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The Chief Justice of Pakistan heads the Supreme Court of Pakistan. These are the names of the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (known as the Federal Court until 1960). The President of Pakistan (UrdÅ«: صدر مملکت Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the head of state of Pakistan. ... Pervez Musharraf (Urdu: ) (born 11 August 1943, Delhi) is the current President of Pakistan, Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. ... Government of Pakistan (Urdu: حکومتِ پاکستان)The Constitution of Pakistan provides for a Federal Parliamentary System of government, with a President as the Head of State and an indirectly-elected Prime Minister as the chief executive. ... The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Urdu وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam meaning Grand Vizier, is the Head of Government of Pakistan. ... Bold text Majlis-e-Shoora (Urdu: مجلس شوری) (Council of Advisors in Urdu, although referred to as Parliament) is the bicameral federal legislature of Pakistan that consists of the Senate (upper house) and the National Assembly (lower house). ... The Senate of Pakistan is the upper House of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. ... The current Chairman (presiding officer) of the Senate of Pakistan is Muhammad Mian Soomro The first Chairman of the Senate was Justice Khan Habibullah Khan. ... The National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. ... The Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan is a body of judges empowered under Article 209 of the constitution of Pakistan to hear cases of misconduct against judges. ... The Supreme Court (Urdu: عدالت عظمیٰ ) is the apex court in Pakistans judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. ... The Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan consists of 8 muslim judges including the Chief Justice. ... The Chief Justice heads the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan. ... There are four High Courts of Pakistan, these are based in the capital cities of the four provinces. ... The District Courts of Pakistan are courts that operate at the district level, they are controlled by the high courts. ... Political parties in Pakistan lists political parties in Pakistan. ... Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) (Urdu: متحدہ مجلس عمل ) (United Council of Action) is a coalition between religious-political parties in Pakistan. ... Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Urdu: متحدہ قومی موومنٹ) (United National Movement) generally known as MQM or simply Muttahida, is the fourth largest political party in the newly elected National Assembly of Pakistan[1]. MQM is the only Pakistani political party which grew out of a student organization. ... The Pakistan Muslim League (N) (Urdu: پاکستان مسلم لیگ Ù†) is a political party in Pakistan. ... PML-Q flag The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam), or PML-Q (Urdu: پاکستان مسلم لیگ Ù‚) is a centrist political party in Pakistan, which was formed by Pervez Musharraf. ... The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) (Urdu: پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی ) is a mainstream centre-left political party in Pakistan. ... The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Urdu: پاکستان تحريک انصاف) (Pakistan Movement for Justice) is a political party in Pakistan. ... Political parties in Pakistan lists political parties in Pakistan. ... The Provincial Governors is the head of the province in Pakistan. ... Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan. ... The Government of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) is in Peshawar, the provincial capital of the North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. ... ... Government of Sindh is based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... For the capital of Pakistan, see Islamabad. ... The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan are areas of Pakistan outside the four provinces, comprising a region of some 27,220 km² (10,507 sq mi). ... This article is about the area administered by Pakistan. ... This article details only the area administered by Pakistan. ... The 2001 Local Government Ordnance provides for devolution of government to district administrations. ... The Districts of Pakistan form the third tier of government in Pakistan, ranking as subdivisions of the provinces of Pakistan. ... // Karachi is the largest city in Pakistan with its population being the second largest in the world after Mumbai. ... Union Councils of Pakistan are local governments in Pakistan. ... Pakistan is the second largest Muslim country in terms of population (behind Indonesia), and its status as a declared nuclear power, being the only Islamic nation to have that status, plays a part in its international role. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... The Supreme Court (Urdu: عدالت عظمیٰ ) is the apex court in Pakistans judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. ... The Supreme Court (Urdu: عدالت عظمیٰ ) is the apex court in Pakistans judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. ...

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Temporal Order Name of Chief Justice From To
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Justice Sir Abdur Rashid (Chief Justice, Federal Court) Sir Abdul Rashid the first Chief Justice of Pakistan was born on 29 June 1889. ...

7 June 1949 29 June 1954
2 Justice Muhammad Munir (Chief Justice, Federal Court) 29 June1954 2 May 1960
3 Justice Muhammad Shahabuddin 3 May 1960 12 May 1960
4 Justice A. R. Cornelius 13 May 1960 29 February 1968
5 Justice Dr. S. A. Rahman 1 March 1968 3 June 1968
6 Justice Fazal Akbar 4 June 1968 17 November 1968
7 Justice Hamoodur Rahman 18 November 1968 31 October 1975
8 Justice Muhammad Yaqub Ali 1 November 1975 22 September 1977
9 Justice S. Anwarul Haq 23 September 1977 25 March 1981
10 Justice Mohammad Haleem 23 March 1981 31 December 1989
11 Justice Muhammad Afzal Zullah 1 January 1990 18 April 1993
12 Justice Dr. Nasim Hasan Shah 17 April 1993 14 April 1994
13 Justice Sajjad Ali Shah 5 June 1994 2 December 1997
14 Justice Ajmal Mian 23 December 1997 30 June 1999
15 Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui 1 July 1999 26 January 2000
16 Justice Irshad Hasan Khan 26 January 2000 6 January 2002
17 Justice Bashir Jehangiri 7 January 2002 31 January 2002
18 Justice Sheikh Riaz Ahmad 1 February 2002 31 December 2003
19 Justice Nazim Hussain Siddiqui 31 December 2003 29 June 2005
20 Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry 30 June 2005 3 November 2007
* Justice Javaid Iqbal (Acting) 9 March 2007 23 March 2007
* Justice Rana Bhagwandas (Acting) 24 March 2007 20 July 2007
* Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry 30 June 2005 Present

is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... Muhammad Munir was born on 3 May 1895. ... is the 122nd day of the year (123rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Muhammad Shahabuddin (Urdu: محمد شہاب الدین) was born on 13 May 1895 at Ellore in Madras. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alvin Robert Cornelius (born 1903), a Catholic, was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from May 13, 1960 to February 29, 1968. ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 29 is a day added into a leap year of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sheikh Abdur Rehman was born on June 4, 1903. ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fazal-e-Akbar born in November 1903, graduated in Arts from St. ... is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Former Chief Justice Hamoodur Rahman,Pakistan Supreme Court. ... is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mohammed Yaqub Ali born at Jallandhar in March 1912, received early education at Jallandhar, did his graduation and Law from University of Punjab in 1936. ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan,S. Anwarul Haq Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan S.Anwarul Haq is the infamous judge who gave legitimacy to General Zia ul-Haq’s martial law and upheld the decision of Lahore High Court which sentenced Zulfikar... is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Honourable Chief Justice Muhammad Haleem LL.D. (Honoris Causa), Hilal-e-Imtiaz, (January 1, 1925 Lucknow - August 11, 2006 Karachi) served as the Chief Justice of Pakistan from the period 1981 to 1989, the longest service of its kind in the history of the country. ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Mohammed Afzal Zullah (Urdu: محمد افضل ذلا) was born on April 19, 1928, at Bijnial, Mandra (District Rawalpindi). ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan,Nasim Hasan Shah Born in Lahore on 15th April 15, 1929 to Syed Mohsin Shah, an eminent advocate and political activist,Dr. Justice Nasim Hasan Shah, a former Chief Justice of Pakistan, gained international respect and recognition when he restored the... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan Sajjad Ali Shah Sajjad Ali Shah was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. ... is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Ajmal Mian was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 03 December 1997 to 30 June 1999. ... is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui (b. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Justice Irshad Hasan Khan was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 26 January 2000 to 06 January 2002. ... is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Justice Muhammad Bashir Jehangiri was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 07 January 2002 to 31 January 2002. ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Sheikh Riaz Ahmad ,Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan Justice Sheikh Riaz Ahmad was Chief Justice of Pakistan Supreme Court in Islamabad from February 1, 2002 to December 31, 2003. ... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ←Nazim Hussain Siddiqui (Urdu: ناظم حسین صدیقی) served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, from December 31, 2003 to June 29, 2005. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (Urdu: ) (born 12 December 1948), was the 20th Chief Justice of Pakistan. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Justice Javaid Iqbal (Jr. ... In law, when someone is said to be acting in a position it can mean one of three things. ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Honourable Mr. ... In law, when someone is said to be acting in a position it can mean one of three things. ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (Urdu: ) (born 12 December 1948), was the 20th Chief Justice of Pakistan. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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The Supreme Court (Urdu: عدالت عظمیٰ ) is the apex court in Pakistans judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. ...

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Sir Abdul Rashid the first Chief Justice of Pakistan was born on 29 June 1889. ... Muhammad Munir was born on 3 May 1895. ... Muhammad Shahabuddin (Urdu: محمد شہاب الدین) was born on 13 May 1895 at Ellore in Madras. ... Alvin Robert Cornelius (born 1903), a Catholic, was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from May 13, 1960 to February 29, 1968. ... Sheikh Abdur Rehman was born on June 4, 1903. ... Fazal-e-Akbar born in November 1903, graduated in Arts from St. ... Former Chief Justice Hamoodur Rahman,Pakistan Supreme Court. ... Mohammed Yaqub Ali born at Jallandhar in March 1912, received early education at Jallandhar, did his graduation and Law from University of Punjab in 1936. ... Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan,S. Anwarul Haq Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan S.Anwarul Haq is the infamous judge who gave legitimacy to General Zia ul-Haq’s martial law and upheld the decision of Lahore High Court which sentenced Zulfikar... Honourable Chief Justice Muhammad Haleem LL.D. (Honoris Causa), Hilal-e-Imtiaz, (January 1, 1925 Lucknow - August 11, 2006 Karachi) served as the Chief Justice of Pakistan from the period 1981 to 1989, the longest service of its kind in the history of the country. ... Mohammed Afzal Zullah (Urdu: محمد افضل ذلا) was born on April 19, 1928, at Bijnial, Mandra (District Rawalpindi). ... Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan,Nasim Hasan Shah Born in Lahore on 15th April 15, 1929 to Syed Mohsin Shah, an eminent advocate and political activist,Dr. Justice Nasim Hasan Shah, a former Chief Justice of Pakistan, gained international respect and recognition when he restored the... Syed Sajjad Ali Shah was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. ... Ajmal Mian was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 03 December 1997 to 30 June 1999. ... Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui (b. ... Justice Irshad Hasan Khan was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 26 January 2000 to 06 January 2002. ... Justice Muhammad Bashir Jehangiri was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 07 January 2002 to 31 January 2002. ... Sheikh Riaz Ahmad ,Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan Justice Sheikh Riaz Ahmad was Chief Justice of Pakistan Supreme Court in Islamabad from February 1, 2002 to December 31, 2003. ... ←Nazim Hussain Siddiqui (Urdu: ناظم حسین صدیقی) served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, from December 31, 2003 to June 29, 2005. ... Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (Urdu: ) (born 12 December 1948), was the 20th Chief Justice of Pakistan. ... Justice Javaid Iqbal (Jr. ... Honourable Mr. ... Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (Urdu: ) (born 12 December 1948), was the 20th Chief Justice of Pakistan. ... Abdul Hameed Dogar (born 22 March 1944) is the Chief Justice of Pakistan, a position to which he took oath to General Pervez Musharaff, in the immediate aftermath of the generals 3 November 2007 declaration of a state of emergency, de facto Martial Law suspending the constitution. ...

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