Career
- Entered the Civil Service as a Magistrate (1955)
- Deputy Public Prosecutor of Perak State (1960–1961)
- State Legal Advisor of Perak (1961–1962)
- Chief Registrar of the Federal Court (1967)
- Federal Legal Draftsmen
- High Court Judge (1968)
- Chief Justice of Malaya (3 February 1984)
- Lord President of Malaysia (10 November 1988)
- Special and Professional Activities
- President, Asian Golf Association
- Member of World Amateur Golf
- Leprosy Association of Malaysia
- Association of Spastic Children, Selangor
- Red Crescent Movement, Malaysia
In appreciation to his services and contributions, he was bestowed several awards, which include the Seri Setia Mahkota (S.S.M.) which carries the title of Tun by His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 7 June 1989, the Panglima Seri Mahkota (P.S.M.), the Panglima Mangku Negara (P.M.N.), the D.P.M.P. and the P.M.P.
Read more about this topic: Abdul Hamid Omar
Famous quotes containing the word career:
“Each of the professions means a prejudice. The necessity for a career forces every one to take sides. We live in the age of the overworked, and the under-educated; the age in which people are so industrious that they become absolutely stupid.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“I began my editorial career with the presidency of Mr. Adams, and my principal object was to render his administration all the assistance in my power. I flattered myself with the hope of accompanying him through [his] voyage, and of partaking in a trifling degree, of the glory of the enterprise; but he suddenly tacked about, and I could follow him no longer. I therefore waited for the first opportunity to haul down my sails.”
—William Cobbett (1762–1835)
“I doubt that I would have taken so many leaps in my own writing or been as clear about my feminist and political commitments if I had not been anointed as early as I was. Some major form of recognition seems to have to mark a woman’s career for her to be able to go out on a limb without having her credentials questioned.”
—Ruth Behar (b. 1956)