Court of Appeal of Malaysia


The Court of Appeal is an appellate court of the judiciary system in Malaysia. It is the second highest court in the hierarchy below the Federal Court. This court was created in 1994 as part of reforms made to the judiciary to create a second tier appellate court after the Privy Council appeals to the United Kingdom was abolished in 1985. The court is headed by the President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia, who is the second most senior post in Malaysian judiciary after the Chief Justice of Malaysia.
On 5 December 2019, Rohana Yusuf was sworn-in by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to replace Ahmad Maarop, who retired having reached his mandatory retirement age.

Presidents of the Court of Appeal

PresidentAppointment dateDeparture date
Abdul Malek Ahmad20042007
Abdul Hamid Mohamad20072007
Zaki Mohamed Azmi20072008
Alauddin Mohd Sheriff20082011
Mohamed Raus Sharif20112017
Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin20172018
Ahmad Maarop20182019
Rohana Yusuf2019Incumbent

Current judges

This is the list of current judges of the Court of Appeal.
PrefixJudgePostDate of appointment
Yang Amat Arif DatoRohana YusufPresident of the Court5 December 2019
Yang Arif Datuk Dr.Hamid Sultan Abu BackerJudge8 January 2013
Yang Arif DatoUmi Kalthum Abdul MajidJudge30 September 2013
Yang Arif Datuk Dr.Badariah SahamidJudge12 September 2014
Yang Arif DatukKamardin HashimJudge21 March 2016
Yang Arif DatukYaacob Md SamJudge21 March 2016
Yang Arif DatukAbdul Karim Abdul JalilJudge21 March 2016
Yang Arif DatoSuraya OthmanJudge23 September 2017
Yang Arif DatukHanipah FarikullahJudge27 April 2018
Yang Arif Datuk WiraKamaludin Md SaidJudge27 April 2018
Yang Arif DatukLau Bee LanJudge26 November 2018
Yang Arif DatoMohamad Zabidin Mohd DiahJudge26 November 2018
Yang Arif DatukNor Bee AriffinJudge26 November 2018
Yang Arif DatoHas Zanah MehatJudge26 November 2018
Yang Arif DatoLee Swee SengJudge8 August 2019
Yang Arif DatukAzizah NawawiJudge8 August 2019
Yang Arif DatukVazeer Alam Mydin MeeraJudge8 August 2019
Yang Arif TuanRavinthran a/l ParamaguruJudge8 August 2019
Yang Arif DatoHadhariah Syed IsmailJudge5 December 2019
Yang Arif DatoAbu Bakar JaisJudge5 December 2019
Yang Arif TuanNantha Balan a/l E.S. MoorthyJudge5 December 2019