<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 11): Datuk Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar will be appointed as the new attorney general, effective from Tuesday, succeeding Tan Sri Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh, who will be appointed as a Federal Court judge after one year and two months as the AG.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The announcement was made by Chief Secretary to the Government&nbsp;Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar&nbsp;in a statement.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Dusuki, who is presently the head of the Appellate and Trial Division of the Attorney General's Chambers, is the first AG who graduated the International Islamic University (IIU).</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Shamsul said Dusuki, 57, who hails from Machang, Kelantan, holds a law degree from the IIU and a masters from the Wollongong University, Australia.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“He has 31 years of experience in the Attorney General's Chambers. The government thanks Ahmad Terrirudin for his services to the country as the AG,” said Shamsul.</p></div>

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