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Anwar Zaheer Jamali انور ظہیر جمالی
24th Chief Justice of Pakistan
In office 10 September 2015 – 30 December 2016[1]
Appointed by
Mamnoon Hussain
Preceded by
Jawwad S. Khawaja
Succeeded by
Mian Saqib Nisar
Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan (acting)
In office 3 July 2014 – 4 December 2014
Nominated by
Mamnoon Hussain
Preceded by
Nasir-ul-Mulk
Succeeded by
Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan[2]
Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court
(De facto)
In office 27 August 2008 – 2 August 2009
Nominated by
Parvez Musharraf
Preceded by
Justice Azizullah M. Memon
Succeeded by
Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany
Chairman Executive of the Sindh Bar Council
In office 1995–1998
Personal details
Born
(1951-12-31) 31 December 1951 (age 72) Hyderabad, Sind, Pakistan
Nationality
Pakistani
Spouse
Justice Ashraf Jehan[3]
Anwar Zaheer Jamali (Urdu: انور ظہير جمالى born 31 December 1951) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 24th Chief Justice of Pakistan.[4] He remained in the Supreme Court from 3 August 2009 to 30 December 2016. He has also served as the Acting Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan,[5] and Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court.[6][7] In 1995, he was elected as Chairman Executive Committee (CEC) of the Sindh Bar Council and held this position till his elevation to the Bench.[8] He was highly praised for being one of the few judges who refused to take fresh oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order No.1 of 2007. He took several suo motos as a Chief Justice, notably on several human rights cases.[8]
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