David Wong Dak Wah

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima David Wong Dak Wah PSM SPDK PGDK
黄达华

5th Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak
In office 11 July 2018 – 19 February 2020
Nominated by	Mahathir Mohamad
Appointed by	Muhammad V
Preceded by	Richard Malanjum
Succeeded by	Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim

Personal details
Born	David Wong Dak Wah (1953-08-20) 20 August 1953 Sandakan, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Spouse	Janet Wong Ying Kin
Alma mater	University of New South Wales
Occupation	Judge
Profession	Lawyer

David Wong Dak Wah


Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	黃達華
Simplified Chinese	黄达华

Hanyu Pinyin	Huáng Dáhuá
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Vòng Tha̍t-fà
Jyutping	Wong4 Daat6 Waa4
Hokkien POJ	N̂g Ta̍t-hôa
Tâi-lô	N̂g Ta̍t-huâ

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Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima David Wong Dak Wah (simplified Chinese: 黄达华; traditional Chinese: 黃達華; pinyin: Huáng Dáhuá; Jyutping: Wong4 Daat6 Waa4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Ta̍t-hôa; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Vòng Tha̍t-fà; born 20 August 1953) is a Malaysian lawyer and judge who served as the fifth Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak.