Anwaar Hussain Explained

Anwaar Hussain
Predecessor:Sadiq Mahmud Khurram
Term Start:8 January 2035
Term End:15 January 2035-->
Predecessor1:Abid Hussain Chathha
Term Start1:2 April 2034
Term End1:7 January 2035-->
Office2:Justice of the Lahore High Court
Term Start2:7 May 2021
Birth Date:16 January 1973
Nationality: Pakistani
Education:Master of Arts
Alma Mater:Punjab University Law College (LLB)
Institute of Comparative Law (McGill University) (LLM)

Anwaar Hussain (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|انوار حسین, born 16 January 1973) is a Pakistani jurist who has been Justice of the Lahore High Court since 7 May 2021.

Education

Hussain earned his law degree from Punjab University Law College, achieving University Distinctions in all three parts. He later pursued a master's degree in Political Science, securing the fifth position overall. Additionally, he obtained postgraduate diplomas in labor and intellectual property laws, securing first position in both courses.[1]

His career includes a 14-year standing at the Bar, an LLM from the Institute of Comparative Law (McGill University).[1]

Career

Hussain enrolled as advocate lower courts on 1 February 1999. He started practice as advocate high court on 31 March 2001.[1]

He also worked as a Legal Draftsman at the Law Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights Department. During this time, he played a key role in drafting significant legislation, such as the Punjab Rented Premises Act, 2009. His contributions also extend to research articles on trade and securities market arbitration published in the Superior Law Review, and participation in the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference at the University of Oregon School of Law in 2014.[1]

He was appointed as Assistant Advocate General Punjab on 5 May 2014.[1]

Hussain ascended into Lahore High Court (LHC) as an additional justice on 7 May 2021.[2] The Judicial Commission of Pakistan, led by then Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, officially confirmed his appointment as a permanent judge of LHC on 13 October 2022.[3] He took the oath of office as a permanent judge of LHC on 4 November 2022.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anwaar Hussain | Advocate General.
  2. Web site: Hon'ble Sitting Judges - Lahore High Court. data.lhc.gov.pk. 16 December 2023.
  3. Web site: JCP approves regularisation of 11 LHC judges. October 12, 2022. The Express Tribune.
  4. Web site: Newly confirmed LHC judges take oath. Raiq. Qureshi. November 4, 2022.