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Encyclopedia > Chief Justices of Pakistan
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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 (Urdū: صدر مملکت Sadr-e-Mamlikat) is Head of State of Pakistan. ... Pervez Musharraf (Urdu: پرويز مشرف) (born August 10, 1943) is the President of Pakistan, the Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army and the fourth Pakistani General to govern the country in the wake of a coup. ... The Prime Minister of Pakistan (Urdu: وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam) is the Head of Government of Pakistan. ... Shaukat Aziz (Urdu: شوکت عزیز), born March 6, 1949 Karachi, Pakistan is the current Prime Minister and Finance Minister 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 of the Senate is Muhammad Mian Soomro An Introduction Senate History & Introduction The 1970 Assembly framed the 1973 Constitution which was passed on 12th April and promulgated on 14th August 1973. ... The National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. ... These are the names of Speakers and Presidents of the National Assembly of Pakistan. ... These are the names of deputy speakers of the National Assembly 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 اعظمیٰ ) is the apex court in Pakistans judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. ... The Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan This court consists of 8 muslim judges including the Chief Justice. ... The Chief Justice heads the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan. ... At the national level, Pakistan elects a bicameral legislature, the Parliament of Pakistan, which consists of a directly-elected National Assembly of Pakistan and a Senate whose members are chosen by elected provincial legislators. ... General elections will be held in Pakistan in late 2007. ... Political parties in Pakistan lists political parties in Pakistan. ... The Pakistan Muslim League (Q), or PML-Q, is a centrist political party in Pakistan, dervied from the original Pakistan Muslim League which had laid foundation of the state of Pakistan. ... The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) (Urdu: پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی ) is a mainstream political party in Pakistan. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Urdu: متحدہ قومی موومنٹ) generally known as MQM or simply Muttahida, is a political organization in Pakistan which many believe to be a terrorist organization ruling on the basis of fear and violence. ... The Pakistan Muslim League (N) is a political party in Pakistan. ... Political parties in Pakistan lists political parties in Pakistan. ... Currently, Pakistan is subdivided into four provinces, two territories, and also portions of Kashmir that are administered by the Pakistani government. ... 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) are areas of Pakistan outside the four provinces, comprising a region of some 27,220 km² (10,507 mi²). // The FATA are bordered by: Afghanistan to the west with the border marked by the Durand Line, the North-West Frontier Province and the Punjab... The Islamic Republic of Azad Kashmir (Urdu: , English: ) is part of the Pakistani-administered section of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, along with the Northern Areas; its official name is Azad Jammu and Kashmir. ... This article details only the area administered by Pakistan. ... The Districts of Pakistan form the third tier of government in Pakistan, ranking as subdivisions of the provinces of Pakistan. ... News Sites DAWN English Daily The News International The Daily Times Business Recorder - Leading financial daily Pakistan News Services Urdu Daily News for Pakistan Following is a list of the major cities in Pakistan organized by subnational entities: // Bagh Bhimber Kotli Mirpur Muzaffarabad Plandri Rawlakot Main listing: List of cities... Pakistan is the second largest Muslim country in terms of population, 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 اعظمیٰ ) is the apex court in Pakistans judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. ... The Supreme Court (Urdu: عدالت اعظمیٰ ) is the apex court in Pakistans judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. ...


List

Temporal Order Name of Chief Justice From To
1

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

07 June 1949 29 June 1954
2 Justice Muhammad Munir (Chief Justice, Federal Court) 29 June1954 02 May 1960
3 Justice Muhammad Shahabuddin 03 May 1960 12 May 1960
4 Justice A. R. Cornelius 13 May 1960 29 February 1968
5 Justice S. A. Rahman 01 March 1968 03 June 1968
6 Justice Fazal Akbar 04 June 1968 17 November 1968
7 Justice Hamoodur Rahman 18 November 1968 31 October 1975
8 Justice Muhammad Yaqub Ali 01 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 01 January 1990 18 April 1993
12 Justice Dr. Nasim Hasan Shah 17 April 1993 14 April 1994
13 Justice Sajjad Ali Shah 05 June 1994 02 December 1997
14 Justice Ajmal Mian 23 December 1997 30 June 1999
15 Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui 01 July 1999 26 January 2000
16 Justice Irshad Hasan Khan 26 January 2000 06 January 2002
17 Justice Bashir Jehangiri 07 January 2002 31 January 2002
18 Justice Sheikh Riaz Ahmad 01 February 2002 31 December 2003
19 Justice Nazim Hussain Siddiqui 31 December 2003 29 June 2005
20 Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry 30 June 2005 Legally Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry is still CJP. Made Non functional as of 09 March 2007.
21 Justice Javaid Iqbal [Acting Chief Justice] 09 March 2007 23 March 2007
22 Justice Rana Bhagwandas [Acting Chief Justice] 24 March 2007 20 July 2007
20 Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry 20 July 2007 Present (Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was fully restored On 20 July 2007 by the order of a 13-member full bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Muhammad Munir was born on 3 May 1895. ... Muhammad Shahabuddin was born on 13 May 1895 at Ellore in Madras. ... A. R. Cornelius, 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... 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. ... 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. ... Appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, 31 December 2003. ... Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (Urdu: ) (born 12 December 1948) was appointed the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on 7 May, 2005. ... Justice Javaid Iqbal Jr. ... Justice Rana Bhagwandas (b. ... Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (Urdu: ) (born 12 December 1948) was appointed the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on 7 May, 2005. ...

See also

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

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