Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court explained
The chief justice of the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan heads the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan. The chief justice of the Shariat Court is the second-highest judicial office in the country, after the chief justice of Pakistan.
The acting chief justice of Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan is Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dr. Syed Muhammad Anwer, who took oath on 16 May 2022.
List of chief justices
These are the names of the chief justices of the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan, which came into being in 1980.[1]
| Temporal order | Name | From | To | Ref. |
|---|
| 1 | Salahuddin Ahmed | 28 May 1980 | 31 May 1981 | |
| 2 | Sheikh Aftab Hussain (acting) | 1 June 1981 | 14 October 1984 | |
| 3 | Sardar Fakhr e Alam (acting) | 15 October 1984 | 7 November 1984 | |
| 4 | | 8 November 1984 | 8 November 1990 | |
| 5 | Tanzil-ur-Rahman | 17 November 1990 | 16 November 1992 | |
| 6 | Mir Hazar Khan Khoso | 17 November 1992 | 18 July 1994 | [2] |
| 7 | | 19 July 1994 | 4 January 1997 | |
| 8 | | 8 January 1997 | 7 January 2000 | |
| 9 | | 12 January 2000 | 11 January 2003 | [3] |
| 10 | | 9 May 2003 | 8 May 2006 | [4] |
| 11 | Haziq-ul-Khairi | 9 May 2006 | 4 June 2009 | [5] |
| 12 | Agha Rafiq Ahmed Khan | 5 June 2009 | 4 June 2014 | [6] |
| 13 | Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan | 5 June 2014 | 5 December 2014 | [7] |
| 14 | Fida Muhammad Khan (acting) | 12 December 2014 | 7 March 2015 | [8] |
| 15 | | 7 March 2015 | 14 May 2017 | [9] |
| 16 | Najam ul Hassan | 15 May 2017 | 10 May 2019 | [10] |
| 17 | Muhammad Noor Meskanzai | 15 May 2019 | 14 May 2022 | [11] |
| 18 | Justice Dr. Syed Muhammad Anwer (acting) | 16 May 2022 | 1 June 2022 | [12] |
| 19 | Justice Iqbal Hameed Ur Rehman | 1 June 2022 | Incumbent | | |
List of sitting judges of Federal Shariat Court
- Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dr. Syed Muhammad Anwer, Acting Chief Justice Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan[13]
- Khadim Hussain M. Shaikh, Judge[14]
References
- Web site: Former Chief Justices . Federalshariatcourt.gov.pk . 2018-04-22.
- Web site: Nihad . Ghalib . 2021-06-26 . Former caretaker prime minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso passes away . 2022-04-29 . DAWN.COM . en.
- Web site: Shah . Waseem Ahmad . 2003-03-03 . Six posts of judges vacant in Shariat Court . 2022-04-29 . DAWN.COM . en.
- Web site: 2009-12-19 . Justice Ch. Ejaz Yousaf Justice supreme court of Pakistan @ Pakistan Herald . 2022-04-29 . 2009-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091219030708/http://www.pakistanherald.com/profile/justice-ch-ejaz-yousaf-222 . bot: unknown .
- Web site: 2009-03-21 . Justice Salahuddin made acting CJ FSC . 2022-04-29 . Brecorder . en.
- Web site: 2014-05-07 . CJ's recommendation: Ex-judge nominated for top Shariat Court post . 2022-04-29 . The Express Tribune . en.
- Web site: Dawn.com . 2014-12-05 . Profile: CEC Sardar Raza Khan . 2022-04-29 . DAWN.COM . en.
- Web site: Acting FSC CJ passes away . 2022-04-29 . Latest News - The Nation . en-US.
- Web site: Report . Bureau . 2021-08-22 . Ex-CJ of Federal Shariat Court Riaz Ahmad dies . 2022-04-29 . DAWN.COM . en.
- Web site: CJP administers oath to Justice Sh Najam-Ul-Hassan as Chief Justice FSC - Associated Press Of Pakistan . 2018-04-22 . App.com.pk.
- Web site: Justice Muhammad Noor Meskanzai appointed as CJ Federal Shariat Court . 2022-04-29 . www.radio.gov.pk . en.
- Web site: PID . 2022-06-13 . pid.gov.pk.
- Web site: Hon'ble Chief Justice – Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan . 2022-04-29 . en-US.
- Web site: Mr. Justice Khadim Hussain M. Shaikh – Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan . 2022-04-29 . en-US.
