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Tun Arifin Zakaria appointed as AIAC Advisory Council Chairman
BERNAMA
22/4/2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Chief Justice Tun Arifin Zakaria (pix) has been appointed as the chairman of the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) Advisory Council for a two-year term, effective April 1.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan in a statement here, today said Attorney-General Tan Sri Idrus Harun.
Tan Sri Sulong Matjeraie, Datuk Dr Prasad Sandosham Abraham, Raja Datuk Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah Raja Mohzan, Datuk Nitin Nadkarni and Dr Wafi Nazrin Abdul Hamid were among those appointed as members of the council.
Other appointed members were Tan Swee Im, Professor Doug Jones AO (Australia), Dr Hassan Arab (United Arab Emirates), Monica Feria Tinta (United Kingdom), Khawar Qureshi QC (United Kingdom)
Takiyuddin said the roles of the members of the council are determining strategies and action plans to strengthen the AIAC, increase its activities and assist its director, Tan Sri Suriyadi Halim Omar.
He said the appointment of local and foreign members of the council was made based on their expertise and experiences in the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) industry in their respective countries.
The minister also expressed hope that, with the appointment of the new chairman and members of the council, AIAC will continue to excel as a world-leading ADR institution and arbitration centre.
Kerajaan lantik 13 Ahli Majlis Penasihat AIAC
Astro Awani
22/4/2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan bersetuju melantik 13 individu sebagai Ahli Majlis Penasihat Pusat Timbang Tara Antarabangsa Asia (AIAC) selama dua tahun berkuat kuasa 1 April ini.
Menurut Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Parlimen dan Undang-Undang), Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, ia berperanan menentukan strategi dan pelan tindakan memperkukuh AIAC serta meningkatkan aktiviti pusat tersebut.
"Pelantikan Ahli Majlis Penasihat AIAC dari dalam dan luar negara ini dibuat berdasarkan kepakaran dan pengalaman luas individu-individu berkenaan dalam industri Penyelesaian Pertikaian Alternatif di negara masing-masing.
"Melalui pelantikan ahli Majlis Penasihat AIAC ini saya berharap AIAC akan meneruskan kecemerlangan sebagai sebuah institusi ADR dan pusat timbang tara yang unggul dan terkemuka di dunia," katanya dalam satu kenyataan, pada Khamis.
Antara individu dilantik adalah Bekas Ketua Hakim Negara dan Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Khas Bebas Darurat 2021, Tun Arifin Zakaria (Pengerusi); Peguam Negara, Tan Sri Idrus Harun; Pengerusi Ketiga Lembaga Pengarah Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Tan Sri Sulong Matjeraie; bekas Hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan, Datuk Dr Prasad Sandosham Abraham.
Ini termasuk peguam Raja Datuk Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah Raja Mohzan, Datuk Nitin Nadkarni; Presiden UMW Land Dr Wafi Nazrin Abdul Hamid; peguam Tan Swee Im; peguam antarabangsa (Australia) Prof Doug Jones AO; peguam antarabangsa (UAE) Dr Hassan Arab; peguam antarabangsa (United Kingdom) Monica Feria Tinta; peguam antarabangsa (United Kingdom) Khawar Qureshi QC; dan peguam antarabangsa (India) Vyapak Desai.
