The Right Honourable Tun Tengku Maimun bt Tuan Mat is the first lady Chief Justice of Malaysia. Her Ladyship read law at University of Malaya and graduated with honours in 1982. Her Ladyship’s tenure in the Judiciary began with her appointment as a Judicial Commissioner in October 2006. Tun Tengku Maimun was soon elevated as a High Court Judge before joining the Court of Appeal in January 2013. This trailblazing jurist was appointed as a Federal Court Judge in November 2018. Her Ladyship’s groundbreaking career in the Judiciary culminated with her appointment as Chief Justice of Malaysia on May 2, 2019. Tun Tengku Maimun is recognised as a brilliant jurist and respected as a fearless judge who strove hard to maintain the rule of law as well as defend the independence of the Malaysian Judiciary and protect the sanctity of the Malaysian Federal Constitution.