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Negeri Sembilan Bar
The Negeri Sembilan Bar is a statutory creature pursuant to Section 73 of the Legal Profession Act, 1976 (hereinafter referred to the “LPA”). There are currently twelve (12) State Bar Committees and the Negeri Sembilan State Bar is one of them.
The Negeri Sembilan Bar is led by a committee elected during its annual general meeting held in February every year whereby a Chairman and ten (10) other members are elected together with a representative of the Negeri Sembilan Bar to the Bar Council. The Chairman is an ex-officio member of the Malaysian Bar Council.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
ACTIVITIES EVERY YEAR
Being a State Bar, the Negeri Sembilan State Bar Committee has the following powers pursuant to section 73 of the Legal Profession Act 1976:
To promote and safeguard the interests of advocates and solicitors who are members of the State Bar
To make appropriate representations to the Malaysian Bar upon matters concerning the State Bar
To entertain and deal with such matters as may from time to time be referred to it either generally or specifically by the Bar Council or the State Bar in general meeting
To provide amenities for and generally to promote the welfare of members of the State Bar
To inquire into and proceed with any complaint of the conduct of an advocate and solicitor in his professional capacity or of any pupil or articled clerk under Part VII
to co-opt as members of the Committee not more than two members of the State Bar who shall have no right to vote at any meeting of the Committee
OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2025/2026
Committed to Serving the Legal Community
Karthigesan A/L Shanmugam
Chrysandy Lai Zhiu Khiok
Honorary Secretary
Low Kin Fai
Treasurer
Prof. Standard and Development (PSDC) Committee
Indran A/L V. Kumaraguru
Paul Krishnaraja a/l Selladurai
Sports & Anti-Touting Committee
Mohd Nazrin bin Ibrahim
Syariah Law Committee
Krishnaveni a/p P Atanhary
Court Liaison, Members Welfare, Child & Women Committee
Khairulhamimi Binti Mohamad Rais
Social Committee
Deidra Nur Binti Azmi
Shangeetha a/p Moorthy
Criminal Law, Human Rights & Civil Law Committee
Nandhini Devi a/p Nagainderan
Kavittha a/p Subramaniam
YBGK & Legal Aid Centre (LAC) Committee
Nur Fatihah binti Noraznan
Bar Building & Library Committee
Mohd Azim bin Mohd Pauzi
GALLERY
Snapshots of Our Community
NEGERI SEMBILAN BAR COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
1965 – H.W. TAN (Protem Chairman)
1965 – 1970 – BALWANT SINGH
1970 – 1972 – LEE BOON PENG
1972 – 1973 – STANLEY PONNIAH
1973 – 1977 – P.S. MANIAM
1977 – 1979 – S. PERIASAMY
1979 – 1983 – GURDIAL BAKAN SINGH
1983 – 1984 – JAMES LESLIE PONNIAH
1984 – 1985 – S. PERIASAMY
1985 – 1987 – JAMES LESLIE PONNIAH
1987 – 1988 – JOSEPH CHIA EN TET
1988 – 1990 – GURDIAL BAKAN SINGH
1990 – 1991 – KONG KIM LENG
1991 – 1992 – K. GUNARETNAM
1992 – 1993 – SEAH CHOON CHYE
1993 – 1995 – LIM HONG NIAN
1995 – 1997 – IBRAHIM K. MOIDEEN
1997 – 1999 – LIM HONG NIAN
1999 – 2001 – EDMUND H.T. PONNIAH
2001 – 2003 – PRETAM SINGH
2003 – 2005 – TERRANCE KANAGARATNAM
2005 – 2007 – KRISHNA DALLUMAH
2007 – 2008 – TEE KIM CHAN
2008 – 2010 – PAUL KRISHNARAJA SELLADURAI
2010 – 2012 – ZAINURITHA BINTI DATUK ABU HASSAN
2012 – 2014 – INDRAN KUMARAGURU
2014 – 2015 – PUSPANATHAN SELLAM
2015 – 2017 – JOSEPH MATHEWS
2017 – 2019 – MOHAMAD NOR HISAM BIN HUSSAIN
2019 – 2023 – AZMI BIN ABDOOLL AZIZ
2023 – 2025– MARISA REGINA BINTI MOHD ARIS RIZAL
2025 – present – KARTHIGESAN A/L SHANMUGAM