Ismail Khan Ibrahim Khan
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Sulaiman Ninam Shah (1982-1985)
Ismail Khan Ibrahim Khan | |
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| إسماعيل خان بن إبراهيم خان | |
| 6th President of the Dewan Negara | |
| In office 31 December 1980 – 13 April 1985 | |
| Appointed by | Ahmad Shah |
| Deputy | Abdul Hamid Bidin (1981-1982) Sulaiman Ninam Shah (1982-1985) |
| Preceded by | Omar Ong Yoke Lin |
| Succeeded by | Benedict Stephens |
| 3rd Chief Justice of Borneo | |
| In office 2 September 1968 – 31 December 1973 | |
| Nominated by | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| Appointed by | Ismail Nasiruddin |
| Preceded by | Sir Philip Ernest Housden Pike QC |
| Succeeded by | Lee Hun Hoe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ismail Khan bin Ibrahim Khan 18 June 1905 |
| Died | 18 April 2000 (aged 94) |
| Resting place | Taiping Old Mosque, Taiping, Larut district, Perak, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Alma mater | University College, London Middle Temple |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Profession | Barrister |
Ismail Khan bin Ibrahim Khan (18 June 1905 – 18 April 2000; Jawi: إسماعيل خان بن إبراهيم خان)[1][2] was a Malaysian barrister and judge who served as the third Chief Justice of Borneo. He was the first Malay law graduate and second to become a barrister.[2] Khan later came out of retirement after being nominated as President of the Dewan Negara (President of the Senate of Malaysia).[2]
Khan attended the premier boys' high school, King Edward VII School, and later the St. George's Institution where he matriculated in January 1923.[1] Upon matriculation, Khan enrolled in the King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore to study medicine only to change his mind and left for University College, London in June the same year to read law instead.[2] After four years in June 1927, Khan graduated and was called to the English Bar by Middle Temple in January 1928.[1][2]
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