Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Kanun Diraja Dato Laila Utama
Idris Talog Davies
DK SPMB DSNB CBE
Davies in 1973
3rd Attorney General of Brunei
In office
15 January 1963 – 22 July 1977
MonarchsOmar Ali Saifuddien III
Hassanal Bolkiah
Preceded byAbdul Aziz Zain
Succeeded byBahrin Abbas
Personal details
Born
Idris Talog Davies

(1917-07-01)1 July 1917
Died21 July 1977(1977-07-21) (aged 60)
Attorney General's Chambers, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Resting placeLlanrhydd Cemetery
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
OccupationJudge

Idris Talog Davies CBE (1 July 1917 – 21 July 1977) was a nobleman and judge who served in several high-ranking positions which included being appointed as a member of the Brunei Privy Council[1] and the Brunei Attorney General.[2][3] Notably, he was among the Avidosry Editorial Board for the Malayan Law Journal,[4] and a lifetime member of the Malaysian Historical Society.[5]

Career

After graduating from Cambridge University,[6] Davies joined the Colonial Legal Service's Malayan Judicial and Legal Service on 20 September 1951.[7] He worked in Kuala Lumpur as a federal counsel and deputy public prosecutor, among other positions.[8] He later became the legal adviser to the State of Perlis until 1 October 1952.[9] As of 1 Janary 1962, he became the senior federal counsel at the Attorney-General's Chambers of the Federation of Malaya.[10]

On 15 January 1963, Davies was appointed as Brunei's Attorney General.[2] Later on 3 February, he was among the Pengiran Ali-led delegation flown to Kuala Lumpur to attend the Federation of Melayu Raya meeting.[11] The Legislative Council and Davies declared in January 1977 that anybody discovered in possession of lottery tickets or gambling establishments might be fined up to B$5,000 or imprisoned for a year. Anyone found guilty of the crime might face penalties under Chapter 26 of the Public Gambling House Bill (Amendment) 1976.[12]

On 21 July 1977, Davies passed away while in office at the Attorney General's Chambers.[13] Brunei recorded his passing a day later on the 22nd,[14] and be succeeded by Pengiran Bahrin.[15][16] He is buried at Llanrhydd Cemetery, Ruthin.[17]

Awards and honours

Davies being awarded the DSNB by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III in 1966

Davies was bestowed the manteri title of Yang Dimuliakan (The Exalted One) Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Kanun Diraja by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III. As part of the 1968 Queen Elizabeth's New Year's honours, he was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).[18][19] He has earned the following honours;[20][14]

National

Foreign

References

  1. ↑ "rumpunsuara". rumpunsuara.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  2. 1 2 "Attorney General's Chambers - History". www.agc.gov.bn. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  3. ↑ "Back Matter". Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 50 (1 (231)). 1977. ISSN 0126-7353.
  4. ↑ The Malayan Law Journal (PDF). malaysianbar. March 1974. pp. xiii.
  5. ↑ "Keahlian". www.psm.org.my. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  6. ↑ Cambridge, University of (1976). Cambridge University List of Members. Cambridge University Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-521-20928-1.
  7. ↑ Stockwell, A. J. (2004). "Britain and Brunei, 1945-1963: Imperial Retreat and Royal Ascendancy". Modern Asian Studies. 38 (4): 785–819. ISSN 0026-749X.
  8. ↑ The Malayan Law Journal. Malaya Publishing House Limited. 1977. pp. XXXIX.
  9. ↑ "Appointment of Legal Adviser to the State of Perlis" (PDF). Federation of Malaya Government Gazette. 1952-10-23. p. 2775. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  10. ↑ SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE (PDF). fbcoverup. 1962-01-01. p. 22.
  11. ↑ "Wakil2 Brunei Menghadhiri Persidangan Malaysia". Pelita Brunei. 1963-02-06. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  12. ↑ "Tiket2 Loteri Dan Rumah Perjudian" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  13. ↑ "The London Gazette" (PDF). thegazette. 1977-11-14. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  14. 1 2 Brunei (1977). Annual Report - State of Brunei. p. 503.
  15. ↑ The Malayan Law Journal. Malaya Publishing House Limited. 1978. p. 228.
  16. ↑ Sidhu, Jatswan S. (2009-12-22). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam. Scarecrow Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-8108-7078-9.
  17. ↑ "Idris Talog Davies grave monument details at Llanrhydd Cemetery, Ruthin, Denbighshire,Wales". www.gravestonephotos.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  18. ↑ "BRUNEI'S A.-G. MADE C.B.E." eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 1968-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  19. ↑ "Back Matter". Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 37 (1 (205)). 1964. ISSN 0126-7353.
  20. ↑ Brunei (1972). Annual Report on Brunei. Printed at the Brunei Press.
  21. ↑ Malaysia. 1971. p. 12.
  22. ↑ "Istiadat Mengurniakan Bintang2 Kehormatan Dan ingat2 Di-Istana" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 1966-09-21. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  23. ↑ Relations, Great Britain Office of Commonwealth (1965). The Commonwealth Relations Office Year Book. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 461.
  24. ↑ "121 Orang Di-Korniakan Pingat Kehormatan Negeri Brunei" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 1976-06-02. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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