Yang Berhormat Senator Dato' Setia Dr. Haji
Mohd Na'im Mokhtar
SSIS DPMS BSK AMN
محمد نعيم مختار‎
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
(Religious Affairs)
Assumed office
3 December 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyZulkifli Hasan
(since 2023)
Preceded byIdris Ahmad
ConstituencySenator
Senator
Assumed office
3 December 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
4th Chief Judge of the Syariah Court
In office
1 April 2019 – 3 December 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
(2019–2020)
Muhyiddin Yassin
(2020–2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(2021–2022)
Anwar Ibrahim (2022)
Preceded byMukhyuddin Ibrahim
Succeeded byMohd Amran Mat Zain
Personal details
Born
Mohd Na'im bin Mokhtar

(1967-11-25) 25 November 1967
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political partyIndependent
SpouseNik Roslini Raja Ismail
Children3
Alma materInternational Islamic University Malaysia
University of London
National University of Malaysia
OccupationPolitician, legal scholar
ProfessionLawyer

Mohd Na'im bin Mokhtar (Jawi: محمد نعيم بن مختار; born 25 November 1967) is a Malaysian judge, lawyer and legal scholar who has served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Religious Affairs in the Anwar Ibrahim Cabinet as well as Senator since December 2022. He served as 4th Chief Judge of the Syariah Court from April 2019 to his appointment as a minister in December 2022. He is one of the two independent Cabinet ministers alongside Minister of Finance II Amir Hamzah Azizan. He was the sole independent Cabinet minister before the 2023 cabinet reshuffle.

Career

Na’im was educated at the International Islamic University Malaysia, where he obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree. He subsequently earned a Masters in Laws (LLM) degree from the University of London and a Diploma in Syariah Law and Practice from the International Islamic University Malaysia. He also holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Syariah from the National University of Malaysia.[1]

Na’im began his career as a law lecturer at the International Islamic University Malaysia. He later worked as a Syariah lawyer in Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, and the Federal Territories, and as an advocate and solicitor in Malaya. In 1998, he was appointed as a Judge for the Syariah Court of Petaling, where he served until 2001. He was subsequently appointed as a Judge for the Syariah Court of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, where he served until 2003. In 2003, he was appointed as a research officer by the Syariah Judiciary Department Malaysia, where he worked until 2005. He has also served as a visiting lecturer at the National University of Malaysia and the International Islamic University Malaysia.[1]

In addition to his judicial duties, Na’im has been a visiting fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies at Oxford University and at Harvard Law School. He has also been appointed as an external examiner for PhD candidates at the International Islamic University Malaysia, the MARA University of Technology, and the National University of Malaysia. He sits on the Malaysian Qualifying Agency panel and committee and is an adjunct professor at the law faculty of the University Technology Mara.[1]

Na’im has participated in many local and international seminars on family law, Syariah law, and related topics. He has also presented papers on these subjects at conferences in Malaysia and abroad. He sits on the Syariah advisory boards of several local and foreign Islamic banks and takaful companies.[1]

In December 2022, he was appointed as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Religious Affairs in the Anwar Ibrahim cabinet.[2]

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 superadmin. "YAA Dato' Dr. Hj. Mohd. Na'im Hj. Mokhtar". as-Salihin Trustee Berhad. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ↑ HISHAM, HARRITH (2 December 2022). "Ketua Hakim Syarie dilantik Menteri Agama". Kosmo Digital (in Malay). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2008" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
  4. ↑ "Acting Kelantan Sultan honours list". www.thestar.com.my.
  5. ↑ "DPMS 2015". awards.selangor.gov.my.
  6. ↑ "SSIS 2020". awards.selangor.gov.my.
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