Mohamed Apandi Ali


Mohamed Apandi bin Ali is a Malaysian politician who was the Attorney General of Malaysia from 2015 to 2018. He was on leave on orders of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad since 15 May 2018 and prevented from leaving Malaysia. On 5 June 2018, the National Palace of Malaysia made an announcement with the date of 4 June 2018 that His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong; Sultan Muhammad V has granted to terminate Apandi's service as the Attorney General, and Tommy Thomas will take over the position.

Personal life

Apandi is married to Puan Sri Faridah Begum K.A. Abdul Kader. He has seven children.
He is a United Malays National Organisation member from 1982 to 1991. Apandi was even picked by UMNO as the Barisan Nasional candidate to contest the Pengkalan Chepa parliamentary seat in the 1990 general election but he was defeated by the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party candidate. He rejoined back UMNO in 2019.

Education

Apandi received a Bachelor of Laws in 1972 from the University of London. In 1973, he obtained his Bar-at-Law from the Inner Temple, London. In 1981, he was awarded a Certificate of Legal Drafting from the Institute of Advance Legal Studies, London.

Career

He began his legal career as a magistrate at the Magistrates’ Court, Kuala Terengganu in 1973. In 1975, he was appointed as director of the Legal Aid Bureau in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. He later held the position of Deputy Public Prosecutor for Kelantan and Terengganu from 1977 to 1980.
Apandi was appointed as the legal adviser to the Ministry of Industry and Trade in 1980 before setting up his own firm in 1982. In 2003, Apandi once again entered civil service, starting off as a Judicial Commissioner in the Kuantan High Court, before being confirmed as a judge on 21 December 2004.
He was then sent to the High Court of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur on 15 February 2007. On 14 April 2010, he was appointed as a Judge of the Court of Appeal, Putrajaya and on 30 September 2013, he was elevated as a Judge of the Federal Court. He was appointed as the Attorney General of Malaysia on 27 July 2015 after the termination of Abdul Gani Patail.

Election results

Honours

Honours of Malaysia