KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 ― Malaysia’s former chief justice Tan Sri Richard Malanjum has been appointed as an ombudsman to the United Nations’ Security Council.
In a letter dated January 28, UN secretary-general António Guterres informed the UN Security Council’s president that he had appointed Malanjum to the position.
“I have the honour to refer to Security Council resolution 2610 (2021), by which the Council decided to extend the mandate of the Office of the Ombudsperson, established by resolution 1904 (2009), until 17 June 2024.
“Following consultations with the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), al-Qaeda and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, I have appointed Mr. Richard Malanjum (Malaysia) as Ombudsperson,” Guterres wrote in the letter.
Sabahan Malanjum was the first East Malaysian to be appointed Chief Justice of Malaysia, and had served in that role from July 11, 2018 until his retirement as a judge on April 12, 2019.
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