1. Rohana binti Yusuf is the eleventh President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia.
10 Facts About Rohana Yusuf
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Rohana Yusuf is the first woman to have been appointed into the office since its inception in 1994.
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Rohana Yusuf later obtained a Diploma in Syariah Law and Legal Practice and Master of Comparative Laws from the International Islamic University Malaysia in 1992 and 1993 respectively.
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Rohana Yusuf would serve in this capacity for around four years before being made Senior Federal Counsel at the Attorney General's Chambers in 1986.
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Subsequently, Rohana Yusuf served as a Sessions Court judge at Kuala Lumpur.
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In 2000, Rohana Yusuf practised as an advocate and solicitor and was a partner of Messrs.
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Rohana Yusuf was promoted to a full judge attached at the same court on 17 April 2007.
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On 8 January 2013, Rohana Yusuf was promoted as a judge of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia, the second highest court in Malaysia.
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On 5 December 2019, Rohana Yusuf was sworn-in as Ahmad Maarop's successor as PCA following the latter's mandatory retirement in November and received her instrument of appointment from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
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Rohana Yusuf retired as PCA on the November 2022 having reached the mandatory retirement age as stipulated by the Constitution of Malaysia.