TENGKU MAIMUN TUAN MAT
CHIEF JUSTICE OF MALAYSIA FEDERAL COURT OF MALAYSIA
Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat was appointed as the 10th and current Chief Justice of Malaysia in 2019, and is the f irst woman to ascend to the highest judicia l of f ice of the countr y. Her prev ious accolades include postings at the Attorney General 's Chambers, Mag istrates and Sessions Court, where she ser ved as the judicia l commissioner in 2006. Between 2017 and 2013, Tengku Maimun also ser ved as a High Court judge, posted at Kuala Lumpur High Court and later at Shah A lam High Court. Tengku Maimun graduated from the Universit y of Malaya w ith a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (LL .B.) in 1982 .