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List of justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan

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The Supreme Court of Pakistan is the highest and apex court in the judicial hierarchy of Pakistan. Its judicial membership currently composed of the Chief Justice of Pakistan and fifteen senior justices, also consisting the ad hoc appointments of the Shariat Appellate. Advisement for nomination and necessary consultation from the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the President of Pakistan appointed the justices.

The Supreme Court was restructured in its modern form in 1956 by the Part VIII of the Constitution, which stipulates that the "judicial power of Pakistan, shall be vested in one supreme Court" together with any lower courts Congress may establish. Article 185(1) further specified the Court's original and appellate jurisdiction, created four judicial high courts, and a system of entering an appeal against punishment rendered by the high courts. The Constitution allows the Parliament to determine the fixed number of the justices, or in special cases such as when the parliamentary recess, the Constitution allows a constitutional right to fix the number of the judges.

Justices of the Supreme Court serve in the office until they attain the age of sixty-five years, unless they resign sooner or are removed from the office in accordance with the Constitution. This article focuses on the appointed justices of the Supreme Court from 1947 to the present.

List of justices

Listed senior justicesPrevious high courtsActive service tenured dates
(dd//mm//yyyy)Appointed byTermination dueNotes
Sir Abdul RashidLahore HC27 Jun 1949–29 Jun 1954JinnahRetired1st Chief Justice of Pakistan
Abdul RehmanSindh HC7 Feb 1950–4 Oct 1953NazimuddinRetired
A.S.M. AkramDhaka HC15 Feb 1950–27 Feb 1956NazimuddinRetired
Muhammad SharifLahore HC17 May 1950 – 23 May 1950
13 Apr 1954–1 Apr 1958NazimuddinRetiredAppointment as Acting Judge
Muhammad MunirLahore HC1 Oct 1951–2 May 1960NazimuddinRetiredAppointed 2nd Chief Justice of Pakistan
Muhammad ShahabuddinDhaka HC6 Oct 1952–23 Dec 1952
6 Feb 1953–7 Jun 1953
4 Oct 1953–12 May 1960Nazimuddin
Muhammad
MirzaRetiredAppointed 3rd Chief Justice of Pakistan
Alvin R. CorneliusLahore HC22 Nov 1951–9 Jun 1952
17 Oct 1952–31 May 1953
10 Oct 1953–29 Feb 1968Muhammad
Mirza
KhanRetiredAppointed 4th Chief Justice of Pakistan
S.A. RehmanLahore HC2 Mar 1955–23 May 1955
2 Apr 1958–3 Jun 1968
Muhammad
MirzaRetiredAppointed 5th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Amiruddin AhmadPeshawar HC12 Mar 1956–21 Dec 1960MirzaRetired
Fazal AkbarDhaka HC18 May 1960–17 Nov 1968KhanRetiredAppointed 6th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Badi-uz-Zaman KaikausPeshawar HC25 Jul 1960–3 Jan 1966KhanRetired
Hamoodur RahmanDhaka HC22 Dec 1960–31 Dec 1971
31 Dec 1971–31 Oct 1975
Khan
BhuttoDeathAppointed 7th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Yacob AliLahore HC4 Jan 1966–22 Sept 1977KhanRetiredAppointed 8th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Sajjad Ahmad JanQuetta HC18 Mar 1968–31 Mar 1973KhanRetiredAppointed Chief election commissioner in 1977
Abdus SattarDhaka HC4 Jun 1968–28 Feb 1971KhanRetiredAppointed Chief election commissioner in 1970
Mujibur Rahman KhanPeshawar HC18 Nov 1968–23 Nov 1971KhanRetired
Waheeduddin AhmadSindh HC22 Sept 1969–20 Sept 1974
23 May 1977 – 6 Feb 1979
Y. Khan
BhuttoRetired
Appointment as Ad hoc Justice
Salahuddin AhmedSindh HC4 Dec 1970–28 Feb 1971
1 Mar 1971–31 Dec 1976
Y. Khan
BhuttoRetired
S. Anwar-ul-HaqLahore HC16 Oct 1972–25 Mar 1981BhuttoRetiredAppointed 9th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Muhammad GulLahore HC14 Apr 1973–31 Dec 1976BhuttoRetired
Mohammad Afzal CheemaLahore HC8 Oct 1974–31 Dec 1977ChaudhryRetired
A.K. ShaikhSindh HC8 Oct 1974–23 Jan 1975
1 Jul 1979–24 Mar 1991Chaudhry
ZiaRetired
Malik Muhammad AkramLahore HC26 Dec 1975–1 Oct 1979ChaudhryRetired
Dorab PatelSindh HC7 Jan 1976–25 Mar 1981ChaudhryPCO 1981Seek Retirement after 1981 PCO
Mohammad HaleemSindh HC7 Jan 1977–31 Dec 1989ChaudhryRetiredAppointed 10th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Qaisar KhanQuetta HC7 Jan 1977–30 July 1978ChaudhryRetired
Ghulam Safdar ShahG.S. ShahLahore HC10 Oct 1977–16 Oct 1980ChaudhryRetired
Karam Illahi ChauhanKaram ChauhanLahore HC27 Apr 1978–13 Jun 1979
14 Jun 1979–4 Feb 1982
Chaudhry
Zia-ul-HaqRetiredAppointment as Ad hoc Justice
Oath after 1981 PCO
Aslam Riaz HussainLahore HC12 Jan 1978–23 Aug 1988
Chaudhry
RetiredServed as acting Chief Justice of Pakistan on many occasions from 1979 to 1988.
Azfal ZullahQuetta HC14 Jun 1979–18 Apr 1993
ChaudhryRetiredAppointed 11th Chief Justice of Pakistan
N.H. ShahLahore HC18 May 1977–14 Jun 1979
14 Jun 1979–14 Apr 1994Chaudhry
Zia-ul-HaqRetiredAppointed 12th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Shafi-ur-RahmanLahore HC14 Jun 1979–29 Jul 1981
31 Jul 1981 –15 Feb 1994Chaudhry
Zia-ul-HaqRetired
M.M. HussainLahore HC2 Jun 1980–25 Mar 1981Zia-ul-HaqRetiredAppointment as Ad hoc Justice
Asked to retired
Fakhruddin EbrahimSindh HC17 Jun 1980–25 Mar 1981Zia-ul-HaqPCO 1981Seek Retirement after 1981 PCO
Shahnawaz KhanPeshawar HC5 Apr 1981–1 Jul 1982Zia-ul-HaqRetired
S.A. NusratSindh HC4 Aug 1981–30 Apr 1989Zia-ul-HaqRetired
Zafar Hussain MirzaSindh HC4 Aug 1981–9 Oct 1991Zia-ul-HaqRetired
M.S.H. QuraishiQuetta HC30 July 1981–30 Sept 1985Zia-ul-HaqRetiredAppointment as Ad hoc Justice
Mian Burhanuddin KhanBurhanuddin KhanPeshawar HC2 Mar 1982–17 Dec 1987Zia-ul-HaqRetiredAppointment as acting Justice
Ali Hussain QazilbashA.H. QazilbashPeshawar HC17 Apr 1986–14 Sept 1991Zia-ul-HaqRetiredAppointment as acting Justice
Javid IqbalLahore HC5 Oct 1986–4 Oct 1989Zia-ul-HaqRetired
Saad Saood JanS.S. JanQuetta HC5 Oct 1986–30 Jun 1996Zia-ul-HaqRetiredAppointment as Ad hoc Justice
Ghulam Mujadid MirzaG.M. MirzaSindh HC25 Mar 1987–31 Mar 1990Zia-ul-HaqRetired
S. Usman Ali ShahS.U.A. ShahSindh HC8 Dec 1987–1 Sept 1988Zia-ul-HaqRetiredAppointment as Ad hoc Justice
NaimuddinQuetta HC4 Sept 1988–9 Nov 1991G. KhanRetired
Abdul Shakurul SalamA.S. SalamPeshawar HC13 Dec 1988–31 Mar 1993G. KhanRetired
Abdul Qadeer ChaudhryA.Q. ChaudhryLahore HC13 Dec 1989–12 Jul 1994G. KhanRetired
Ajmal MianSindh HC13 Dec 1989–30 Jul 1999G. KhanRetiredAppointed 14th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Rustam S. SidwaR.S. SidwaSindh HC13 Dec 1989–31 Aug 1992G. KhanRetired
Abdul Hafeez MemonA.H. MemonSindh HC14 Dec 1989–8 Oct 1990G. KhanRetiredAppointment as acting Justice
M.A. LoneLahore HC13 Aug 1990–3 July 1993G. KhanRetired
Syed Sajjad Ali ShahSindh HC5 Nov 1990–16 Feb 1998G. KhanRetiredAppointed 13th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Rafiq TararLahore HC17 Jan 1991–1 Nov 1994G. KhanRetiredElevated as President of Pakistan
Saleem AkhterSindh HC25 Mar 1991–22 Mar 1997G. KhanRetired
Wali Muhammad KhanWali Moh'd KhanPeshawar HC28 Oct 1991–31 Oct 1994G. KhanRetiredAppointment as acting Justice
Saeeduzzaman SiddiquiSindh HC21 May 1992–26 Jan 2000G. KhanPCO 2000Appointed 15th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Fazal Illahi KhanF.I. KhanPeshawar HC3 April 1993–31 Dec 1997G. KhanRetired
Manzoor Hussain SialM.H. SialLahore HC7 Jun 1993–17 Oct 1994
19 Oct 1994–20 Apr 1997G. Khan
LeghariRetiredAppointment as acting Justice
Fazal KarimLahore HC7 Oct 1994–31 Jul 1996ChaudryRetiredAppointment as acting Justice
Muhammad Munir KhanMunir KhanQuetta HC7 Aug 1994–6 Aug 1996LeghariRetiredAppointment as acting Justice
Muhammad IlyhasPeshawar HC19 Oct 1994–30 Sept 1996LeghariRetiredAppointment as acting Justice
Mir Hazar KhosoQuetta HC30 Sept 1994–29 Sept 1996LeghariRetiredElevated as Prime Minister (2013)
Mamoon KaziLahore HC22 Feb 1995–26 Jan 2000LeghariRetired
Mukhtar Ahmed JunejoSindh HC19 Oct 1995–19 Feb 2000LeghariRetired
Raja Afrasiab KhanAfrasiab KhanPeshawar HC22 Feb 1995–14 Jan 2000LeghariRetired
N.A. ZahidSindh HC18 Apr 1996–26 Jan 2000LeghariRetiredAppointment as Ad-hoc Justice
Munawar Ahmed MirzaMunavar MirzaSindh HC17 Nov 1996–24 Nov 1999LeghariRetired
Khalil-ur-Rehman KhanKhalil-ur-RehmanLahore HC17 Dec 1996–26 Jan 2000LeghariRetired
Ijaz NisarPeshawar HC29 May 1997–15 Jun 2000LeghariRetired
Riaz AhmadLahore HC4 Nov 1997–31 Dec 2003LeghariRetiredAppointed 18th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Wajihuddin AhmedSindh HC5 May 1998–26 Jan 2000TararRetired
Irshaq HussainLahore HC4 Nov 1998–6 Jan 2002TararRetiredAppointed 16th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Bashir JehangiriPeshawar HC4 Nov 1998–31 Jan 2002TararRetiredAppointed 17th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Rashid Aziz KhanRashid KhanPeshawar HC24 Apr 1999–26 Jan 2000TararRetired
Abdul Rehman KhanAbdur Rehman KhanPeshawar HC4 Nov 1998–5 Sept 2001TararRetiredAppointed Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan (Brief Period)
Muhammad ArifLahore HC4 Nov 1998–2 Jan 2002TararRetired
Kamal Mansur AlamKamal AllamPeshawar HC22 Apr 1999–26 Jan 2000TararRetired
Nazim Hussain SiddiquiSindh HC4 Feb 2000–29 Jun 2005TararRetiredAppointed 19th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Qazi Moh'd FarukLahore HC4 Feb 2000–31 Dec 2003TararRetired
T.A. KhanPeshawar HC27 Feb 2000–16 Jan 2004TararRetired
Mian Muhammad AjmalM.M. AjmalQuetta HC28 Apr 2000–14 Aug 2004TararRetired
Syed Deedar Hussian ShahDeedar HussianQuetta HC28 Apr 2000–10 Dec 2004TararRetired
Hamid MirzaSindh HC28 Apr 2000–14 Sept 2004
14 Sept 2004–13 Sept 2005Tarar
MusharrafRetiredAppointed Chief Election Commissioner
Karamat Nazir BhandariK.N. BhandariQuetta HC7 Sept 2000–13 Sept 2006TararRetiredAppointment as Ad-hoc Justice
Iftikhar ChaudhryQuetta HC4 Feb 2000–11 Dec 2013TararRetiredAppointed 20th Chief Justice
Rana BhagwandasSindh HC4 Feb 2000–19 Dec 2008Tarar2007 PCO
Javaid IqbalQuetta HC28 Apr 2000–24 Mar 2011TararRetired
A.H. DogarSindh HC28 Apr 2000–21 Mar 2009TararRetired
Raza KhanPeshawar HC10 Jan 2002– 09 Feb 2010MusharrafRetired
Khalil-ur-Rehman RamdaySindh HC10 Jan 2002–13 Jan 2010MusharrafRetired
Nawaz AbbasiLahore HC10 Jan 2002–6 Jan 2008MusharrafRetired
Faqir MuhammadLahore HC10 Jan 2002–5 Aug 2008MusharrafRetired
Falak SherLahore HC7 Sept 2002–21 Sept 2008MusharrafRetired
Shakirullah JanPeshawar HC29 Jul 2004– 17 Aug 2012MusharrafRetired
Javaid ButtarLahore HC29 Jul 2004–5 Aug 2009MusharrafRetired
Tassaduq H. JillaniLahore HC12 December 2003 – 5 July 2014MusharrafRetiredAppointed 21st Chief Justice (2014)
Saiyed Saeed AshhadS.S. AshadSindh HC5 Apr 2005–7 Oct 2008MusharrafRetired-
Nasir-ul-MulkPeshawar HC5 Apr 2005–17 Aug 2015MusharrafRetiredAppointed 22nd Chief Justice and Elevated as Prime Minister of Pakistan
Fayyaz AhmadLahore HC14 Sept 2005–13 Jan 2012MusharrafRetired-
Ijaz AhmadLahore HC14 Sept 2005–13 Jan 2013MusharrafRetired
Syed Jamshed AliJamshed AliLahore HC14 Sept 2005–30 Sept 2008MusharrafRetired
Ghulam RabbaniSindh High Court14 Sept 2006–30 Sept 2008
12 Apr 2009–5 Nov 2013Musharraf
ZardariRetired
Appointment as ad-hoc Justice
Muhammad Qaim Jan KhanQaim JanPeshawar HC6 Nov 2007–31 Jul 2009MusharrafRetired
Ijaz-ul-HassanPeshawar HC6 Nov 2007–31 Jul 2009MusharrafRetired
Zahid HussainLahore HC12 Apr 2009– 25 Feb 2011ZardariRetired
Sair AliLahore HC12 Apr 2009–09 Dec 2011ZardariRetired
M.A. Shahid SiddiquiLahore HC12 Apr 2009– 13 Oct 2011ZardariRetired
Jawwad S. KhawajaLahore HC4 Jun 2009–19 Oct 2015ZardariRetiredAppointed 23rd Chief Justice
Anwar Zaheer JamaliSindh HC3 Aug 2009–30 Dec 2016ZardariRetiredAppointed 24th Chief Justice
Khilji Arif HussainArif HussainSindh HC7 Sept 2009–4 Apr 2014ZardariRetired
Rehmat Hussain JafferySindh HC7 Sept 2009–4 Apr 2014ZardariRetired
Tariq Pervez KhanPeshawar HC21 Oct 2009– 13 Feb 2013ZardariRetiredAppointed Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mian Saqib NisarLahore HC18 Feb 2010– 17 Jan 2019ZardariRetiredAppointed 25th Chief Justice
Asif Saeed KhosaLahore HC18 Feb 2010–20 Dec 2019ZardariRetiredAppointed 26th Chief Justice
Sarmad Jalal OsmanySindh HC18 Feb 2010–24 May 2022ZardariRetired
Amir Hani MuslimSindh HC14 Feb 2011–4 Jan 2017ZardariRetired
Muhammad Athar SaeedSindh HC15 Nov 2011–28 Sep 2014HussainRetired
Ijaz Ahmad ChaudhryLahore HC17 Nov 2011 – 15 Dec 2015ZardariRetired
Gulzar AhmedQuetta HC17 Nov 2011 – 28 Sept 2014ZardariRetiredAppointed 27th Chief Justice
Azmat SaeedLahore HC6 Jan 2012 – 27 Aug 2019ZardariRetired
Iqbal Hameed-ur-RahmanIslamabad HC25 Feb 2013 – 25 Sept 2022ZardariRetired
Mushir AlamSindh HC20 Sept 2013 – 18 Aug 2021HussainRetired
Umar Ata BandialLahore HC20 Sept 2013 – 16 Sep 2022HussainRetiredAppointed 28th Chief Justice
Qazi Faez IsaQuetta HC5 Sep 2014 – 25 Oct 2024ZardariRetiredAppointed 29th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Maqbool BaqarSindh HC17 Feb 2015 – 4 Apr 2022HussainRetired
Manzoor Ahmad MalikLahore HC6 Nov 2015 – 30 Apr 2021HussainRetired
Sardar Tariq MasoodLahore HC6 Nov 2015 – 10 March 2024HussainRetired
Faisal ArabSindh HC13 Dec 2015 – 4 Nov 2020HussainRetired
Ijazul AhsanLahore HC28 Jun 2016 – 11 Jan 2024HussainResignedResigned amidst judicial proceedsings against J. Naqvi.
Mazhar Alam MiankhelPeshawar HC30 Dec 2016 – 13 Jul 2022HussainRetired
Sajjad Ali ShahSindh HC15 Mar 2017 – 13 Aug 2022HussainRetired
Mansoor Ali ShahLahore HC7 Feb 2018 – 13 Nov 2025HussainResigned
Munib AkhtarSindh HC8 May 2018 – 13 Dec 2028HussainActive service
Yahya AfridiPeshawar HC28 Jun 2018 – 22 Jan 2030HussainActive serviceAppointed 30th Chief Justice
Qazi Muhammad Amin AhmedLahore HC24 Apr 2019 – 25 Mar 2022AlviRetired
Aminuddin KhanLahore HC21 Oct 2019 – 30 Nov 2025AlviActive Service
Mazahar Ali Akbar NaqviLahore HC16 Mar 2020 – 10 Jan 2024 (removed)AlviResigned will be considered as a removed JudgeA reference was being heard against him in the Supreme Judicial Council on allegations of (financial) misconduct, before the SJC came to a conclusion, he resigned. The SJC has decided to continue hearing the reference despite his resignation.
Jamal Khan MandokhailBalochistan HC9 Aug 2021 – 11 Nov 2026AlviActive Service
Muhammad Ali MazharSindh HC16 Aug 2021 – 04 Oct 2029AlviActive Service
Ayesha MalikLahore HC6 Jan 2022 – 2 Jun 2031AlviActive Service
Athar MinallahIslamabad HC11 Nov 2022 – 13 Nov 2025AlviResigned
Hasan Azhar RizviSindh HC11 Nov 2022 – 1 Feb 2027AlviActive Service
Shahid WaheedLahore HC11 Nov 2022 – 24 Dec 2031AlviActive Service
Musarrat HilaliPeshawar HC7 Jul 2023 – 08 Aug 2026AlviActive Service
Irfan Saadat KhanSindh HC3 Sept 2023 – 07 Feb 2027AlviActive Service
Naeem Akhtar AfghanBalochistan HC11 Mar 2024 – 28 Jun 2028AlviActive Service
Malik Shehzad Ahmed KhanLahore HC7 June 2024 – 07 Feb 2027ZardariActive Service
Aqeel Ahmed AbbasiSindh HC7 June 2024 – 07 Feb 2027ZardariActive Service
Shahid Bilal HassanLahore HC7 June 2024 – 12 March 2029ZardariActive Service
Muhammad Hashim KakarBalochistan HC14 Feb 2025 - 18 Sep 2028ZardariActive Service
Miangul Hassan AurangzebIslamabad HC14 Feb 2025 - 14 Sep 2035ZardariActive Service

Appointments after 2001 state emergency

Listed senior justicesPrevious high courtsActive service tenured dates
(dd//mm//yyyy)Appointed byTerminationNotes
Musa LeghariQuetta HC6 Nov 2007–31 Jul 2009MusharrafVoid
Ejaz YousafSindh HC6 Nov 2007–31 Jul 2009MusharrafVoid
Akhtar ShabbirLahore HC13 Nov 2007–8 Jun 2009MusharrafVoid
Zia PervezSindh HC13 Nov 2007–31 Jul 2009MusharrafVoid
Hamid FarooqLahore HC10 Dec 2007–31 Jul 2009MusharrafVoid
Syed Sakhi Hussain BokhariLahore HC10 Dec 2007–31 Jul 2009MusharrafVoid
Syed Zawwar Hussain JafferyZawvar JafferyLahore HC10 Dec 2007–31 Jul 2009MusharrafVoid
Syed Sakhi Hussain BokhariSindh HC10 Dec 2007–31 Jul 2009MusharrafVoid
Sheikh Hakim AliLahore HC8 Feb 2008–31 Jul 2009MusharrafVoid
Muhammad Furrukh MahmudLahore HC8 Feb 2008–31 Jul 2009MusharrafVoid
Sabihuddin AhmedSindh HC19 Sept 2008–9 Apr 2009MusharrafDeath
Muhammad AslamIslamabad HC7 Mar 2008–31 Jul 2009MusharrafVoid

References

References

  1. [[Constitution of Pakistan. Article 176(1)]] of the [[Constitution of Pakistan]]
  2. "Hon'ble Judges". Supreme Court of Pakistan, Press release.
  3. "ARTICLE 175 (A) APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES". Supreme Court of Pakistan Press.
  4. (2011-11-15). "President appoints judges of Supreme Court, Islamabad High Court".
  5. (2013-04-11). "Lahore High Court: President appoints six additional judges".
  6. [[Constitution of Pakistan. Article 184(1)]] of the Constitution
  7. [[Constitution of Pakistan. Article 185(1)]] of the Constitution
  8. [[Constitution of Pakistan. Article 176]] of the Constitution
  9. [[Constitution of Pakistan. Article 179(a)]] of the Constitution
  10. (2022-02-02). "Justice Umar Ata Bandial sworn in as 28th Chief Justice of Pakistan".
  11. (17 September 2023). "Justice Qazi Faez Isa sworn in as 29th chief justice of Pakistan".
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