Attorney General of Malaysia

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The Attorney General of Malaysia is the country's chief legal adviser and public prosecutor, responsible for advising the government on legal matters and overseeing criminal prosecutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office ⓘ
public office ⓘ
advises Government of Malaysia ⓘ
Yang di-Pertuan Agong ⓘ
appointedBy Yang di-Pertuan Agong ⓘ
appointmentOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Malaysia ⓘ
assistedBy Solicitor General of Malaysia ⓘ
canBeRemovedBy Yang di-Pertuan Agong ⓘ
category Attorneys general by country ⓘ
Government of Malaysia ⓘ
Law of Malaysia ⓘ
linked to: Malaysian law
constitutionalProvision Article 145 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ
country Malaysia ⓘ
firstHolder Abdul Kadir Yusof ⓘ
formationYear 1959 ⓘ
heads Attorney General’s Chambers of Malaysia ⓘ
jurisdiction federal jurisdiction of Malaysia ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Malay ⓘ
legalBasis Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ
legalSystem mixed common law and Islamic law system of Malaysia ⓘ
memberOf Federal government of Malaysia ⓘ
nativeName Peguam Negara Malaysia ⓘ
officeType non-elected position ⓘ
oversees Deputy Public Prosecutors ⓘ
federal prosecutors ⓘ
public prosecutions in Malaysia ⓘ
participatesIn Cabinet meetings by invitation ⓘ
power control over prosecution of offences under federal law ⓘ
discretion to conduct criminal proceedings ⓘ
discretion to discontinue criminal proceedings ⓘ
discretion to institute criminal proceedings ⓘ
predecessorOffice Attorney General of the Federation of Malaya ⓘ
reportsTo Cabinet of Malaysia ⓘ
Prime Minister of Malaysia ⓘ
responsibility advising ministries and government departments on legal matters ⓘ
drafting federal legislation ⓘ
representing the Government of Malaysia in civil proceedings ⓘ
vetting government contracts and agreements ⓘ
role Public Prosecutor of Malaysia ⓘ
chief legal adviser of the Government of Malaysia ⓘ
seat Putrajaya ⓘ
style Datuk Seri (if holder is so titled) ⓘ
Tan Sri (if holder is so titled) ⓘ
termLength serves at the pleasure of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong ⓘ

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Yang di-Pertuan Agong → appoints → Attorney General of Malaysia ⓘ
subject linked to: YDPA
Prime Minister’s Department of Malaysia → hasPart → Attorney General’s Chambers of Malaysia ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General of Malaysia
15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong → appoints → Attorney General of Malaysia ⓘ
Attorney General of Malaysia → role → Public Prosecutor of Malaysia ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General of Malaysia
Attorney General of Malaysia → predecessorOffice → Attorney General of the Federation of Malaya ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General of Malaysia