Faridah v Ahmad Shah

Faridah Begum bte Abdullah v. Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al Mustain Billah
CourtSpecial Court of Malaysia
Decided6–7 February 1996
Citation[1996] 1 MLJ 617
Court membership
Judges sittingTun Mohamed Eusoff Chin, Tan Sri Anuar Zainal Abidin, Tan Sri Datuk Amar Chong Siew Fai, Tun Mohamed Azmi Mohamed, Tun Mohamed Suffian Mohamed Hashim
Keywords
Special Court, Rulers’ immunity, citizenship, sovereignty, reciprocity, constitutional interpretation

Faridah Begum bte Abdullah v. Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al Mustain Billah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’Ayatudin Al Mu’Adzam Shah, [1996] 1 MLJ 617 is the first and, as of recently, the only Malaysian case to have been heard by the Special Court of Malaysia, a court specialised in presiding over proceedings brought by or against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Malay Rulers of the respective Malay states. The Special Court ruled that the plaintiff, being a Singapore citizen, could not be conferred the right to sue the Sultan of Pahang as the precise and clear wording of article 182(2) of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia did not entitle the plaintiff to take legal action against any of the Malay Rulers in the latter's personal capacity.

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