Ahmad Maarop | |
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| 10th President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia | |
| In office 11 July 2018 – 24 November 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Appointed by | Muhammad V |
| Preceded by | Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin |
| Succeeded by | Rohana Yusuf |
| 10thChief Judge of Malaya | |
| In office 4 April 2017 – 11 July 2018 | |
| Nominated by | Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak |
| Appointed by | Muhammad V |
| Preceded by | Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin |
| Succeeded by | Zaharah Ibrahim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ahmad bin Haji Maarop (1953-05-25)25 May 1953 (age 71) Kampung Serkam [ms],Malacca,Federation of Malaya (nowMalaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Spouse | Zainon Zainuddin |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya |
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Tan SriDato' SriAhmad bin Haji Maarop (born 25 May 1953) is aMalaysian jurist and lawyer who served as the tenthPresident of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia (PCA).[1]
Maarop was born inKampung Serkam [ms], a village in the historical state ofMalacca. He underwent his primary school education at Jasin National Primary School, Alor Gajah National Primary School and finally Bukit Beruang National Primary School, all in his home state.[1] Maarop then attended theDato' Abdul Razak School, a premier boarding school inSungai Gadut,Seremban,Negeri Sembilan. Upon completion of high school, he read law at theUniversity of Malaya and obtainedBachelor of Laws (Honours) (LL.B. (Hons.)) in 1978.[2]
He started his legal career as a Judicial and Legal Service officer on 8 May 1978 and had since held various post, serving as Magistrate in Betong andTemerloh, Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) for thestate ofJohor, DPP ofRoyal Malaysian Customs Department, State Legal Advisor ofPerlis, Head of Prosecution Unit forPenang, Senior Federal Counsel ofMinistry of Home Affairs of Malaysia and State Legal Advisor ofKelantan. In 1994, while serving as State Legal Advisor of Kelantan, he was admitted asadvocate andsolicitor in the High Court in Malaya atKota Bharu. He was then transferred to the Attorney General's Chambers headquarters where he served as deputy director and later as Head of Division, Advisory and International Division of Attorney General's Chambers.[3] On 1 October 1998, he became one of the seven persons who were appointed as Senior Deputy Public Prosecutor[4] by the Attorney General of Malaysia. His last position in Judicial and Legal Service was Commissioner Law Revision and Reform Malaysia.[5]
On 1 June 2000, he was elevated to the High Court bench asjudicial commissioner and was assigned to preside overHigh Court in Malaya in Malacca. On 1 March 2002, he was appointed as aHigh Court Judge and served in theHigh Court in Malaya in Malacca, Kuala Lumpur and Terengganu. His elevation to theCourt of Appeal bench took place on 18 July 2007. On 10 August 2011, he took his appointment as Judge,Federal Court of Malaysia.[2][6]
On 1 April 2017, he was officially appointed asChief Judge of Malaya,[7][8] taking over from Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin to occupy the third highest judicial office inMalaysia.
Following the14th Malaysian general election and the resignation of Zulkefli, Maarop was again chosen to take over from Zulkefli, this time ascending to the second highest judicial office of Malaysia, becoming the President of theCourt of Appeal of Malaysia. He was sworn in by theYang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia) on 11 July 2018.[9][10][11][12] As such, Maarop is currently the second-highest judicial officer in Malaysia after theChief Justice of Malaysia.
Maarop retired as PCA on the 24 November 2019 having reached the mandatory retirement age as stipulated by theConstitution of Malaysia.[13][14]
Malaysia :
Officer of theOrder of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1997)[15]
Grand Commander of theOrder of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) –Tan Sri (2013)[15][16]
Malacca :
Companion Class I of theOrder of Malacca (DMSM) –Datuk (1998)[15] Knight Commander of theOrder of Malacca (DCSM) –Datuk Wira (2015)[15][17]
Pahang :
Companion of theOrder of the Crown of Pahang (SMP) (1990)[15]
Grand Knight of theOrder of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) –Dato' Sri (2017)[15]
Terengganu :
Knight Companion of theOrder of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (DSMZ) –Dato' (2006)[15]| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by | President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia 2018–2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin | Chief Judge of Malaya 2017–2018 | Succeeded by |
