He obtained his early education at the Sultan Abdul Hamid College in Alor Setar in 1940,[2] which could not be completed as a result of the Second World War.
When the war ended, he returned to Alor Setar to continue his studies and passed his "Senior Cambridge" examination.
[1] After becoming Chief Justice of Malaya in 1985,[1] he was involved in the 1988 Malaysian constitutional crisis, chairing the six member tribunal which resulted in the dismissal of the then Lord President Tun Salleh Abas.
[1][2] He was also involved with the Malaysian Red Crescent Society and joined the private sector after his retirement from the judiciary where he was chairman of several companies.
which carries the title of Tun by His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 7 June 1989, the Panglima Setia Mahkota (P.S.M.