PETALING JAYA: Former chief justice Tan Sri Richard Malanjum (pic) has been appointed as an ombudsman of the United Nations (UN) Security Council.
An announcement by the Office of UN Ombudsman and Mediation Services stated the appointment got here into impact Monday (Feb 28).
Malanjum served as chief justice of Malaysia from 2018 to 2019 after being the chief decide of Sabah and Sarawak High Court.
Prior to his ombudsman appointment, Malanjum served as adjunct professor in a number of universities in Malaysia and was a authorized marketing consultant and arbitrator in addition to a educated mediator.
Between 1992 and 2006 he held varied judicial positions together with judicial commissioner, deputy public prosecutor and state counsel.
The assertion additionally introduced the appointment of authorized officer Natacha Wexels-Riser and analysis assistant Laura Bianchi.
