Qualification
YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Haji Lamin obtained his LLB (Honours) from the University of Singapore in 1963 and a postgraduate Diploma in Socio-Legal Studies from the University College of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Working Experience
Upon graduation, YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Haji Lamin was admitted into the Diplomatic Service and served both locally and overseas namely, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia and the Malaysian Embassy in Bangkok. In 1967, he began his illustrious working career in the Legal and Judicial service when he joined the Malaysian Judicial and Legal Service. He first served as Deputy Public Prosecutor in the Attorney General’s Chambers, Kuala Lumpur and was later appointed Magistrate also in Kuala Lumpur. He served briefly as Acting President of the Sessions Court, Seremban before his appointment as Federal Counsel with the Ministry of Defence, Kuala Lumpur. In 1972, he was appointed Senior Assistant Registrar, High Court, Kuala Lumpur and later Deputy Public Prosecutor, Perak. In 1973, he assumed the post of Senior Federal Counsel in the Prosecution Division in the Attorney General’s Chambers, Kuala Lumpur. He was appointed State Legal Advisor, Pahang in 1977 and was appointed Deputy Head of Prosecution Division, AG Chambers, Kuala Lumpur in 1980. In 1982, he returned to Pahang as Pahang State Legal Advisor and simultaneously, he was also the Judge Advocate General in the Ministry of Defence, Kuala Lumpur. In 1983, he was appointed to Solicitor General and later in 1988, he was promoted to Judge of the High Court Malaya, Pahang. In 1994, he was promoted to the position of Judge of the Federal Court. He was the first President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia, a position that he held for almost seven years until his retirement in March 2001 after having served the six months extension as provided for under article 125 (1) of the Federal Constitution. On 24 August 2005, YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Haji Lamin was elected as ad litem Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Republic of Yugoslavia (ICTY) at the 59th session of the United Nations General Assembly for a term of four years. In December 2011, he was appointed as a Judge to the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal.