The entire PGPF family is saddened by the passing of a dear friend, Prof. Dato’ Salleh Buang this morning. Condolences to the wife and children. Surely we belong to Allah and to Him we shall return. May Allahyarham be blessed and placed amongst the salihin.
Salleh Buang was a Barrister-at-law from Lincoln’s Inn, England, formerly served as a Federal Counsel in the Attorney-General’s Chambers, Kuala Lumpur before he left for private legal practice, the corporate sector and finally academia. In 1972, he was trained under a post graduate UN fellowship at the International Court of Justice at the Hague Netherlands. Formerly a Visiting Professor at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, he was a full-time consultant, author, public speaker, trainer and columnist. He had served as a member of the Panel of Judges of the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal in its proceedings in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.