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Abdul Gani bin Patail (born 6 October 1955) is a

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prosecutor. He was the

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from 2002 to 2015, the first from

Sabah Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory o ...

to hold the position (hailing from

Lahad Datu Lahad Datu ( ms, Bandar Lahad Datu) is the capital of the Lahad Datu District in the Dent Peninsula on Tawau Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 27,887 in 2010. The town is surrounded by stretches of cocoa an ...

and was born in

district). In July 2015, Abdul Gani informed police that investigators had enough information to prepare a charge sheet against Prime Minister Najib Razak. Yet Abdul Gani was later removed from his position for "health reasons" and replaced by Mohamed Apandi Ali.

Background

Abdul Gani Patail graduated with a

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(Hons) degree from the

University of Malaya The University of Malaya ( ms, Universiti Malaya, UM; abbreviated as UM or informally the Malayan University) is a public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest and highest ranking Malaysian institution of highe ...

in 1979. He began his legal career the following year as a Deputy Public Prosecutor (the title for a prosecuting officer in Malaysia) in

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. In 1985, he was promoted to Senior Federal Counsel for Sabah.Attorney General's Profile
Attorney General's Chambers. Accessed 13 June 2010 Gani also amongst the graduate of University Malaya alongside Sudirman Haji Arshad,

Idrus Harun Idrus bin Azizan Harun ( Jawi: إدروس بن عزيزان هارون; born 2 February 1955) is a Malaysian lawyer who has served as the ninth Attorney General of Malaysia since March 2020. Early life and education Idrus was born in Kampun ...

(Former General Solicitor, and the current Attorney General of Malaysia), Amdan Mat Din (father of Aizat Amdan - Malaysian Singer ) in final examination of 1979/1980 academic years. In January 1994, Abdul Gani moved to the Attorney General's Chambers in

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. There he was appointed Head of the Prosecution Division (1994 and again in 2000), Head of the Advisory and International Division (1995) and Commissioner of Law Revision (1997). On 1 January 2002, he was appointed Attorney General of Malaysia. Abdul Gani's tenure as Attorney General ended in 2015 when the

Chief Secretary to the Government The Chief Secretary to the Government ( ms, Ketua Setiausaha Negara) is the most senior officer in the Malaysian Civil Service, secretary to the Cabinet of Malaysia and secretary-general of the Prime Minister's Department. History The title o ...

announced he had stepped down due to health reasons. The announcement was abrupt, and Patail himself was apparently unaware of the decision to have him removed from his post. Prior to this, he was head of a multi-agency taskforce investigating claims of misappropriation of funds allegedly involving prime minister Najib Razak.

Investigating 1MDB corruption scandal

On 2 July 2015,

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(WSJ) reported that Malaysian investigators have traced nearly US$700 million of deposits into what they believe are personal bank accounts of Prime Minister Najib Razak. Corruption allegations swirling around the debt-laden state investment fund

1Malaysia Development Berhad 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB; ) is an insolvent Malaysian strategic development company, wholly owned by the Minister of Finance (Incorporated). 1MDB was established to drive strategic initiatives for long-term economic development ...

(1MDB) pose the biggest threat to Najib’s credibility since he took office in 2009. The prime minister chairs the state-owned firm’s advisory board. On 4 July 2015, Abdul Gani confirms he received documents from an official investigation making the link between Najib and 1MDB. The documents pave the way for possible criminal charges. On 27 July 2015, chief secretary to the government Ali Hamsa released a statement announcing that Abdul Gani had health problems and would be replaced by former Federal Court judge Mohamed Apandi Ali. A constitutional lawyer had told ''

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'' that Abdul Gani could institute a legal challenge on his removal after claiming he did not know he was withdrawn from leading the Attorney General Chambers, by asking the courts to interpret Article 145 (5) and (6). On 30 July 2015, ''

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'' claimed that Abdul Gani was fired for preparing charges against Najib. On 16 May 2018, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, following a meeting with Abdul Gani, revealed that the latter told him he was in the midst of preparing to charge Najib when he was removed.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

* **

Officer of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace ...

(KMN) (1993) **

Commander of the

Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia The Most Esteemed Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Setia Mahkota Malaysia) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country and awarded by the sovereign. The order was instituted ...

(PSM) - Tan Sri (2003) ** Commander of the

(PMN) - Tan Sri (2005) * : ** MY-FED Darjah Mahkota Wilayah - Grand Knight - SUMW

Grand Knight of the

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(SUMW) - Datuk Seri Utama (2015) * : ** My-KEL Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan 1925-2006

Knight Grand Commander of the

Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

(SJMK) - Dato' (2003) * : ** MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca

Grand Commander of the

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(DGSM) - Datuk Seri (2004) * : ** MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Grand Knight - SSAP

Grand Knight of the

Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang The Most Illustrious Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang ( Malay: ''Darjah Kebesaran Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang Yang Amat Di Mulia'') is a knighthood order of the Sultanate of Pahang. History The order was founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah on 24 O ...

(SSAP) - Dato' Sri (2005) * : ** MY-PERL Order of the Crown of Perlis - Knight Commander - DPMP

Knight Commander of the

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(DPMP) - Dato' (1995) * : ** MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - PGDK

Commander of the

Order of Kinabalu The Illustrious Order of Kinabalu (Malay: ''Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Kinabalu'') is the only order conferred by the Governor of Sabah, Malaysia. Background The Illustrious Order of Kinabalu is established by virtue of Section 3(a) of State Honou ...

(PGDK) - Datuk (1998) ** MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - SPDK

Grand Commander of the

(SPDK) - Datuk Seri Panglima (2002) * : ** MY-SAR Order of the Star of Sarawak - 2 ribbon PNBS -JBS-PBS-ABS-BBS

Knight Commander of the

Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak The ''Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak'' (Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak) is the highest state order in the state of Sarawak. It is conferred to those who rendered excellent service towards the development of the state of S ...

(PNBS) - Dato Sri (2009) * : ** MY-SEL Order of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah - Knight Grand Companion - SSIS

Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (SSIS) - Dato' Setia (2003)

References

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Background

Investigating 1MDB corruption scandal

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

See also

References