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10th Attorney General of Malaysia In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Salleh is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ahmad Terrirudin. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato’Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd SallehPSM PJN DSDK DSPN
Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh in 2023
Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 November 2024
MonarchsIbrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
12th Attorney General of Malaysia
In office
6 September 2023 – 11 November 2024
MonarchsAbdullah
(2023–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
Preceded byIdrus Harun
Succeeded byMohd Dusuki Mokhtar
Personal details
BornAhmad Terrirudin bin Mohd Salleh
(1968-04-12) 12 April 1968 (age 56)
Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
SpouseZarina Idris
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (LLB)
OccupationLawyer, civil servant

Ahmad Terrirudin bin Mohd Salleh (born 12 April 1968) is a Malaysian lawyer who is currently serving as a Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia since 12 November 2024. Before his appointment as a federal judge, he has been serving as the 12th Attorney General of Malaysia from 6 September 2023 to 11 November 2024.

Early life and education

Ahmad Terrirudin was born in Alor Setar, Kedah in 1968. He obtained a bachelor's degree in law from University of Malaya in 1992.

Career

Ahmad Terrirudin began his career as a legal (judicial) officer at the Kuala Lumpur High Court. He has served as a special officer to Chief Justice Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim in 2003. In 2007, he was appointed as a Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court judge. He also once held the position as chairman of the Kuala Lumpur and Penang Industrial courts.

He was the Deputy Head of Civil Division III, Civil Division, Attorney General’s Chamber in 2017 and has served as Kedah State Legal Adviser in 2019. He was previously the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court before being appointed as the Solicitor-General on 25 March 2022.

On 6 September 2023, he was appointed as the 12th Attorney General of Malaysia, which he would only served for 14 months until 11 November 2024. On the next day, 12 November 2024, he was appointed as a new Justice to the Federal Court of Malaysia.

Controversy

See also: 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal and Najib Razak

During his tenure as the Attorney General of Malaysia, Ahmad Terrirudin was also one of the members for the Federal Territories Pardons Board.

On 29 January 2024, the Pardons Board (which was chaired by the then-16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah of Pahang) in a controversial move, decided to halved the prison sentence of Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak, who was convicted of criminal breach of trust, power abuse, and money laundering in the SRC International scandal. Najib Razak's prison sentence was reduced from 12 years to 6 years imprisonment, while his fine was reduced from RM210 million to RM50 million.

On 3 February 2024, Federal Territories Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa, who also sits on the Pardons Board had claimed that the decision to halve Najib's prison sentence is a "collective decision" of the board.

On 5 February 2024, Ahmad Terrirudin was also urged to reveal his advice in the Pardons Board meeting to the public, but Terrirudin did not respond to such call.

Royal addendum

In March and April 2024, it is rumored there exists a "royal addendum" issued by the then Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah to allow Najib to undergo house arrest for his remainder of his 6 years prison sentence. On 1 April 2024, Najib and his lawyer Shafee Abdullah filed an application for judicial review in the High Court, which they alleged the "royal addendum" was issued by the previous Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 29 January 2024 and allowed Najib to undergo house arrest instead of being imprisoned in the Kajang Prison for his remaining sentence. The said "royal addendum" was purportedly addressed to the then Attorney General of Malaysia, which is Ahmad Terrirudin.

On 3 July 2024, the Kuala Lumpur High Court rejected the application to initiate the judicial review as the judge found the supporting affidavits submitted by Najib were "purely hearsay". However, on 6 January 2025, the Court of Appeal granted permission for Najib to commence judicial review after his lawyer Shafee Abdullah revealed a letter from the Pahang palace confirming the existance of the "royal addendum". The Court of Appeal then reverted the case back to High Court.

After the Court of Appeal's decision, Ahmad Terrirudin was confronted by multiple journalists to seek for his comment over Najib Razak's house arrest "royal addendum" during the Opening of the Legal Year 2025 held at Putrajaya International Convention Centre on 8 January 2025. Terrirudin did not answer the journalists' questions and briefly responded "No, no, no..." before he walked past the journalists and exited the building.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

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