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Chief Justice of Pakistan

Presiding judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan

Presiding judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan

FieldValue
postChief Justice of Pakistan
native_name
Munsif-e-Āzam Pākistān
قاضیُ الْقُضاۃ
insigniaEmblem of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.svg
insigniasize100px
insigniacaptionEmblem of the SCP
incumbentYahya Afridi
incumbentsince26 October 2024
statusChief justice
departmentSupreme Court of Pakistan
styleThe Honorable
(formal)
Your Lordship
(within court)
Mr. Chief Justice
(informal)
seatSupreme Court Building, Red Zone, Islamabad
nominatorPrime Minister of Pakistan on recommendations of Special Parliamentary Committee.
appointerPresident of Pakistan
termlength3 Years or (until the age of 65) whichever is earlier
constituting_instrumentConstitution of Pakistan
formation
firstAbdul Rashid
(as Federal Chief Justice)
website

Munsif-e-Āzam Pākistān قاضیُ الْقُضاۃ (formal) Your Lordship (within court) Mr. Chief Justice (informal) (as Federal Chief Justice)

The chief justice of Pakistan (initials as CJP; , Munsif-e-Āzam Pākistān) is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and is the highest-ranking officer of the Pakistani judiciary.

The Federal Court of Pakistan was established by Governor-General Jinnah's Order in February 1948. Until 1956, the chief justice and senior justices were known by the title of 'Federal Judge', and the Federal Court of Pakistan operated out of a wing of the Lahore High Court, despite the federal capital's location in Karachi. The enactment of Pakistan's first constitution in March 1956 redesigned it as the 'Supreme Court of Pakistan.'

The chief justice is the chief administrative officer of the country's court system and the highest judicial officer, ranking immediately above the chief justice of the Federal Shariat Court. He is responsible for supervising federal judicial policies, and conducting judicial business in the Supreme Court.

Nomination for the appointment of the chief justice is made by the prime minister of Pakistan, and final appointments are confirmed by the president of Pakistan. Chief Justice of Pakistan is recommended by Special Parliamentary Committee consisting of 8 members of National Assembly and 4 members of Senate.He is selected by amongst 3 senior most justices of Supreme Court by two third majiority of total membership of Committee. Committee sends nomination of selected justice to Prime Minister and Prime Minister advises President of Pakistan to appoint that justice as Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Before 26th Amendment to the Constitution 2024. Senior most judge of Supreme Court was appointed as Chief Justice by President on advice of Prime Minister.

Presiding over the oral arguments before the court, the chief justice has significant agenda-setting power over meetings of the Supreme Court. In modern tradition, the chief justice has the ceremonial duty of administering the oath of office of the president of Pakistan.

The first chief justice was Sir Abdul Rashid. The current chief justice is Yahya Afridi, incumbent since 26 October 2024.

List of chief justices

#NamePeriod of officeLength of term (years, days)BarAppointed by
1Sir Mian Abdul RashidLahore High Court
2Muhammad MunirLahore High Court
3Muhammad Shahabuddin†Madras High Court
4A.R. CorneliusLahore High Court
5S.A. RahmanLahore High Court
6Fazal AkbarEast Pakistan High Court
7Hamoodur Rahman†Calcutta High Court
8Yaqub AliLahore High Court
9Sheikh Anwarul HaqLahore High Court
10Mohammad HaleemSindh High Court
11Afzal ZullahLahore High Court
12Nasim Hasan ShahLahore High Court
13Syed Sajjad Ali ShahSindh High Court
14Ajmal MianSindh High Court
15Saeeduzzaman SiddiquiSindh High Court
16Irshad Hasan KhanLahore High Court
17Bashir JehangiriPeshawar High Court
18Sheikh Riaz AhmadLahore High Court
19Nazim Hussain SiddiquiSindh High Court
20Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (1st)Balochistan High Court
21Javaid IqbalBalochistan High Court
22Rana BhagwandasSindh High Court
23Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (2nd)Balochistan High Court
24A. H. DogarSindh High Court
25Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (3rd)Balochistan High Court
26Tassaduq Hussain JillaniLahore High Court
27Nasir-ul-MulkPeshawar High Court
28Jawwad S. KhawajaLahore High Court
29Anwar Zaheer JamaliSindh High Court
30Mian Saqib NisarLahore High Court
31Asif Saeed Khan KhosaLahore High Court
32Gulzar AhmedSindh High Court
33Umar Ata BandialLahore High Court
34Qazi Faez IsaBalochistan High Court
35Yahya AfridiIncumbentPeshawar High Court
  • A Acting
  • ± Recess appointment, later rejected by the Supreme Judicial Council. All decisions voided due to illegality of appointment.
  • † Died in office

Timeline

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from: 08/06/1949 till: 29/06/1954 color:app text:"Sir Mian Abdul Rashid" from: 30/06/1954 till: 02/05/1960 color:app text:"Muhammad Munir" from: 03/05/1960 till: 12/05/1960 color:app text:"Muhammad Shahabuddin" from: 13/05/1960 till: 29/02/1968 color:app text:"A. R. Cornelius" from: 01/03/1968 till: 03/06/1968 color:app text:"S. A. Rahman" from: 04/06/1968 till: 17/11/1968 color:app text:"Fazal Akbar" from: 18/11/1968 till: 31/10/1975 color:app text:"Hamoodur Rahman" from: 01/11/1975 till: 22/09/1977 color:app text:"Muhammad Yaqub Ali" from: 23/09/1977 till: 25/03/1981 color:app text:"S. Anwarul Haq" from: 26/03/1981 till: 31/12/1989 color:app text:"Mohammad Haleem" from: 01/01/1990 till: 18/04/1993 color:app text:"Muhammad Afzal Zullah" from: 19/04/1993 till: 14/04/1994 color:app text:"Nasim Hasan Shah" from: 16/04/1994 till: 04/06/1994 color:act text:"Saad Saud Jan" from: 05/06/1994 till: 02/12/1997 color:app text:"Sajjad Ali Shah" from: 03/12/1997 till: 30/06/1999 color:app text:"Ajmal Mian" from: 01/07/1999 till: 26/01/2000 color:app text:"Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui" from: 27/01/2000 till: 06/01/2002 color:app text:"Irshad Hasan Khan" from: 07/01/2002 till: 31/01/2002 color:app text:"Bashir Jehangiri" from: 01/02/2002 till: 31/12/2003 color:app text:"Sheikh Riaz Ahmad" from: 01/01/2004 till: 29/06/2005 color:app text:"Nazim Hussain Siddiqui" from: 30/06/2005 till: 09/03/2007 color:app text:"Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry" from: 10/03/2007 till: 24/03/2007 color:act text:"Javaid Iqbal" from: 25/03/2007 till: 20/07/2007 color:act text:"Rana Bhagwandas" from: 21/07/2007 till: 03/12/2007 color:app text:"Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry" from: 04/12/2007 till: 21/03/2009 color:black text:"Abdul Hameed Dogar" from: 21/03/2009 till: 11/12/2013 color:app text:"Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry" from: 13/12/2013 till: 05/07/2014 color:app text:"Tassadduq Hussain Jillani" from: 06/07/2014 till: 16/08/2015 color:app text:"Nasir-ul-Mulk" from: 17/08/2015 till: 09/09/2015 color:app text:"Jawwad S. Khawaja" from: 10/09/2015 till: 30/12/2016 color:app text:"Anwar Zaheer Jamali" from: 31/12/2016 till: 17/01/2019 color:app text:"Mian Saqib Nisar" from: 18/01/2019 till: 20/12/2019 color:app text:"Asif Saeed Khosa" from: 21/12/2019 till: 01/02/2022 color:app text:"Gulzar Ahmed" from: 02/02/2022 till: 16/09/2023 color:app text:"Umar Ata Bandial" from: 17/09/2023 till: 25/10/2024 color:app text:"Qazi Faez Isa" from: 26/10/2024 till: 25/10/2027 color:app text:"Yahya Afridi"

References

References

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  2. (1999). "Chief Justice Cornelius of Pakistan : an analysis with letters and speeches". Oxford University Press.
  3. Article 176 in The Judicature Chapter 2 of Part VII of the [[Constitution of Pakistan]]
  4. Article 175A in Chapter 1: The Courts. Part VII: The Judicature of the Constitution of Pakistan
  5. [http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part7.ch1.html Article 175A(12)-175A(13)] Chapter 1: The Courts. Part VII: The Judicature of the Constitution of Pakistan
  6. "Judges Appointment & Court Composition". Supreme Court of Pakistan Press.
  7. [http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part7.ch2.html Article 178] in the Chapter 2: The Supreme Court of Pakistan of Part VII: The Judicature of [[Constitution of Pakistan]]
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  10. "Justice Asif Saeed Khosa appointed new Chief Justice of Pakistan". The News.
  11. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff. (2019-01-03). "Alvi approves Justice Khosa's appointment as next CJP". Dawn.
  12. Tribune.com.pk. (2019-12-04). "Justice Gulzar to be sworn in as 27th chief justice of Pakistan on Dec 21".
  13. (2022-01-13). "President approves appointment of Justice Umar Ata Bandial as CJP".
  14. Guramani, Nadir. (2023-06-21). "President approves Justice Qazi Faez Isa's appointment as next chief justice".
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