Tan Sri Richard Malanjum

Malanjum the first sabahan to hold the judiciary s top post served as chief justice for nine months and 12 years as the chief judge of sabah and sarawak.

Tan sri richard malanjum. Tan sri datuk seri panglima richard malanjum born 13 october 1952 is a malaysian jurist and lawyer who served as the ninth chief justice of malaysia and fourth chief judge of sabah and sarawak. Chief justice tan sri richard malanjum has retired after serving 27 years in the judiciary. The malaysia first group asked whether malanjum was yet to receive the title that all his. Presiding judge chief judge of sabah and sarawak datuk abang iskandar abang hashim allowed malanjum s petition after the advocates association of sarawak aas and the state attorney general chambers sag had no objection to it.

Kuala lumpur aug 19 a civil rights group has proposed that former chief justice tan sri richard malanjum be conferred the nation s highest honour that would qualify him to carry the title of tun. The alleged list among others speculated that former chief justice tan sri richard malanjum had been picked to stand at the bingkor state assembly seat under the warisan banner. Before joining the judicial service he was a practising lawyer and was the president of the sabah law association the bar association for the state of sabah. Parti warisan sabah warisan has neither confirmed nor denied speculations on former chief judge tan sri richard malanjum s possible run in upcoming state polls under the party s ticket.