Tommy Thomas, a top ethnic Indian lawyer was today appointed Malaysia’s new Attorney General by the king, who appealed to Malaysians to not to “create religious or racial conflict” over the decision, amid protests from Islamic groups against his nomination.
A palace statement said Sultan Muhammad V has approved terminating the current Attorney General Mohammad Apandi Ali and replacing him with Thomas, the first from the minority community to hold the post in 55 years in the Muslim-majority nation.