Raja Aziz Addruse

Raja Abdul Aziz bin Raja Addruse (10 February 1936 – 12 July 2011) was a Malaysian lawyer. He served as President of the Bar Council three times and was a commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists. Raja Aziz is considered one of Malaysia's most respected lawyers. He was known among fellow lawyers as "Ungku."

Early life and education Raja Aziz Addruse was born in Chemor, Perak on 10 February 1936. He read law at the University of Bristol (from 1954) and was called to the English Bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1960. He was affectionately called "Ungku" by fellow lawyers

His second tenure as Bar Council president coincided with the 1988 Malaysian constitutional crisis, during which Lord President Salleh Abas was sacked by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. He represented Salleh when the latter was brought before a tribunal on the grounds of misconduct.

Raja Aziz was the lead defence counsel in Anwar Ibrahim's corruption and first sodomy trial. He was expected to lead Anwar's defence team for the second sodomy trial, but stepped aside due to ill health.

In May 2006, Raja Aziz was elected as a Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists, becoming the third Malaysian to hold the position.

He was also a counsel for former Communist Party of Malaya leader Chin Peng during the latter's 2009 bid to return to Malaysia. He also called on Barisan Nasional supporters to respect Pakatan's right to challenge the Sultan of Perak's decision not to dissolve the state assembly in court.