Mohd Na'im Mokhtar

Mohd Na'im bin Mokhtar (Jawi: محمد نعيم بن مختار; born 25 November 1967) is a Malaysian politician, lawyer and legal scholar who has served as a Senator since December 2022. He served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Religious Affairs in the Anwar Ibrahim cabinet from December 2022 to December 2025. He served as 4th Chief Judge of the Syariah Court from April 2019 to his appointment as a minister in December 2022. He was one of the two independent Cabinet ministers alongside the Minister of Finance II Amir Hamzah Azizan and the sole independent Cabinet minister before the 2023 cabinet reshuffle.

Education Na’im was educated at the International Islamic University Malaysia, where he obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree. He subsequently earned a Masters in Laws (LLM) degree from the University of London and a Diploma in Syariah Law and Practice from the International Islamic University Malaysia. He also holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Syariah from the National University of Malaysia.

Career Na’im began his career as a law lecturer at the International Islamic University Malaysia. He later worked as a Syariah lawyer in Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, and the Federal Territories, and as an advocate and solicitor in Malaya. In 1998, he was appointed a Judge for the Syariah Court of Petaling, where he served until 2001. He was subsequently appointed a Judge for the Syariah Court of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, where he served until 2003. In 2003, he was appointed a research officer by the Syariah Judiciary Department Malaysia, where he worked until 2005. He has also served as a visiting lecturer at the National University of Malaysia and the International Islamic University Malaysia.

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