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NUS Law congratulates law alumnus Federal Court judge Datuk Abdul Hamid Mohamad ’69 on his appointment as Malaysia’s Court of Appeal president. Federal Court judge Datuk Abdul Hamid has been appointed Court of Appeal president, the second highest judicial post in Malaysia. Judge Hamid graduated from the Faculty of Law of the then University of Singapore in 1969 and joined the judicial and legal service as magistrate in Kangar, Perlis that same year. He has held various posts in the service, including Kuala Kubu Baru Sessions Court president, Kedah/Perlis Legal Aid Bureau assistant director, deputy registrar of the High Court of Malaya and legal adviser of Kelantan and Perak. Judge Hamid was appointed a judicial commissioner on May 1, 1990 and appointed a High Court judge in March 1992. Eight years later, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal. Judge Hamid was appointed a Federal Court judge on July 24, 2003. On April 1 this year, he was appointed a judge to the Special Court set up to hear cases involving rulers and members of royal families. Judge Hamid is married to Datin Hamidah Chong Abdullah, and the couple has four children. He has been bestowed several state honours and awards, including the Datuk Paduka Cura SiManja Kini (DPCM) by the Perak government and the Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negeri (DMPN) by the Penang government. Judge Hamid had also written more than 550 judgments in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Federal Court. |
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