Chief Justice of Afghanistan explained

Post:	Chief Justice
Body:	Afghanistan
Native Name:	Pushto; Pashto: د افغانستان لوی څارنوال قاضی ارشد افغانستان
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Incumbent:	Abdul Hakim Haqqani
Acting:	n
Incumbentsince:	15 August 2021
Department:	Supreme Court of Afghanistan
Member Of:	Leadership Council
Reports To:	Leadership
Seat:	Kabul
Appointer:	Supreme Leader
Deputy:	Deputy Chief Justice

The chief justice of Afghanistan (Pushto; Pashto: د افغانستان لوی څارنوال; قاضی ارشد افغانستان) is the head of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan. The current chief justice is Abdul Hakim Haqqani, who has been a finding member of the Taliban.

List of chief justices

Supreme Court of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (until 1992)

• Nizamuddin Tahzib^[1]
• Abdul Karim Shadan^[2]

Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)

• Abdul Satar Sanaie^[3]
• Noor Mohammad Saqib

Supreme Court of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2001–2021)

• Fazal Hadi Shinwari (December 2001 – May 2006), was a member of the Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan
• Abdul Salam Azimi (5 August 2006 – 23 October 2014), a former professor at the University of Arizona in the United States
• Sayed Yousuf Halim (27 July 2015 – 15 August 2021), former Deputy Minister of Justice for Technical Affairs (and Acting Minister of Justice), Deputy Minister for Administrative Affairs, and Head of the Ministry of Justice's General Legislative Department^[4]

Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2021–present)

• Abdul Hakim Haqqani (15 August 2021 – present) A founder member of the Taliban

Notes and References

1. Book: Johnson, Thomas H. . Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan . Adamec . Ludwig W. . 2021-05-15 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-5381-4929-4 . en.
2. https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/asa110121999en.pdf
3. Web site: Refworld Afghanistan: Declaration of Amnesties and Invitation to Afghan Refugees to Repatriate . 2023-09-04 . Refworld . en.
4. Web site: The Supreme Court Chief Justice Biography - the Supreme Court . 2015-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151003084704/http://supremecourt.gov.af/en/page/614/the-supreme-court-chief-justice-biography . 2015-10-03 .