Ahmad Nizam bin Abbas

PBM
Born1967 (age 56–57)
Singapore
EducationKeele University (BA)
Singapore Management University (LLM)

Ahmad Nizam bin Abbas PBM is a Singaporean family lawyer and Syariah law practitioner.

Early life and education

Ahmad was born to Abbas Abu Amin, a People's Action Party Member of Parliament (MP), and his wife Aishah Daud.[1][2] Ahmad has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and experienced some difficulties in school.[3] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in law and English from the University of Keele in 1991, qualifying as an English barrister in 1992 and a Singapore lawyer in 1994. Over two decades later, he attained a Master of Laws in Islamic law and finance from Singapore Management University in 2013.[4]

Career

Ahmad began his career as a criminal defence lawyer, before specialising in family law.[5] As a defense lawyer, he was involved in the case of Ghazali Abdul Manaf, a prisoner who was beaten to death by prison officers.[6] He also represented Tan Eng Hwa, a man who was jailed for six months for loitering and "appearing to be waiting for a chance to commit a crime".[7] In 2013, Ahmad represented a pair of Chinese hotel chefs who had received bribes from a seafood company.[8] In 2023, he represented a father convicted of the manslaughter of his daughter in sentencing.[9]

He worked at Straits Law Practice before joining Emerald Law as a senior partner, subsequently founding his own firm, Crescent Law Chambers.[10][11][12] In 2023, he was appointed deputy chairman of Simba Law Alliance, a coalition of regional law firms in Southeast Asia.[13]

Ahmad has been a member of numerous boards and committees, including Mediacorp, the Mendaki Club, the National Youth Forum, the Censorship Review Committee, and the Law Society's Muslim law practice committee.[14][15][16][17] He wrote a number of op-eds on the Today newspaper on his work at the National Youth Forum.[18][19] In 2006, he was projected to run for political office in Tampines, but did not end up doing so.[20] In 2021, he became a founding member of Defense Fund SG, an initiative that provides pro-bono legal support to victims of sexual harassment.[21][22] For his work in public service, he was awarded the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat in 2007.[23]

Ahmad is also active in legal publication. He wrote the first Muslim family law textbook in Singapore.[24][25]

Publications

References

  1. ↑ "Ex-MP's son looks set to follow in father's footsteps". The Straits Times. 3 April 2006.
  2. ↑ "Portrait of Mr. Abbas Abu Amin, former Chairman of the NTUC Sports Committee - BookSG - National Library Board, Singapore". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. National Library Board. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Yong, Nicholas. "The Strength of ADHD". www.sal.org.sg. Singapore Academy of Law. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ahmad Nizam Abbas". Crescent Law. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  5. ↑ RAVIKRISHNAN, Ashutosh. "Ahmad Nizam on Leaving a Legacy". www.sal.org.sg. Singapore Academy of Law. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Guards get jail, cane for prisoner's death". The Straits Times. 23 March 1996. p. 3.
  7. ↑ Lim, Li Hsien (23 March 1995). "Jail for loitering at HDB void deck". The Straits Times. p. 27.
  8. ↑ Migration (29 January 2013). "Two chefs fined for accepting bribes from a seafood supplier | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Defence shares 'traumatic', 'difficult' backgrounds of couple in fatal abuse case of 11-year-old girl". CNA. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  10. ↑ Lim, Jessica (22 May 2012). "Collection of Syariah law rulings to be published". The Straits Times.
  11. ↑ Hermes (28 July 2021). "Peguam bukan Muslim turut kendali kes syariah, Berita - BeritaHarian.sg". Beritaharian (in Malay). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  12. ↑ Pusaka, Harta (30 October 2022). "Masyarakat harus tingkat kefahaman cara agih harta pusaka, Berita - BeritaHarian.sg". www.beritaharian.sg (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Ahmad Nizam dilantik timbalan pengerusi gabungan firma guaman 5 negara, Berita - BeritaHarian.sg". www.beritaharian.sg (in Malay). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "MEDIACORP APPOINTS FOUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS". Today. 9 August 2011. p. 38.
  15. ↑ "Malay/Muslim youths to meet PM Goh". Today. 19 October 2001. p. 4.
  16. ↑ Wong, Alicia (22 May 2009). "A mid-term first, to keep pace with media". Today. p. 4.
  17. ↑ "Spotlight - Conversation with Ahmad Nizam, Chairperson of the Muslim Law Practice Committee". The Singapore Law Gazette. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  18. ↑ Nizam, Ahmad (1 April 2011). "When fair is foul, and foul is fair". Today. p. 16.
  19. ↑ Nizam, Ahmad (31 December 2004). "Unfair to judge youth forum as 'elitist'". Today. p. 26.
  20. ↑ "Mah mahu Ahmad Nizam di Tampines". Berita Harian (in Malay). 3 April 2006.
  21. ↑ "Peguam Muslim bergabung bentuk dana, khidmat guaman percuma bagi mangsa gangguan seksual, diskriminasi". BERITA Mediacorp (in Malay). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  22. ↑ "Peguam, M3 beri nasihat percuma bagi mangsa gangguan seksual, Berita - BeritaHarian.sg". www.beritaharian.sg (in Malay). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  23. ↑ "National Day Awards". The Straits Times. 10 August 2007.
  24. ↑ Vijayan, K. C. (3 November 2022). "Landmark book on Muslim family law launched | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  25. ↑ Nur, Arina Ahmad Anis (18 October 2022). "Buku pertama undang-undang keluarga Islam di SG diterbitkan". BERITA Mediacorp (in Malay). Berita. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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