Tan Sri Dato' Seri Alauddin Bin Dato' Mohd Sheriff is stepping down as an Independent Director upon the expiry of his tenure on 22 December 2016.

Degree of Barrister-at-Law of Inner Temple, London, United Kingdom.

Tan Sri Dato' Seri Alauddin had held various posts in the legal and judicial service since 1971. He started his career with the Judiciary as a Magistrate in Bukit Mertajam in 1971 and in Kangar in 1972. Thereafter, he was appointed as President of the Sessions Court in Sungai Petani, Kuantan and Taiping. In 1977, he was appointed as Senior Federal Counsel with the Income Tax Department and the Attorney Generals Chambers. On 1 June 1979, he was seconded to Petronas Carigali as its Secretary cum Legal Advisor. Thereafter, he was appointed as the Legal Advisor to the State of Johor in October 1980.

On 1 April 1982, he took the office of the Legal Advisor of Negeri Sembilan. He was again appointed as the Legal Advisor to the state of Johor in June 1983. He was appointed as the Chairman of the Advisory Board in the Prime Ministers Department since 1 June 1989.

Tan Sri Dato' Seri Alauddin was appointed as Judicial Commissioner of the High Court of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur on 1 February 1992 and was transferred to the High Court of Malaya in Johor in the same year. He was later elevated as the Judge of the High Court wherein he had served in the High Courts of Johor, Kangar and Alor Star before being elevated to the Court of Appeal on 15 April 2001.

After serving for about 3 years in the Court of Appeal, he was elevated to the Federal Court of Malaysia on 12 July 2004. During his tenure as a Judge of the Federal Court, he had the occasion of carrying out the duties and functions of the President of the Court of Appeal from 15 August 2006 until 4 September 2007.

On 5 September 2007, he was appointed as the Chief Judge of Malaya and on 18 October 2008, he was appointed as the President of the Court of Appeal until his retirement in August 2011.

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