▁for ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Sab ah ▁and ▁Sar aw ak ▁which ▁de als ▁with ▁civil ▁law ▁matters ▁affect ing ▁the ▁respective ▁state ▁government . ▁C riminal ▁pro sec ution ▁duties ▁in ▁Sab ah ▁and ▁Sar aw ak ▁are ▁handled ▁by ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁AG . ▁The ▁other ▁states ▁in ▁Pen ins ular ▁Malays ia ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁separate ▁ch amb ers . ▁▁ ▁The ▁AG ▁has ▁often ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁being ▁partial ▁towards ▁the ▁executive ▁or ▁offering ▁too ▁much ▁de ference ▁towards ▁the ▁executive . ▁The ▁ 8 th ▁AG , ▁Tommy ▁Thomas , ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁non - Mal ay ▁and ▁non - Mus lim ▁Att orney ▁General ▁to ▁hold ▁office ▁since ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁Malays ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁Pak atan ▁Har apan ▁leader ▁An war ▁I bra him ▁clar ified ▁that ▁his ▁appointment ▁will ▁not ▁advers ely ▁affect ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁Islam ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Thomas ▁res igned ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Article ▁ 1 4 5 ▁The ▁A - G ' s ▁overall ▁powers , ▁roles , ▁and ▁respons ib ilities ▁are ▁provided ▁for ▁in ▁Article ▁ 1 4 5 ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Constitution : ▁ ▁The ▁Yang ▁di - P ert uan ▁Ag ong ▁shall , ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁appoint ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁is ▁qualified ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Court ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ▁for ▁the ▁Federation . ▁It ▁shall ▁be ▁the ▁duty ▁of ▁the