What we know about new MACC chief Abdul Halim Aman
April 25, 2026 @ 1:09pm
Datuk Seri Abdul Halim Aman, a former High Court judge with nearly two decades of judicial experience and a long career in the legal service, has been appointed as the new Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner. - File pic
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Abdul Halim Aman, a former High Court judge with nearly two decades of judicial experience and a long career in the legal service, has been appointed the new Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner.
His appointment, announced on Friday, takes effect on May 13 following the end of Tan Sri Azam Baki's contract.
Born on March 10, 1957, in Kampung Alai, Malacca, Halim obtained his LLB (Hons) from the Universiti Malaya in 1982 and later completed his LLM at the University of Hull, United Kingdom in 1996.
According to the Malaysia Judiciary Yearbook 2023, he began his career in the Judicial and Legal Service in 1982, serving in various capacities over 22 years, including Federal Counsel at the Attorney General's Chambers, magistrate posts in Kluang and Muar, senior assistant registrar at the Malacca High Court, and Sessions Court judge in multiple locations including Tawau, Sandakan, Kuala Lumpur, George Town and Ampang.
He also served as Senior Federal Counsel with the Inland Revenue Board and the Attorney General's Chambers, as well as Pahang State Legal Adviser, deputy public prosecutor, and Head of the Research Division at the Office of the Chief Justice.
In 2005, he was appointed Judicial Commissioner at the Temerloh High Court before being transferred to Kuantan in 2006.
He was elevated to High Court Judge in 2007.
He later served at the Penang High Court (2009) and Johor Baru High Court (2010) before his long tenure at the Shah Alam High Court from 2013 until his mandatory retirement in March 2023.
During his time in Shah Alam, he presided over several high-profile criminal cases that drew public attention.
Among them was the 2015 murder trial involving a TV9 administrator, where he acquitted the accused after ruling that the prosecution's investigation and forensic evidence were inadequate, stressing the importance of proper investigative procedures.
In 2019, he sentenced three people to death in the Klang "body-less" murder case, describing the crime as "vicious, brutal and inhumane."
That same year, he rejected an appeal by preacher Wan Ji Wan Hussin in a sedition case involving comments on the Sultan of Selangor, and enhanced the sentence to one year in prison, citing loyalty to the Rukun Negara principle of allegiance to the Ruler.
In 2021, he sentenced a babysitter's husband to death for the murder of an 11-month-old infant, describing the act as "heartless and inhumane."
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Abdul Halim Aman, a former High Court judge with nearly two decades of judicial experience and a long career in the legal service, has been appointed the new Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner.
His appointment, announced on Friday, takes effect on May 13 following the end of Tan Sri Azam Baki's contract.
Born on March 10, 1957, in Kampung Alai, Malacca, Halim obtained his LLB (Hons) from the Universiti Malaya in 1982 and later completed his LLM at the University of Hull, United Kingdom in 1996.
According to the Malaysia Judiciary Yearbook 2023, he began his career in the Judicial and Legal Service in 1982, serving in various capacities over 22 years, including Federal Counsel at the Attorney General's Chambers, magistrate posts in Kluang and Muar, senior assistant registrar at the Malacca High Court, and Sessions Court judge in multiple locations including Tawau, Sandakan, Kuala Lumpur, George Town and Ampang.
He also served as Senior Federal Counsel with the Inland Revenue Board and the Attorney General's Chambers, as well as Pahang State Legal Adviser, deputy public prosecutor, and Head of the Research Division at the Office of the Chief Justice.
In 2005, he was appointed Judicial Commissioner at the Temerloh High Court before being transferred to Kuantan in 2006.
He was elevated to High Court Judge in 2007.
He later served at the Penang High Court (2009) and Johor Baru High Court (2010) before his long tenure at the Shah Alam High Court from 2013 until his mandatory retirement in March 2023.
During his time in Shah Alam, he presided over several high-profile criminal cases that drew public attention.
Among them was the 2015 murder trial involving a TV9 administrator, where he acquitted the accused after ruling that the prosecution's investigation and forensic evidence were inadequate, stressing the importance of proper investigative procedures.
In 2019, he sentenced three people to death in the Klang "body-less" murder case, describing the crime as "vicious, brutal and inhumane."
That same year, he rejected an appeal by preacher Wan Ji Wan Hussin in a sedition case involving comments on the Sultan of Selangor, and enhanced the sentence to one year in prison, citing loyalty to the Rukun Negara principle of allegiance to the Ruler.
In 2021, he sentenced a babysitter's husband to death for the murder of an 11-month-old infant, describing the act as "heartless and inhumane."
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