PETALING JAYA: Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh is said to be the front-runner for the Chief Justice post.
The speculation comes as the country awaits the announcement of judicial appointments that were expected on Wednesday (July 16).
The judicial appointments are expected to receive the consent of the Conference of Rulers, which was chaired by Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, on Wednesday.
Wan Ahmad Farid was appointed to the Court of Appeal on Nov 12, 2024.
The 62-year-old was previously deputy home minister from March 19, 2008 to April 9, 2009.
Wan Ahmad Farid also contested in the Kuala Terengganu state by-election in 2009 but lost.
In 2013, Wan Ahmad Farid, a former Umno member, announced that he was retiring from politics.
Among the more recent cases he has presided over are the application for a judicial review by the parents of Teoh Beng Hock against the police and Tun Daim Zainuddin's challenge against his probe by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.
Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Hasnah Mohammed Hashim has temporarily assumed the role of Chief Justice.
The post has been left vacant without any announcement of a successor following the mandatory retirement of Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat on July 2.
