Mohtar Abdullah
{{Malay name|Mohtar|Abdullah|note=on}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
| name = Mohtar Abdullah
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|PMN|PSM|SJMK|DGSM|KMN}}
| image =
| order = 6th
| office = Attorney General of Malaysia
| term_start = 1994
| term_end = 2000
| predecessor = Abu Talib Othman
| successor = Ainum Mohd Saaid
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|05|07|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Masjid Tanah, Malacca, Japanese occupation of Malaya
| death_date = {{death date and age|2003|07|07|1944|05|07|df=yes}}
| death_place = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| resting_place = Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
| party =
| spouse = Zaleha Shukor
| residence =
| profession = Lawyer
| alma_mater = University of Singapore
| religion =
| signature =
}}
Mohtar bin Abdullah (7 May 1944 – 7 July 2003) was a Malaysian lawyer. He was the Attorney General of Malaysia from 1994 to 2000 and also served as a judge in the High Court and Federal Court.
Mohtar's term as Attorney General was marred by the controversy surrounding the 1998 sodomy trial of former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Biography
Mohtar studied at the University of Singapore. He entered the judicial and legal service in 1971. He served as a judge on the High Court from 1990 to 1994 before being appointed Attorney General. After his tenure as Attorney General, he was appointed to the Federal Court in January 2002.
Less than three months into his term, he suffered a stroke. After surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain, Mohtar fell into coma for a nearly year. He died on 7 July 2003, in Kuala Lumpur Hospital aged 59.{{cite news |title=Mohtar dies after a year in coma |url=http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/in_memoriam/mohtar_dies_after_a_year_in_coma.html |publisher=New Straits Times |last1=Loh |first1=Deborah |date=July 7, 2003}} (used with permission on www.malaysianbar.org.my){{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/16227|title=Former AG Mohtar dies|website=www.malaysiakini.com}}{{cite web|url=http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/Digital_Content/Prominent_Leaders/Mahathir/News_1968-2004/2001-2005/2003ko/moha.pdf|title=MOHTAR ABDULLAH MENINGGAL DUNIA|website=lib.perdana.org.my}}
Honours
=Honours of Malaysia=
- {{flag|Malaysia}} :
- 50px Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1983){{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1983.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1983|website=www.istiadat.gov.my}}
- 50px Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1996){{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1996.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1996|website=www.istiadat.gov.my}}
- 50px Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1999){{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1999.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1999|website=www.istiadat.gov.my}}
- {{flag|Kelantan}} :
- 50px Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (SJMK) – Dato' (1998){{cite web|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/v8/images/stories/DKBP_NEGERI_UPDATE/1998.pdf|title=Pengurniaan Darjah Kebesaran Bergelar Bagi Tahun 1998 Mengikut Negeri.|publisher=Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia)|access-date=8 November 2024|archive-date=29 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629010155/http://www.istiadat.gov.my/v8/images/stories/DKBP_NEGERI_UPDATE/1998.pdf|url-status=dead}}
- {{flag|Malacca}} :
- 50px Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (1998)
References
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