YAA Tan Sri Datuk Amar Abang Iskandar bin Abang Hashim
Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak
PSM, DA, DSPN
The Right Honourable Tan Sri Dato’ Amar Abang Iskandar bin Abang Hashim was born on 3 July 1959 in Sibu, Sarawak.
The Right Honourable Tan Sri's career in the Judicial and Legal Service began on 1 August 1983 when he was appointed as a Magistrate in Miri, Sarawak before being transferred to the Magistrate’s Court of Limbang in the same year and to the Magistrate’s Court of Sibu in the following year.
From the court, The Right Honourable Tan Sri crossed to Sarawak Legal Aid Bureau in 1989. A year later, The Right Honourable Tan Sri returned to the court as a Session Court Judge, at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court.
The Right Honourable Tan Sri gained vast experience when he had the opportunity to join various government departments in his service. From 1992 until 1994, The Right Honourable Tan Sri was posted as the Legal Advisor of the Fisheries Department, Ministry of Agriculture.
From 1994 until 2000, The Right Honourable Tan Sri led the General Crime Unit, Prosecution Division, Attorney General’s Chambers, Kuala Lumpur, and the Commercial Crime Unit, Prosecution Division, Attorney General’s Chambers, Putrajaya as the Head of the Unit.
The Right Honourable Tan Sri was then appointed as the Chairman of the Department of Cooperative Development Malaysia Tribunal, Kuala Lumpur in 2000 and held the post for one year before being seconded to the Central Bank of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur as the Head of Prosecution Unit/ Deputy Public Prosecutor. Two years later, The Right Honourable Tan Sri returned to the Attorney General’s Chambers, Putrajaya as the Head of the Commercial Crime Unit, Prosecution Division for a period of one year i.e. from the year 2003 until 2004.
The Right Honourable Tan Sri's journey in the legal profession continued when in the year of 2004, The Right Honourable Tan Sri was seconded to the Malaysia Securities Commission Malaysia, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur as the Director of the Enforcement Division until the year 2007.
On 1 March 2007, The Right Honourable Tan Sri was appointed by the DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong as a Judicial Commissioner. In the same year, The Right Honourable Tan Sri was also appointed as the Chairman of the Appeal Board, Board of Engineers Malaysia, by DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
The Right Honourable Tan Sri served at the High Court of Shah Alam, Selangor from 1 March 2007 until 31 April 2009 as Judicial Commissioner before being transferred to Kuala Lumpur High Court on 1 May 2009.
On 14 October 2009, The Right Honourable Tan Sri was appointed by DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong as a High Court Judge. The Right Honourable Tan Sri continued to serve in the Kuala Lumpur High Court in various divisions until 31 December 2012.
On 2 January 2013, The Right Honourable Tan Sri was transferred to the Penang High Court. Nine months later, i.e. on 30 September 2013, The Right Honourable Tan Sri was elevated as a Judge of the Court of Appeal, Malaysia.
The Right Honourable Tan Sri was appointed by DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di Pertuan Agong as a Federal Court Judge on 26 November 2018 and on 20 February 2020, The Right Honourable Tan Sri was appointed as the Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak. On 13 January 2023, The Right Honourable Tan Sri was appointed as the President Court of Appeal.
To appreciate The Right Honourable Tan Sri's contribution to the Civil Service, The Right Honourable Tan Sri was awarded Pingat Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN) by Tuan Yang di Pertua of Pulau Pinang on 27 August 2013. The Right Honourable Tan Sri was then conferred with the federal award Panglima Setia Mahkota which carries the title "Tan Sri" on 13 November 2021.
The Right Honourable Tan Sri Dato’ is married to YBhg. Puan Sri Datin Fadzillah binti Dato’ Kamaruddin and they are blessed with three (3) children.
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