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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ali is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohamed Apandi.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri Haji
Mohamed Apandi Ali
PMN PSM SPSK SSAP SIMP DGSM DPMK
7th Attorney General of Malaysia
In office
27 July 2015 – 4 June 2018
MonarchsAbdul Halim
Muhammad V
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded byAbdul Gani Patail
Succeeded byTommy Thomas
Personal details
Born (1950-02-11) 11 February 1950 (age 74)
Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya
(now Malaysia)[citation needed]
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseFaridah Begum K.A. Abdul Kader
Children7
Alma materUniversity of London (LL.B.)

Mohamed Apandi bin Ali (born 11 February 1950) 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.[1] 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.[2]

Career

On 14 April 2010, Apandi 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.[3] He was appointed as the Attorney General of Malaysia on 27 July 2015 after the termination of Abdul Gani Patail due to health reasons.[4]

Controversies and issues

1MDB Scandal

Main article: 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal

On 26 January 2016, Apandi said that nearly $700 million channeled into Prime Minister Najib Razak’s private accounts was a personal donation from Saudi Arabia’s royal family, and cleared him of any criminal wrongdoing.[5]

Former MCA president Ling Liong Sik took a swipe at Apandi's statement that Najib had returned RM2.03 billion to the donor.[6]

People are shocked.

I was having a dinner with an ex-minister, and he asked me to name one person who is given RM2.6 billion and returns it.

(This) cannot be true. Do you believe it? If you return RM10 which I gave you, it's okay (but not RM2.6 billion).

You are taking the people for fools.[6]

On 11 May 2018, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he would review Apandi, saying he “undermined his own credibility.” Mahathir accused Apandi to have broken the law by hiding evidence on the alleged misappropriation of funds in sovereign investment firm 1MDB. [7]

On 8 December 2021, The court of Appeal said the two monetary flow charts revealed by then Apandi already showed it was not Arab donations that went into Najib’s accounts.[8]

Suggested freedom for corruption felon

On 22 July 2020, during the Indonesian current affairs talk show, Indonesia's former attorney-general Muhammad Prasetyo said Apandi's alleged role in brokering freedom for Indonesian graft fugitive Djoko Tjandra.[9]

Lim Kit Siang defamation case

On 5 July 2019, Apandi sued DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang and stated in his statement of claim that on May 6, 2019, Lim had written and caused to be published an article entitled "Dangerous fallacy to think Malaysia’s on the road to integrity". Apandi claimed that the alleged libellous words in the article meant that he was involved in crime and had abetted in the 1MDB scandal, was a person with no morals and integrity, was unethical and had abused his power when he was the AG.[10]

On 23 May 2022, The High Court dismissed Apandi's RM10 million defamation suit against Lim Kit Siang. Judge Azimah Omar in her decision said Lim had succeeded in justifying that he had qualified privilege when making those statements, as former prime minister Najib Razak was found guilty in 2020 in the RM42 million SRC International Sdn Bhd (1MDB's former subsidiary) criminal trial.[11][12][13][14] Apandi subsequently appealed the verdict.[15][16]

Personal life

He is a United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) member from 1982 to 1991.[17] Apandi was even picked by UMNO as the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate to contest the Pengkalan Chepa parliamentary seat in the 1990 general election but he was defeated by the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) candidate.[18] He rejoined back UMNO in 2019.[19]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[20]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1990 P18 Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan Mohamed Apandi Ali (UMNO) 9,874 26.55% Nik Abdullah Arshad (PAS) 27,321 73.45% 37,901 17,447 75.96%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

See also

References

  1. ^ "Former IGP, three others to be put on no-fly list". New Straits Times. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  2. ^ "The King of Malaysia has consented to Tommy Thomas being the new Attorney General of Malaysia". Sumisha Naidu. Twitter. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Apandi Ali: The 65-year-old judge who became AG amid 1MDB probe". The Malay Mail Online. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  4. ^ K Shagar, Logan; Mageswari, M. (28 July 2015). "Mohamed Apandi Ali replaces Gani Patail as Attorney-General". The Star. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Malaysian PM cleared of wrongdoing in $700 million scandal". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  6. ^ a b Chie, Kow Gah (2016-02-18). "Ling: Peace and progress will return if Najib, Rosmah removed". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  7. ^ "Mahathir to probe attorney-general, corruption watchdog and Election Commission for misconduct". TODAY. 2018-05-11.
  8. ^ Rashid, Hidir Reduan Abdul (2021-12-09). "Flow charts by ex-AG invalidated Arab donation claim in SRC case - COA". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  9. ^ Alhadjri, Alyaa (2020-07-23). "Ex-Indonesian AG claims Apandi suggested freedom for graft fugitive". Malaysiakini.
  10. ^ "Apandi sues Kit Siang for RM10m over 1MDB remarks". Malaysiakini. 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  11. ^ "Former AG Apandi loses defamation suit against Kit Siang". The Star. 2022-05-23.
  12. ^ Rashid, Hidir Reduan Abdul (2022-05-23). "Apandi loses defamation suit against Kit Siang". Malaysiakini.
  13. ^ Tee, Kenneth (2022-05-23). "Ex-AG Apandi loses defamation suit against Kit Siang over 1MDB-related article". Malay Mail.
  14. ^ "Ex-AG Apandi loses defamation suit against Kit Siang over 1MDB-related article". malaysia.news.yahoo.com. 2022-05-23.
  15. ^ Rashid, Hidir Reduan Abdul (2022-05-30). "Apandi files appeal in lawsuit against Kit Siang". Malaysiakini.
  16. ^ "Apandi files appeal against High Court's dismissal of defamation suit against Kit Siang". The Star. 2022-05-30.
  17. ^ "AG: I was in Umno, but never party's treasurer". Malaysiakini. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  18. ^ Lionel Morais & Anisah Shukry (November 12, 2015). "A-G admits to contesting on Umno ticket in 1990 general election". The Malaysian Insider. The Edge Markets. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  19. ^ "Former AG Apandi Ali to head Umno's disciplinary committee". Free Malaysia Today. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
  20. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  21. ^ "Fallen hero ASP Mohd Zabri, IGP head King's honours list". The Star. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  22. ^ "A-G heads King's honours list". The Star. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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