Arifin Zakaria

Arifin Zakaria
7th Chief Justice of Malaysia
In office
12 September 2011 – 31 March 2017
Nominated byNajib Razak
Appointed byMizan Zainal Abidin
Preceded byZaki Azmi
Succeeded byMohamed Raus Sharif
8th Chief Judge of Malaya
In office
18 October 2008 – 11 September 2011
Nominated byAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
Appointed byMizan Zainal Abidin
Preceded byAlauddin Mohd Sheriff
Succeeded byZulkefli Ahmad Makinuddin
Group Chairman of Permodalan Nasional Berhad
In office
6 May 2021 – 31 May 2023
Preceded byZeti Akhtar Aziz
Succeeded byRaja Arshad Raja Uda
Personal details
BornArifin bin Zakaria
(1950-10-01) 1 October 1950
SpouseRobiah Abdul Kadir
Alma materUniversity of Sheffield
University College London

Arifin bin Zakaria (born 1 October 1950) is a Malaysian lawyer who served as the seventh Chief Justice of Malaysia, serving from 12 September 2011, succeeding Zaki Azmi, until 31 March 2017.