Look East: Tengku Fuad Tengku Ahmad of F.T. Ahmad & Co

TENGKU FUAD TENGKU AHMAD

The Good Fight

“I believe that the government should not interfere in matters of conscience – particularly in matters of marriage, religion and politics”

It was a chance encounter with the late Anthony Scrivener QC, a notable British barrister that inspired a young Tengku Fuad to pursue a career in law. “I remember that he was firstly very tall and secondly extremely friendly, generous and patient. I think it was then that I decided to become a lawyer,” Fuad reminisces on his 13-year-old self’s first meeting with the famed barrister at the Kota Kinabalu High Court. In 1997, he had the opportunity to meet with Scrivener again at a debate held at Cambridge Union. “I recall the look of surprise on his face at seeing this Sabah boy who was now reading law as a result of that one encounter,” Fuad chuckles as he looks back on his past. The charismatic Fuad formerly served on the board of two public companies based in Kuala Lumpur before returning to Kota Kinabalu to settle down to a quiet life. Though he now runs his own law practice at F.T. Ahmad & Co., Fuad has vowed to only take on cases that are of interest to him regardless of monetary gains and this includes pro-bono public interest litigation.

Read the full feature in Prestige Malaysia July 2018 issue.

Credits:

photography Kah Mun
photography assistance Hal Yip
styling Ibnu Aswan
styling assistance Nigel Lee
make-up & hair Gavin Soh
location Hilton Kota Kinabalu