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(4 hours ago)Tee tiong huat Wrote: KUALA LUMPUR: A highly anticipated announcement from Malaysia’s royal rulers on top judges’ appointments has failed to materialise, stirring a fresh round of uncertainty over the leadership vacuum in the judiciary. The Conference of Rulers - the ceremonial heads of Malaysia’s nine royal households - held talks with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim this week to discuss recommendations for top appointments to the judiciary. On Tuesday (Jul 15), Anwar said that the rulers would announce the appointments the next day. Govt sources told CNA on Wednesday that Conference of Rulers had reached an agreement & that the appointments would be formalised at the closing session on Thursday before an official announcement.

At around noon on Thursday, the Sultan of Selangor, who ranks as the most senior monarch in the Conference of Rulers and the chairman of this week’s proceedings, issued a statement to confirm that the meeting had discussed the appointments of the Chief Justice, President of the Court of Appeal, Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak, as well as other judges of the superior courts. Asia
Malaysia’s sultans end meeting without naming new top judges, urge public not to speculate over judiciary crisis. PM Anwar Ibrahim had earlier said that the rulers would announce the appointments on Wednesday (Jul 16).

17 Jul 2025 (Updated:
KUALA LUMPUR: A highly anticipated announcement from Malaysia’s royal rulers on top judges’ appointments has failed to materialise, stirring a fresh round of uncertainty over the leadership vacuum in the judiciary. The Conference of Rulers - the ceremonial heads of Malaysia’s nine royal households - held talks with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim this week to discuss recommendations for top appointments to the judiciary.

Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah added that he supported the statement by the Istana Negara (National Palace) on Jul 10 regarding power of the king to appoint these top judges on advice of the prime minister after consultation with the Conference of Rulers. “The process provided for under Federal Constitution must be carried out transparently and carefully, in order to uphold rule of law support the principles of justice form the core of governance in this country,” the Sultan of Selangor said. “In this connection, all parties are urged to refrain from making any speculation or unfounded accusations without complete and verified facts.”

However, there has been no formal announcement of any top judges’ appointments as widely expected even though the Conference of Rulers had finished their 3-day meeting at mid-day on Thursday. This unusual development has provided yet another twist to a deepening political crisis raging over allegations of political intervention in the appointment of senior judges following the retirement of Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat and President of the Court of Appeal Abang Iskandar Abang Ismail earlier this month...