National
Federal Court of Malaysia
- Malay: Mahkamah Persekutuan Malaysia
Governs Malaysia
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Source: lom.agc.gov.my, checkedFederal Court of Malaysia in plain words
- What it's for
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The Federal Court is the highest court in Malaysia. It hears final appeals, decides constitutional questions and disputes between the states and the Federation, and is headed by the Chief Justice, who also heads the judiciary.
Who sits on it
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Chief Justice of Malaysia
Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
- Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh Chief Justice of Malaysia · since July 2025
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judges of the Federal Court
Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief Justice of Malaysia lom.agc.gov.my · checked
- Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh as Chief Justice of Malaysia wikidata.org · checked
- Judge of the Federal Court lom.agc.gov.my · checked
What it can do
- Final appeals
The Federal Court is the final court of appeal in civil and criminal matters (Art. 121(2), 128(3)).
- Constitutional review and state disputes
The Federal Court alone decides whether laws are valid for want of legislative power, disputes between states or between the Federation and a state, and questions of constitutional interpretation referred to it (Art. 128(1)-(2)); it gives advisory opinions to the Agong (Art. 130).
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Sources for what it can do
- Final appeals lom.agc.gov.my · checked
- Constitutional review and state disputes lom.agc.gov.my · checked
Sources
- lom.agc.gov.my · checked Attorney General's Chambers, Federal Constitution (Parts IV, V, VII, IX), read 2026-10-12: existence, kind and composition of the national authorities; Part IV Chapter 1 (Art. 32-33), Part IV Ch. 3 (Art. 38) and Art. 43-45 for the Agong, Conference of Rulers, Cabinet and Parliament. For: Federal Court of Malaysia
- lom.agc.gov.my · checked Federal Constitution (articles cited in the text); vacancies per Election Commission announcements (Pandan/Setiawangsa 2026-05-20, Subang August 2026, Petaling Jaya 2026-10-05); Senate count from the Parliament list read 2026-10-12. For: What it's for
- parlimen.gov.my · checked Malay (ms) names: parliament body and office names as used on the Malay-language Parliament portal; ministry names as used in standard Malay usage by the Government (pmo.gov.my unreachable on 2026-10-12, so not individually verified against official text; flagged official=false for office names). For: Federal Court of Malaysia in Malay
- lom.agc.gov.my · checked Federal Constitution of Malaysia, article cited in each description, read 2026-10-12. For: Final appeals, Constitutional review and state disputes
- lom.agc.gov.my · checked Federal Constitution (Art. 32, 38, 43, 45, 46, 55, 56, 122B), read 2026-10-12: how each national office is filled and its term. Office list and seat counts for the Cabinet from Wikipedia "Anwar Ibrahim cabinet" (revision read 2026-10-12); Fallback: Wikipedia, because pmo.gov.my was unreachable (connection failed); cross-checked against Bernama/NST reports of the 17 December 2025 reshuffle. For: Chief Justice of Malaysia, Judge of the Federal Court
- wikidata.org · checked Agong and Deputy Agong sworn/elected 31 January 2024 (Conference of Rulers, 27 October 2023 vote; Wikipedia/Wikidata); Chief Justice sworn in 28 July 2025 (Bernama via Malay Mail); Speaker Johari Abdul. Fallback: Wikipedia/Wikidata and press, because official pages were not read in detail. For: Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh as Chief Justice of Malaysia
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