In Service Of The Law: Simplicity & Greatness: Tun Suffian's Legacy

Author: Salleh Buang

Binding: Hardcover, 402 pages (2007)
Publisher: Tun Suffian Foundation Incorporated

ISBN: 9834353006

Price: RM99.00

Synopsis

Excerpts from the Book
"I don't know about friends and those who had come to know Tun Suffian, but I miss this amiable former Lord President. I miss his simplicity and humility. I miss his generosity. Above all I miss his company of good cheer. Whilst the Malaysian judiciary may never revert to the days of his time in terms of dedication and scholarship, succeeding judges and lawyers of the day will no doubt gain from Suffian's humanity... " (Foreword at p.xv)
DATUK SERI UTAMA DR. RAIS YATIM

Minister of Culture Arts & Heritage, Malaysia
 

"Most of his judgments, if not all, were written in language which the common folks can understand. He is believed to have delivered more than a thousand judgments; all of which reveal a rich depth of intellectual analysis, legal clarity, common sense, compassion and a fierce independence rarely seen these days. I think this is where his greatness lies..." ("Tun Suffian: A Man for all Seasons" at p. 326)
TUN MOHAMED DZAIDDIN ABDULLAH

Chairman, Tun Suffian Foundation Incorporated
Former Chief Justice of Malaysia

"Anyone reading this book will appreciate immediately the learned yet pleasant, personality of Tun Suffian who appeared to have maintained his wit and effable nature even towards the end of his illustrious life. In this respect, singular mention should be made of Tunku Sofiah's chapter which is a highly moving account of how Tun Suffian coped with his terminal illness, and how one family came to respect and care for him until his last days." (Preview at p.xix)
MOHAMAD ARIFF YUSOF

Former Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Malaya
 

"The next 44 days when Tun stayed with us until his demise, were sad times but certainly not burdensome for me or my family. .... We had no doctors from amongst our immediate family who could provide round-the-clock medical services to Tun ... But to me, medical science or medicine was no longer relevant to Tun at that stage. What he needed most was tender loving care and much affection, and my family and I had loads and loads of them to shower him with." ("Tun Suffian's Final Days" at p.352).
TUNKU SOFIAH JEWA

Founder, Tun Suffian Foundation Incorporated
 

"Suffian the man is no longer with us. But his thoughts, his ideas, his good deeds, his warmth, his friendship and his greatness still live in all of us." ("His Everlasting Legacy" at p. 395)
PROF. SALLEH BUANG

Author
 

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