Contributed by Joane Sharmila, Editor, Bar Council and photo by Leong Zhi Hong, Member, Malacca Bar
A brief summary of the Malaysian Bar’s 74th Annual General Meeting (“AGM”), held on 14 Mar 2020 at Wisma MCA, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur follows below.
- As the quorum was not achieved by 11:00 am, the Chairman, Abdul Fareed Abdul Gafoor (President of the Malaysian Bar) announced an adjournment of the AGM to 11:15 am (in accordance with section 64(5) of the Legal Profession Act 1976).
- At 12:18 pm, the Chairman called the reconvened meeting to order.
- Twelve motions had been proposed for consideration at the AGM, but all motions were withdrawn by the Bar Council and the other proposers of the remaining motions, to expedite the AGM due to health concerns stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak.
A total of 87 Members registered their attendance at the reconvened AGM, which concluded at 12:53 pm.
In the first Bar Council meeting held immediately after the AGM, the following Office Bearers of the Malaysian Bar were elected for the 2020/2021 term:
- President: Salim b Bashir Bhaskaran (elected to the Bar Council by postal ballot)
- Vice-President: Surindar Singh s/o Chain Singh (Perak Bar Representative on the Bar Council)
- Secretary: A G Kalidas Krishnan s/o Gnanaprakasam (Selangor Bar Representative on the Bar Council)
- Mohamad Ezri b Abdul Wahab (elected to the Bar Council by postal ballot) was appointed as Treasurer.
The remaining 34 members of the Bar Council are:
(1) Abdul Fareed Abdul Gafoor (immediate past President)
(2) Roger Chan Weng Keng (immediate past Vice-President)
(3) Dipendra s/o Harshad Rai (elected by postal ballot)
(4) Hendon Mohamed (elected by postal ballot)
(5) Karen Cheah Yee Lynn (elected by postal ballot)
(6) Muhammad Rafique b Rashid Ali (elected by postal ballot)
(7) Murshidah bt Mustafa (elected by postal ballot)
(8) New Sin Yew (elected by postal ballot)
(9) Roger Tan Kor Mee (elected by postal ballot)
(10) Syazlin bt Mansor (elected by postal ballot)
(11) Tan Lay Ean (elected by postal ballot)
(12) Yusfarizal b Yussoff (elected by postal ballot)
(13) Shahareen Begum bt Abdul Subhan (Chairman, Johore Bar Committee)
(14) Santhi d/o Balachandran (Johore Bar Representative on the Bar Council)
(15) Burhanudeen b Abdul Wahid (Chairman, Kedah Bar Committee)
(16) Rosman Azwan b Osman (Kedah Bar Representative on the Bar Council)
(17) Roshalizawati bt Muhammad (Chairman, Kelantan Bar Committee)
(18) Zuhaidie Akmal b Hasan Basri (Kelantan Bar Representative on the Bar Council)
(19) Harleen Kaur d/o Tarjeet Singh (Chairman, Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee)
(20) Shashi Devan s/o Thalmalingam (Kuala Lumpur Bar Representative on the Bar Council)
(21) Jaspal Singh Gill (Chairman, Malacca Bar Committee)
(22) Nitin Kumar s/o Gordhan (Malacca Bar Representative on the Bar Council)
(23) Azmi b Abdoll Aziz (Chairman, Negeri Sembilan Bar Committee)
(24) Joseph Mathews s/o P M Mathews (Negeri Sembilan Bar Representative on the Bar Council)
(25) Muthu Kumar s/o Suya Kumanan (Chairman, Pahang Bar Committee)
(26) Ramachelvam Manimuthu (Pahang Bar Representative on the Bar Council)
(27) Lee Guan Tong (Chairman, Penang Bar Committee)
(28) Tharumarajah s/o Thiagarajan (Penang Bar Representative on the Bar Council)
(29) Babu Raj s/o Raja Gopal (Chairman, Perak Bar Committee)
(30) Zamri b Ali (Chairman, Perlis Bar Committee)
(31) Nor Herdawati bt Harun (Perlis Bar Representative on the Bar Council)
(32) Murali s/o Velautham (Chairman, Selangor Bar Committee)
(33) Sallehudin b Harun (Chairman, Terengganu Bar Committee)
(34) Abdul Aziz b Hasan (Terengganu Bar Representative on the Bar Council)