Salleh Abas
Mohamed Salleh Abas | |
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| محمد صالح عباس | |
| Lord President of the Supreme Court | |
| In office 2 March 1984 – 11 August 1988 | |
| Monarchs | Ahmad Shah Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Preceded by | Raja Azlan Shah |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Hamid Omar |
| Terengganu State Executive Councillor for Accountability and Special Tasks | |
| In office 2 December 1999 – 24 March 2004 | |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Menteri Besar | Abdul Hadi Awang |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Wan Mohd Wan Hassan |
| Constituency | Jertih |
| Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Jertih | |
| In office 29 November 1999 – 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Idris Mamat (UMNO–BN) |
| Succeeded by | Idris Jusoh (UMNO–BN) |
| Majority | 1,464 (1999) |
| Chairman of the Shariah Board of As-Salihin Trustee Berhad | |
| In office 23 October 2004 – 16 January 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 August 1929 Kampung Raja, Besut, Terengganu, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 16 January 2021 (aged 91) Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia |
| Resting place | Sheikh Ibrahim Muslim Cemetery, Jalan Pusara, Kuala Terengganu |
| Political party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46) United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Spouse(s) | Azimah Mohd Ali (died 2016) Wan Junaidah Wan Jusoh |
| Alma mater | University of Wales |
Mohamed Salleh bin Abas (Jawi: محمد صالح بن عباس; 25 August 1929 – 16 January 2021) was a Malaysian judge and politician. He was a Lord President of the Federal (then Supreme) Court of Malaysia. He was dismissed from his post during the 1988 Malaysian constitutional crisis. This action was condemned internationally and widely considered to be the event that triggered a marked reduction in the independence of the Malaysian judiciary.