National
Chief Justice of Malaysia
- Malay: Ketua Hakim Negara
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
- Exact method
- Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the advice of the Prime Minister after consulting the Conference of Rulers (Federal Constitution, Art. 122B); head of the judiciary.
- Chosen by
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh since July 2025 Report Source: wikidata.org, checked
Sources
- 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
- 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: Chief Justice of Malaysia in Malay
- 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, current term