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Top two Malaysian Bar positions likely elected unopposed, say sources

today15 March 2024

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Ezri Abdul Wahab (left) and B Anand Raj are expected to assume the top two positions at the helm of the Malaysian Bar on Saturday.

PETALING JAYA: The Bar Council is expected to elect unopposed incumbent vice-president Ezri Abdul Wahab as the Malaysian Bar’s next president following a compromise reached among 42 council members, sources said.

The election, which will take place at a council meeting immediately following the annual general meeting (AGM) of the Malaysian Bar on Saturday will see current secretary B Anand Raj step into the vice-presidency, also without contest.

“There are likely no challengers for these two positions following some sort of negotiations among the 42 council members,” a source told FMT.

Incumbent president Karen Cheah will vacate her position, having served two terms as the leader of some 22,000 lawyers practising in Peninsular Malaysia.

In 2022, Cheah, a council member, defeated incumbent AG Kalidas to secure the top post.

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