Mohtar Abdullah

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdullah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohtar.

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Mohtar Abdullah
Attorney General of Malaysia
In office 1994–2000
Preceded by	Abu Talib Othman
Succeeded by	Ainum Mohd Saaid
Personal details
Died	3 July 2003 (aged 59)
Spouse	Puan Sri Zaleha Shukor
Alma mater	University of Singapore
Profession	Lawyer

Tan Sri Mohtar bin Abdullah was a Malaysian lawyer. He was the Attorney General of Malaysia from 1994 to 2000 and also served as a judge in the High Court and Federal Court.

Mohtar's term as Attorney General was marred by the controversy surrounding the 1998 sodomy trial of former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Biography

Mohtar studied at the University of Singapore. He entered the judicial and legal service in 1971. He served as a judge on the High Court from 1990 to 1994 before being appointed Attorney General. After his tenure as Attorney General, he was appointed to the Federal Court in January 2002.

Less than three months into his term, he suffered a stroke. After surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain, Mohtar fell into coma for a nearly year. He died on July 7, 2003 in Kuala Lumpur Hospital aged 59.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia : Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (K.M.N.) (1983)
• Malaysia : Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (P.S.M.) (1996)
• Malaysia : Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (P.M.N.) (1999)