Mohamed Azmi (born 12 September 1945 in Alor Setar) was the sixth Chief Justice of Malaysia. He was appointed by the King on 21 October 2008 after his predecessor, Abdul Hamid Mohamed, retired from office.
Zaki, who was previously a practising lawyer, was directly appointed as a Federal Court judge on 5 September 2007—a first in Malaysian judicial history. Zaki is the son of former Lord President of the Federal Court Mohamed Azmi Mohamed. He was appointed as President of the Court of Appeal in December 2007.
Zaki's appointment as a Federal Court judge has been criticised by the Opposition citing his swift ascendency, presence of more senior judges, and the fact that he was a legal adviser to the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the major component party in the ruling coalition, just prior to his appointment as a judge.
Early in his life, Zaki attended school in Sultan Abdul Hamid College in Alor Setar, furthering his studies at Anderson School in Ipoh and finally in English College Johore Bahru.
Zaki became a Barrister-at-law through Lincoln's Inn in London, served at the Attorney General's Chambers from 1969 to 1970, and later served the subordinate courts from 1970 to 1973. In 1973, Zaki returned to the Attorney General's Chambers serving as a Federal Counsel and in 1976 he became a senior Federal Counsel under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Zaki was called to the Malayan Bar in 1983 and practised as a lawyer at Shahrizat Rashid & Lee beginning 1985.
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