KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 18): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has appointed former attorney general Tan Sri Idrus Harun, former Federal Court judge Tan Sri Zainun Ali, former Sarawak AG Datuk Seri Talat Mahmood Abdul Rashid and Universiti Teknologi Mara law lecturer Dr Hartini Saripan as members of the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC).
Their appointment for a two-year period under Section 5(1) of the Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2009 is effective from Nov 1 this year to Oct 31, 2026, the JAC secretary said in a statement on Monday.
“Their appointments are to replace former chief justice Tun Md Raus Sharif, former Federal Court judge Tan Sri Suriyadi Halim Omar, former Sarawak AG Datuk Abdul Razak Tready and law lecturer Datuk Dr Shamrahayu Ab Aziz, where their term expired on Sept 3 this year.
“JAC would like to thank the contribution made by Md Raus, Suriyadi, Abdul Razak and Shamrahayu for the duration of them being a member,” JAC added in the statement.
The statement confirmed The Edge’s earlier report on Nov 11 that announced Idrus, Zainun, Talat and Hartini’s appointment to the JAC.
Newly appointed Chief Judge of Malaya (CJM) Datuk Seri Hasnah Mohamed Hashim, by virtue of being the CJM, will replace her predecessor Tan Sri Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah as the fifth member.