[1][4] Azahar began his career in civil service as a senior assistant registrar at the High Court in Johor Bahru on 2 April 1980.

[1] Upon returning from his studies in the United Kingdom, Azahar resumed his duties as DPP beginning 15 September 1987 but now attached to the state of Negeri Sembilan.

[4] He served in this capacity for more than four years before being made a judicial commissioner at the High Court in Johor Bahru in August 2004, incidentally, this is where he had begun his civil service back in 1980.

Since then, Azahar had already been serving as acting Chief Judge whilst awaiting the judicial appointments committee and the Prime Minister of Malaysia to nominate a permanent successor to Zaharah.

On 9 November 2022, Federal Court judge Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah was appointed as the acting replacement with immediate effect.

Director of the Corporate Communications Division of Office of the Chief Registrar of Federal Court Suzarika Sahak confirmed the appointment.