Abdul Gani Patail
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Abdul Gani Patail | |
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6th Attorney General of Malaysia | |
In office 1 January 2002 – 27 July 2015 | |
Monarch | Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim |
Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Najib Razak |
Preceded by | Ainum Mohd Saaid |
Succeeded by | Mohamed Apandi Ali |
Personal details | |
Born | Lahad Datu, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) | 6 October 1955
Spouse(s) | Maimon Datuk Haji Arif |
Alma mater | University of Malaya |
Profession | Prosecutor |
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Abdul Gani bin Patail (born 6 October 1955) is a Malaysian prosecutor. He was the Attorney General of Malaysia from 2002 to 2015, the first from Sabah to hold the position (hailing from Lahad Datu and was born in Lahad Datu district).[1]
Abdul Gani was the lead prosecutor in former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial of 1998.[2]
Background[]
Abdul Gani Patail graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the University of Malaya in 1979. He began his legal career the following year as a Deputy Public Prosecutor (the title for a prosecuting officer in Malaysia) in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. In 1985, he was promoted to Senior Federal Counsel for Sabah.[3]
Gani also amongst the graduate of University Malaya alongside Sudirman Haji Arshad, Idrus Harun (Former General Solicitor, and the current Attorney General of Malaysia), Amdan Mat Din (father of Aizat Amdan - Malaysian Singer ) in final examination of 1979/1980 academic years.
In January 1994, Abdul Gani moved to the Attorney General's Chambers in Kuala Lumpur. There he was appointed Head of the Prosecution Division (1994 and again in 2000), Head of the Advisory and International Division (1995) and Commissioner of Law Revision (1997).[3]
On 1 January 2002, he was appointed Attorney General of Malaysia.[3]
Abdul Gani's tenure as Attorney General ended in 2015 when the Chief Secretary to the Government announced he had stepped down due to health reasons. The announcement was abrupt, and Patail himself was apparently unaware of the decision to have him removed from his post.[4] Prior to this, he was head of a multi-agency taskforce investigating claims of misappropriation of funds allegedly involving prime minister Najib Razak.[5]
Anwar sodomy trial[]
It was during his time as Commissioner of Law Revision that Abdul Gani was chosen to lead the prosecution against Anwar Ibrahim during Anwar's corruption and sodomy trial of 1998. Anwar was sentenced to a combined 15 years in prison for corruption and sodomy in April 1999 and August 2000 respectively. The sodomy conviction was overturned in 2004 by the Federal Court.[6]
Anwar has personally accused Abdul Gani and then Assistant Commissioner of Police Musa Hassan of fabricating evidence against him during the trial, in particular introducing the medical report that suggested Anwar's black-eye sustained from beatings in prison were self-inflicted.[7] His claims have been backed by former police officer Mat Zain Ibrahim who investigated the 'black eye' incident.[8]
Honours[]
Honours of Malaysia[]
Malaysia :
Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
Grand Knight of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SUMW) - Datuk Seri Utama (2015)[12]
Kelantan :
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (SJMK) - Dato' (2003)
Malacca :
Grand Commander of the Order of Malacca (DGSM) - Datuk Seri (2004)[13]
Pahang :
Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) - Dato' Sri (2005)[14]
Perlis :
Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (DPMP) - Dato' (1995)
Sabah :
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) - Datuk (1998)
Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) - Datuk Seri Panglima (2002)
Sarawak :
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) - Dato' Sri (2009)[15]
Selangor :
Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (SSIS) - Dato' Setia (2003)[16]
References[]
- ^ "Gani Patail, first local to hold post of AG | Sayang Sabah". Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Sodomy II prosecutor honoured with Federal award". The Malaysian Insider. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Attorney General's Profile[permanent dead link] Attorney General's Chambers. Accessed 13 June 2010
- ^ http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/gani-says-in-the-dark-over-sudden-termination
- ^ "Gani Patail no longer Attorney-General, chief secretary says". Malay Mail Online. 28 July 2015.
- ^ Colvin, Mark (2 September 2004). "Anwar Ibrahim freed after sodomy sentence overturned". abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ Lau, Leslie (29 May 2009). "Ex-cop implicates Abdul Gani, Musa in Anwar black-eye case". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. (mirror Archived 18 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ Beh, Lih Yi (10 October 2008). "Ex-cop: How AG interfered in 'black eye' case". Malaysiakini.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "List of award recipients in conjunction with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's birthday". The Star. 7 June 2003. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "CJ and Ghaz conferred Tun". Sira Habibu. The Star. 4 June 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Jackie Chan now a Datuk". Sira Habibu. The Star. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "83 Datuks in Malacca list". Lee Yuk Peng. The Star. 9 October 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Sultan of Pahang's 75th birthday honours list". The Star. 26 October 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Tunku Mahkota Johor ketuai senarai penerima darjah". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "The Sultan of Selangor's Birthday Honours List". The Star. 13 December 2003. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- Living people
- 1955 births
- People from Sabah
- Kadazan-Dusun people
- Malaysian Muslims
- Malaysian lawyers
- Attorneys General of Malaysia
- University of Malaya alumni
- Commanders of the Order of Kinabalu
- Grand Commanders of the Order of Kinabalu
- Knights Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak
- Officers of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
- Commanders of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- 21st-century Malaysian people