Datuk Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat took her oath of office as the new Chief Justice before Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, at the Istana Negara on Monday.

The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Dept Datuk Liew Vui Keong, Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Zaharah Ibrahim and Attorney-General Tommy Thomas.