Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat

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  1. Jawi: تڠكو ميمون توان مت
  2. Section 28 of the Selangor Syariah Criminal Offences Enactment 1995 criminalised same-sex relations under the offence of "unnatural sex," but was declared unconstitutional by the Federal Court in 2021 for exceeding state legislative powers and violating the Federal Constitution. [24]

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Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat
تڠكو ميمون توان مت
Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat 2019.jpg
Tengku Maimun in 2019
Chief Justice of Malaysia
In office
2 May 2019 2 July 2025
Legal offices
Preceded by 10th Chief Justice of Malaysia
2019–2025
Succeeded by
Hasnah Hashim (acting)