Muhammad Raza Qureshi | |
Predecessor: | Sultan Tanvir Ahmed |
Term Start: | 28 August 2035 |
Term End: | 14 September 2035--> |
Predecessor1: | Sultan Tanvir Ahmed |
Term Start1: | 1 July 2035 |
Term End1: | 27 August 2035--> |
Office2: | Justice of the Lahore High Court |
Term Start2: | 7 May 2021 |
Birth Date: | 15 September 1973 |
Nationality: | Pakistani |
Muhammad Raza Qureshi (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|محمد رضا قریشی, born 15 September 1973), is a Pakistani jurist and has held the position of Justice at the Lahore High Court since 7 May 2021.
Qureshi assumed the role of additional justice at Lahore High Court (LHC) on 7 May 2021.[1] The Judicial Commission of Pakistan, under the leadership of then Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, officially endorsed his appointment as a permanent judge of LHC on 13 October 2022.[2] He subsequently took the formal oath of office as a permanent judge of LHC on 4 November 2022.[3]
On 13 February 2023, as LHC judge, he instructed the Punjab government to guarantee the enforcement of a Supreme Court verdict from 2015, mandating the adoption of Urdu as the official language.[4]