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Mohamed Suffian bin Mohamed Hashim (12 November 1917 – 26 September 2000) was a
Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
n judge, eventually serving as Lord President of the Federal Court from 1974 to 1982. He had previously served as Chief Justice of Malaya. Tun Suffian was born in 1917 in Kota Lama Kiri, a small village on the banks of Sungai Perak near
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and went to the Malay School,
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and Clifford School, Kuala Kangsar, before going to
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on a Queen's scholarship in 1936. During
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, unable to return home from
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because of the Japanese Occupation, he worked as a news broadcaster and commentator with the All-India Radio,
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, and later with the
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in London where he acquired an interest in current affairs and in lucid writing.


Education

Tun Suffian read law at
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before becoming a member of
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. He also held an honorary LL.D. from the National University of Singapore and an honorary D.Litt. from
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 ...
.


Legacy

Suffian was widely regarded as a respected judicial figure who was a fierce defender of judiciary's independence. He never flinched from his criticism of the destruction of what was once a well-regarded judiciary in Malaysia, primarily by the then prime minister,
Mahathir Mohamed Mahathir bin Mohamad ( ms, محاضير بن محمد, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and physician who served as the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the office ...
. In private he took to referring to Mahathir as "Papa Doc", after the Haitian dictator.


1982 Braddell Memorial Lecture

When speaking of the Malaysian judiciary to a Singapore audience he said:
In a multi-racial and multi-religious society like yours and mine, while we judges cannot help being Malay or Chinese or Indian; or being Muslim or Buddhist or Hindu or whatever, we strive not to be too identified with any particular race or religion – so that nobody reading our judgment with our name deleted could with confidence identify our race or religion, and so that the various communities, especially minority communities, are assured that we will not allow their rights to be trampled underfoot.


1988 Judicial crisis

A one-sided public tribunal ratified the sacking of Tun Salleh, while a second tribunal removed two of the senior judges from office. Few Malaysians dared speak out, but Suffian, to whom many turned for an impartial opinion, did not hold back. He said
"Those who stand by and do nothing to protect the independence of the judiciary, will in the end get the judiciary they deserve - one powerless to stand between them and tyranny."
Suffian had a long association with the
Constitution of Malaysia The Federal Constitution of Malaysia ( ms, Perlembagaan Persekutuan Malaysia) which was promulgated on 16 September 1963, is the supreme law of Malaysia and contains a total of 183 articles. It is a written legal document which was preceded ...
, first with its drafting and then with its operation as a member of the Legal Department, and finally with its interpretation from 1961 when he was elevated to the bench of the Federal Court. He had served as the Pro-Chancellor of
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 ...
.


Publications

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Personal life

Suffian married, in 1946, Dora Evelina ("Bunny") Grange (d.1997), an English farmer's daughter whom he had met at Cambridge in 1939. He had no children of his own.


Death

He died on 26 September 2000 and was buried at the
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near
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in
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, Perak.


Honours


Honours of Malaysia

* : ** Companion 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 ...
(JMN) (1961) * : ** 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 (1967) ** Grand Commander of the
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(SSM) – Tun (1975) * : ** Knight Companion of the
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(DIMP) – Dato' (1969) * : ** Grand Knight of the
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(SPCM) – Dato' Seri (1978)


Foreign honours

* : ** Third Class of the
Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei The Most Honourable Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei ( ms, Darjah Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei Yang Amat Mulia), also translated as The Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Brunei, is an order of Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei D ...
(SMB) (1959)


Magsaysay Award

*In 1975, his outstanding record as a public servant won international recognition in
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, the
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, where he received a
Magsaysay Award The Ramon Magsaysay Award ( Filipino: ''Gawad Ramon Magsaysay'') is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic ideali ...
, regarded as the Asian equivalent of the
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References


Bibliography

* An Introduction to the Constitution of Malaysia, Tun Mohamed Suffian Hashim, 1976.
"BIOGRAPHY of Mohamed Suffian Bin Hashim"
Retrieved 25 December 2006. {{DEFAULTSORT:Suffian Mohamed Hashim 1917 births 2000 deaths Chief justices of Malaysia 20th-century Malaysian judges Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims People from Kuala Kangsar Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Members of the Middle Temple People from Perak Companions of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia Grand Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia