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David Wong Dak Wah was born on 20 August, 1953 in Sandakan, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia), is a Malaysian lawyer and judge. Discover David Wong Dak Wah's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

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Occupation Judge
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 20 August, 1953
Birthday 20 August
Birthplace Sandakan, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Nationality Malaysia

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1953

Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima David Wong Dak Wah (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Vòng Tha̍t-fà; born 20 August 1953) is a Malaysian lawyer and judge who served as the fifth Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak.

Wong attended the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.

1976

He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom.), majoring in accountancy, in 1976 and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1977.

2005

On 29 September 2005, Wong was appointed as judicial commissioner at the High Court in Kuching.

2007

He was promoted to the post of judge at the same court on 11 April 2007.

2009

On 15 January 2009, he was transferred to the High Court in Kota Kinabalu.

2013

On 8 January 2013, he was appointed as a judge at the Court of Appeal of Malaysia, second highest court in the judicial hierarchy of Malaysia.

2018

He held this position until 27 April 2018.

He was then appointed a judge at the Federal Court of Malaysia, ascending to the apex court in the country.

Less than two months later, Wong was sworn in by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia) to the office of Chief Judge of The High Court of Sabah and Sarawak (CJSS), replacing Richard Malanjum who was elevated to the post of Chief Justice of Malaysia.

As such, he now occupies the fourth highest judicial office in the country after the Chief Justice of Malaysia (CJ), President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia (PCA) and Chief Judge of The High Court of Malaya (CJM).

2020

On 19 February 2020, Wong officially retired as CJSS having reached the mandatory retirement age.