Tan Sri Richard Malanjum
Tan sri datuk seri panglima richard malanjum born 13 october 1952 is a malaysian jurist and lawyer who served as the ninth chief justice of malaysia and fourth chief judge of sabah and sarawak.
Tan sri richard malanjum. Kota kinabalu may 28 former chief justice tan sri richard malanjum today denied accusations that his non governmental organisation ngo was in cahoots with the state government over the recent purchase of covid 19 test kits. Kuala lumpur aug 19 a civil rights group has proposed that former chief justice tan sri richard malanjum be conferred the nation s highest honour that would qualify him to carry the title of tun. The malaysia first group asked whether malanjum was yet to receive the title that all his. The alleged list among others speculated that former chief justice tan sri richard malanjum had been picked to stand at the bingkor state assembly seat under the warisan banner.
Parti warisan sabah warisan has neither confirmed nor denied speculations on former chief judge tan sri richard malanjum s possible run in upcoming state polls under the party s ticket. Kota kinabalu sept 13 after persistent rumours that he would be standing in the state polls former chief justice tan sri richard malanjum has backed a government aligned upko candidate in kota. Presiding judge chief judge of sabah and sarawak datuk abang iskandar abang hashim allowed malanjum s petition after the advocates association of sarawak aas and the state attorney general chambers sag had no objection to it. Before joining the judicial service he was a practising lawyer and was the president of the sabah law association the bar association for the state of sabah.