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All in the family: father-daughter called to the Bar together


Shamsul Azlan Noor and Zeti Akhtar Nabilah were admitted to the Bar together, a quarter century after he took his law degree when she was a year old. (Bernama pic)
KUALA LUMPUR:

A man who took a law degree in 2002, when his daughter was one year old, has finally become a lawyer – together with his daughter, now 24, as they were admitted to the Bar together at a joint admission ceremony.

Shamsul Azlan Noor, 55, finally realised his dream of becoming a lawyer today. The moment was made even more special as it was a joint accomplishment with his daughter, Zeti Akhtar Nabilah.

“I never expected to be admitted to the Bar alongside my daughter. I studied law because I am passionate about it. This is a historic moment for us,” he said after the admission ceremony before High Court judge Azlan Sulaiman today.

Shamsul said: “While working in the banking sector, I had the opportunity to read law at UiTM (Universiti Teknologi Mara). I completed my degree in 2002, the year Zeti turned…

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