The Supreme Court building on Constitution Avenue, Islamabad

The Supreme Court of Pakistan is the highest and apex court in the judicial hierarchy of Pakistan.[1] Its judicial membership currently composed of the Chief Justice of Pakistan and fifteen senior justices, also consisting the ad hoc appointments of the Shariat Appellate.[2] Advisement for nomination and necessary consultation from the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the President of Pakistan appointed the justices.[3][4][5]

The Supreme Court was restructured in its modern form in 1956 by the Part VIII of the Constitution, which stipulates that the "judicial power of Pakistan, shall be vested in one supreme Court" together with any lower courts Congress may establish.[6] Article 185(1) further specified the Court's original and appellate jurisdiction, created four judicial high courts, and a system of entering an appeal against punishment rendered by the high courts.[7] The Constitution allows the Parliament to determine the fixed number of the justices, or in special cases such as when the parliamentary recess, the Constitution allows a constitutional right to fix the number of the judges.[8]

Justices of the Supreme Court serve in the office until they attain the age of sixty-five years, unless they resign sooner or are removed from the office in accordance with the Constitution.[9] This article focuses on the appointed justices of the Supreme Court from 1947 to the present.

List of justices

Senior justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 1947–present
Listed senior justicesPrevious high courtsActive service tenured dates
(dd//mm//yyyy)		Appointed byTermination dueNotes
Sir Abdul RashidLahore HC27 Jun 1949–29 Jun 1954JinnahRetired1st Chief Justice of Pakistan
Abdul RehmanSindh HC7 Feb 1950–4 Oct 1953NazimuddinRetired
A.S.M. AkramDhaka HC15 Feb 1950–27 Feb 1956 NazimuddinRetired
Muhammad SharifLahore HC17 May 1950 – 23 May 1950
13 Apr 1954–1 Apr 1958		NazimuddinRetiredAppointment as Acting Judge
Muhammad MunirLahore HC1 Oct 1951–2 May 1960NazimuddinRetiredAppointed 2nd Chief Justice of Pakistan
Muhammad ShahabuddinDhaka HC6 Oct 1952–23 Dec 1952
6 Feb 1953–7 Jun 1953
4 Oct 1953–12 May 1960		Nazimuddin
Muhammad
Mirza		RetiredAppointed 3rd Chief Justice of Pakistan
Alvin R. CorneliusLahore HC22 Nov 1951–9 Jun 1952
17 Oct 1952–31 May 1953
10 Oct 1953–29 Feb 1968		Muhammad
Mirza
Khan		RetiredAppointed 4th Chief Justice of Pakistan
S.A. RehmanLahore HC2 Mar 1955–23 May 1955
2 Apr 1958–3 Jun 1968
Muhammad
Mirza		RetiredAppointed 5th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Amiruddin AhmadPeshawar HC12 Mar 1956–21 Dec 1960MirzaRetired
Fazal AkbarDhaka HC18 May 1960–17 Nov 1968KhanRetiredAppointed 6th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Badi-uz-Zaman KaikausPeshawar HC25 Jul 1960–3 Jan 1966KhanRetired
Hamoodur RahmanDhaka HC22 Dec 1960–31 Dec 1971
31 Dec 1971–31 Oct 1975
Khan
Bhutto		DeathAppointed 7th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Yacob AliLahore HC4 Jan 1966–22 Sept 1977KhanRetiredAppointed 8th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Sajjad Ahmad JanQuetta HC18 Mar 1968–31 Mar 1973KhanRetiredAppointed Chief election commissioner in 1977
Abdus SattarDhaka HC4 Jun 1968–28 Feb 1971KhanRetiredAppointed Chief election commissioner in 1970
Mujibur Rahman KhanPeshawar HC18 Nov 1968–23 Nov 1971KhanRetired
Waheeduddin AhmadSindh HC22 Sept 1969–20 Sept 1974
23 May 1977 – 6 Feb 1979
Y. Khan
Bhutto		Retired
Appointment as Ad hoc Justice
Salahuddin AhmedSindh HC4 Dec 1970–28 Feb 1971
1 Mar 1971–31 Dec 1976
Y. Khan
Bhutto		Retired
S. Anwar-ul-HaqLahore HC16 Oct 1972–25 Mar 1981BhuttoRetiredAppointed 9th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Muhammad GulLahore HC14 Apr 1973–31 Dec 1976BhuttoRetired
Mohammad Afzal CheemaLahore HC8 Oct 1974–31 Dec 1977ChaudhryRetired
A.K. ShaikhSindh HC8 Oct 1974–23 Jan 1975
1 Jul 1979–24 Mar 1991		Chaudhry
Zia		Retired
Malik Muhammad AkramLahore HC26 Dec 1975–1 Oct 1979ChaudhryRetired
Dorab PatelSindh HC7 Jan 1976–25 Mar 1981ChaudhryPCO 1981Seek Retirement after 1981 PCO
Mohammad HaleemSindh HC7 Jan 1977–31 Dec 1989ChaudhryRetiredAppointed 10th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Qaisar KhanQuetta HC7 Jan 1977–30 July 1978ChaudhryRetired
G.S. ShahLahore HC10 Oct 1977–16 Oct 1980ChaudhryRetired
Karam ChauhanLahore HC27 Apr 1978–13 Jun 1979
14 Jun 1979–4 Feb 1982
Chaudhry
Zia-ul-Haq		RetiredAppointment as Ad hoc Justice
Oath after 1981 PCO
Aslam Riaz HussainLahore HC12 Jan 1978–23 Aug 1988
Chaudhry
RetiredServed as acting Chief Justice of Pakistan on many occasions from 1979 to 1988.
Azfal ZullahQuetta HC14 Jun 1979–18 Apr 1993
ChaudhryRetiredAppointed 11th Chief Justice of Pakistan
N.H. ShahLahore HC18 May 1977–14 Jun 1979
14 Jun 1979–14 Apr 1994		Chaudhry
Zia-ul-Haq		RetiredAppointed 12th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Shafi-ur-RahmanLahore HC14 Jun 1979–29 Jul 1981
31 Jul 1981 –15 Feb 1994		Chaudhry
Zia-ul-Haq		Retired
M.M. HussainLahore HC2 Jun 1980–25 Mar 1981Zia-ul-HaqRetiredAppointment as Ad hoc Justice
Asked to retired
Fakhruddin EbrahimSindh HC17 Jun 1980–25 Mar 1981Zia-ul-HaqPCO 1981Seek Retirement after 1981 PCO
Shahnawaz KhanPeshawar HC5 Apr 1981–1 Jul 1982Zia-ul-HaqRetired
S.A. NusratSindh HC4 Aug 1981–30 Apr 1989Zia-ul-HaqRetired
Zafar Hussain MirzaSindh HC4 Aug 1981–9 Oct 1991Zia-ul-HaqRetired
M.S.H. QuraishiQuetta HC30 July 1981–30 Sept 1985Zia-ul-HaqRetiredAppointment as Ad hoc Justice
Burhanuddin KhanPeshawar HC2 Mar 1982–17 Dec 1987Zia-ul-HaqRetiredAppointment as acting Justice
A.H. QazilbashPeshawar HC17 Apr 1986–14 Sept 1991Zia-ul-HaqRetiredAppointment as acting Justice
Javid IqbalLahore HC5 Oct 1986–4 Oct 1989Zia-ul-HaqRetired
S.S. JanQuetta HC5 Oct 1986–30 Jun 1996 Zia-ul-HaqRetiredAppointment as Ad hoc Justice
G.M. MirzaSindh HC25 Mar 1987–31 Mar 1990Zia-ul-HaqRetired
S.U.A. ShahSindh HC8 Dec 1987–1 Sept 1988Zia-ul-HaqRetiredAppointment as Ad hoc Justice
NaimuddinQuetta HC4 Sept 1988–9 Nov 1991 G. KhanRetired
A.S. SalamPeshawar HC13 Dec 1988–31 Mar 1993G. KhanRetired
A.Q. ChaudhryLahore HC13 Dec 1989–12 Jul 1994G. KhanRetired
Ajmal MianSindh HC13 Dec 1989–30 Jul 1999G. KhanRetiredAppointed 14th Chief Justice of Pakistan
R.S. SidwaSindh HC13 Dec 1989–31 Aug 1992G. KhanRetired
A.H. MemonSindh HC14 Dec 1989–8 Oct 1990G. KhanRetiredAppointment as acting Justice
M.A. LoneLahore HC13 Aug 1990–3 July 1993G. KhanRetired
Syed Sajjad Ali ShahSindh HC5 Nov 1990–16 Feb 1998G. KhanRetiredAppointed 13th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Rafiq TararLahore HC17 Jan 1991–1 Nov 1994G. KhanRetiredElevated as President of Pakistan
Saleem AkhterSindh HC25 Mar 1991–22 Mar 1997G. KhanRetired
Wali Moh'd KhanPeshawar HC28 Oct 1991–31 Oct 1994G. KhanRetiredAppointment as acting Justice
Saeeduzzaman SiddiquiSindh HC21 May 1992–26 Jan 2000G. KhanPCO 2000Appointed 15th Chief Justice of Pakistan
F.I. KhanPeshawar HC3 April 1993–31 Dec 1997G. KhanRetired
M.H. SialLahore HC7 Jun 1993–17 Oct 1994
19 Oct 1994–20 Apr 1997		G. Khan
Leghari		RetiredAppointment as acting Justice
Fazal KarimLahore HC7 Oct 1994–31 Jul 1996RetiredAppointment as acting Justice
Munir KhanQuetta HC7 Aug 1994–6 Aug 1996LeghariRetiredAppointment as acting Justice
Muhammad IlyhasPeshawar HC19 Oct 1994–30 Sept 1996LeghariRetiredAppointment as acting Justice
Mir Hazar KhosoQuetta HC30 Sept 1994–29 Sept 1996LeghariRetiredElevated as Prime Minister (2013)
Mamoon KaziLahore HC22 Feb 1995–26 Jan 2000LeghariRetired
Mukhtar Ahmed JunejoSindh HC19 Oct 1995–19 Feb 2000LeghariRetired
Afrasiab KhanPeshawar HC22 Feb 1995–14 Jan 2000LeghariRetired
N.A. ZahidSindh HC18 Apr 1996–26 Jan 2000LeghariRetiredAppointment as Ad-hoc Justice
Munavar MirzaSindh HC17 Nov 1996–24 Nov 1999LeghariRetired
Khalil-ur-RehmanLahore HC17 Dec 1996–26 Jan 2000LeghariRetired
Ijaz NisarPeshawar HC29 May 1997–15 Jun 2000LeghariRetired
Riaz AhmadLahore HC4 Nov 1997–31 Dec 2003LeghariRetiredAppointed 18th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Wajihuddin AhmedSindh HC5 May 1998–26 Jan 2000TararRetired
Irshaq HussainLahore HC4 Nov 1998–6 Jan 2002TararRetiredAppointed 16th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Bashir JehangiriPeshawar HC4 Nov 1998–31 Jan 2002TararRetiredAppointed 17th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Rashid KhanPeshawar HC24 Apr 1999–26 Jan 2000TararRetired
Abdur Rehman KhanPeshawar HC4 Nov 1998–5 Sept 2001TararRetiredAppointed Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan (Brief Period)
Muhammad ArifLahore HC4 Nov 1998–2 Jan 2002TararRetired
Kamal AllamPeshawar HC22 Apr 1999–26 Jan 2000TararRetired
Nazim Hussain SiddiquiSindh HC4 Feb 2000–29 Jun 2005TararRetiredAppointed 19th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Qazi Moh'd FarukLahore HC4 Feb 2000–31 Dec 2003TararRetired
T.A. KhanPeshawar HC27 Feb 2000–16 Jan 2004TararRetired
M.M. AjmalQuetta HC28 Apr 2000–14 Aug 2004TararRetired
Deedar HussianQuetta HC28 Apr 2000–10 Dec 2004TararRetired
Hamid MirzaSindh HC28 Apr 2000–14 Sept 2004
14 Sept 2004–13 Sept 2005		Tarar
Musharraf		RetiredAppointed Chief Election Commissioner
K.N. BhandariQuetta HC7 Sept 2000–13 Sept 2006TararRetiredAppointment as Ad-hoc Justice
Iftikhar ChaudhryQuetta HC4 Feb 2000–11 Dec 2013TararRetiredAppointed 20th Chief Justice
Rana BhagwandasSindh HC4 Feb 2000–19 Dec 2008Tarar2007 PCO
Javaid IqbalQuetta HC28 Apr 2000–24 Mar 2011TararRetired
A.H. DogarSindh HC28 Apr 2000–21 Mar 2009TararRetired
Raza KhanPeshawar HC10 Jan 2002– 09 Feb 2010MusharrafRetired
Khalil-ur-Rehman RamdaySindh HC10 Jan 2002–13 Jan 2010MusharrafRetired
Nawaz AbbasiLahore HC10 Jan 2002–6 Jan 2008MusharrafRetired
Faqir MuhammadLahore HC10 Jan 2002–5 Aug 2008MusharrafRetired
Falak SherLahore HC7 Sept 2002–21 Sept 2008MusharrafRetired
Shakirullah JanPeshawar HC29 Jul 2004– 17 Aug 2012MusharrafRetired
Javaid ButtarLahore HC29 Jul 2004–5 Aug 2009MusharrafRetired
Tassaduq H. JillaniLahore HC12 December 2003 – 5 July 2014MusharrafRetiredAppointed 21st Chief Justice (2014)
S.S. AshadSindh HC5 Apr 2005–7 Oct 2008MusharrafRetired-
Nasir-ul-MulkPeshawar HC5 Apr 2005–17 Aug 2015MusharrafRetiredAppointed 22nd Chief Justice and Elevated as Prime Minister of Pakistan
Fayyaz AhmadLahore HC14 Sept 2005–13 Jan 2012MusharrafRetired-
Ijaz AhmadLahore HC14 Sept 2005–13 Jan 2013MusharrafRetired
Jamshed AliLahore HC14 Sept 2005–30 Sept 2008MusharrafRetired
Ghulam RabbaniSindh High Court14 Sept 2006–30 Sept 2008
12 Apr 2009–5 Nov 2013		Musharraf
Zardari		Retired
Appointment as ad-hoc Justice
Qaim JanPeshawar HC6 Nov 2007–31 Jul 2009MusharrafRetired
Ijaz-ul-HassanPeshawar HC6 Nov 2007–31 Jul 2009MusharrafRetired
Zahid HussainLahore HC12 Apr 2009– 25 Feb 2011ZardariRetired
Muhammad Sair AliLahore HC12 Apr 2009–09 Dec 2011ZardariRetired
M.A. Shahid SiddiquiLahore HC12 Apr 2009– 13 Oct 2011ZardariRetired
Jawad KhawajaLahore HC4 Jun 2009–19 Oct 2015ZardariRetiredAppointed 23rd Chief Justice
Anwar Zaheer JamaliSindh HC3 Aug 2009–30 Dec 2016ZardariRetiredAppointed 24th Chief Justice
Arif HussainSindh HC7 Sept 2009–4 Apr 2014ZardariRetired
Rehmat Hussain JafferySindh HC7 Sept 2009–4 Apr 2014ZardariRetired
Tariq Pervez KhanPeshawar HC21 Oct 2009– 13 Feb 2013ZardariRetiredAppointed Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mian Saqib NisarLahore HC18 Feb 2010– 17 Jan 2019ZardariRetiredAppointed 25th Chief Justice
Asif Saeed KhosaLahore HC18 Feb 2010–ZardariRetiredAppointed 26th Chief Justice
Sarmad Jalal OsmanySindh HC18 Feb 2010–24 May 2022ZardariRetired
Amir Hani MuslimSindh HC14 Feb 2011–4 Jan 2017ZardariRetired
Muhammad Athar SaeedSindh HC15 Nov 2011–28 Sep 2014 HussainRetired
Ijaz Ahmad ChaudhryLahore HC17 Nov 2011 – 15 Dec 2015ZardariRetired
Gulzar AhmedQuetta HC17 Nov 2011 – 28 Sept 2014ZardariRetiredAppointed 27th Chief Justice
Sheikh Azmat SaeedLahore HC6 Jan 2012 – 27 Aug 2019ZardariRetired
Iqbal Hameed-ur-RahmanIslamabad HC25 Feb 2013 – 25 Sept 2022 ZardariRetired
Mushir AlamSindh HC20 Sept 2013 – 18 Aug 2021 HussainRetired
Umar Ata BandialLahore HC20 Sept 2013 – 18 Aug 2021 HussainRetiredAppointed 28th Chief Justice[10]
Qazi Faez IsaQuetta HC05 Sep 2014 – 25 Oct 2024 ZardariActive ServiceChief Justice of Pakistan[11]
Maqbool BaqarSindh HC17 Feb 2015 – 04 Apr 2022 HussainRetired
Manzoor Ahmad MalikLahore HC06 Nov 2015 – 30 Apr 2021 HussainRetired
Sardar Tariq MasoodLahore HC06 Nov 2015 – 10 March 2024HussainActive Service
Faisal ArabSindh HC13 Dec 2015 – 04 Nov 2020 HussainRetired
Ijazul AhsanLahore HC28 Jun 2016 – 11 Jan 2024 HussainResigned[12]
Mazhar Alam MiankhelPeshawar HC30 Dec 2016 – 13 Jul 2022 HussainRetired
Sajjad Ali ShahSindh HC15 Mar 2017 – 13 Aug 2022 HussainRetired
Mansoor Ali Shah Lahore HC07 Feb 2018 – 27 Nov 2027 Hussain Active ServiceTo become 30th Chief Justice
Munib AkhtarSindh HC8 May 2018 – 13 Dec 2028 HussainActive serviceTo become 31st Chief Justice
Yahya AfridiPeshawar HC28 Jun 2018 – 22 Jan 2030 HussainActive serviceTo become 32nd Chief Justice
Qazi Muhammad Amin AhmedLahore HC24 Apr 2019 – 25 Mar 2022 AlviRetired
Aminuddin KhanLahore HC21 Oct 2019 – 30 Nov 2025 AlviActive Service
Sayyed Muhammad Mazahar Ali Akbar NaqviLahore HC16 Mar 2020 – 10 Jan 2024 AlviResigned[13]Case in Supreme Judicial Council on corruption[14]
Jamal Khan MandokhailBalochistan HC09 Aug 2021 – 11 Nov 2026 AlviActive Service
Muhammad Ali MazharSindh HC16 Aug 2021 – 04 Oct 2029 AlviActive Service
Ayesha A. MalikLahore HC6 Jan 2022 – 2 Jun 2031AlviActive ServiceTo become 33rd Chief Justice
Athar Minallah Islamabad HC 11 Nov 2022 – 12 Dec 2026 Alvi Active Service
Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi Sindh HC 11 Nov 2022 – 1 Feb 2027 Alvi Active Service
Shahid Waheed Lahore HC 11 Nov 2022 – 24 Dec 2031 Alvi Active Service To become 34th Chief Justice
Mussarat Hilali Peshawar HC 07 Jul 2023 – 08 Aug 2025 Alvi Active Service
Irfan Saadat Khan Sindh HC 03 Sept 2023 – 07 Feb 2027 Alvi Active Service

Appointments after 2001 state emergency

Senior justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan after 2007
Listed senior justicesPrevious high courtsActive service tenured dates
(dd//mm//yyyy)		Appointed byTerminationNotes
Musa LeghariQuetta HC6 Nov 2007–31 Jul 2009MusharrafVoid
Ejaz YousafSindh HC6 Nov 2007–31 Jul 2009MusharrafVoid
Akhtar ShabbirLahore HC13 Nov 2007–8 Jun 2009MusharrafVoid
Zia PervezSindh HC13 Nov 2007–31 Jul 2009MusharrafVoid
Hamid FarooqLahore HC10 Dec 2007–31 Jul 2009MusharrafVoid
Syed Sakhi Hussain BokhariLahore HC10 Dec 2007–31 Jul 2009MusharrafVoid
Zawvar JafferyLahore HC10 Dec 2007–31 Jul 2009Musharraf |Void
Syed Sakhi Hussain BokhariSindh HC10 Dec 2007–31 Jul 2009MusharrafVoid
Sheikh Hakim AliLahore HC8 Feb 2008–31 Jul 2009MusharrafVoid
Muhammad Furrukh MahmudLahore HC8 Feb 2008–31 Jul 2009MusharrafVoid
Sabihuddin AhmedSindh HC19 Sept 2008–9 Apr 2009MusharrafDeath
Muhammad AslamIslamabad HC7 Mar 2008–31 Jul 2009MusharrafVoid

References

  1. ↑ Article 176(1) of the Constitution of Pakistan
  2. ↑ "Hon'ble Judges". Govt. Pakistan. Supreme Court of Pakistan, Press release. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "ARTICLE 175 (A) APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES". Govt. Pakistan. Supreme Court of Pakistan Press. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "President appoints judges of Supreme Court, Islamabad High Court". Dawn. Associated Press of Pakistan. 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  5. ↑ "Lahore High Court: President appoints six additional judges". The Express Tribune. 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  6. ↑ Article 184(1) of the Constitution
  7. ↑ Article 185(1) of the Constitution
  8. ↑ Article 176 of the Constitution
  9. ↑ Article 179(a) of the Constitution
  10. ↑ "Justice Umar Ata Bandial sworn in as 28th Chief Justice of Pakistan". Dawn. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  11. ↑ "Justice Qazi Faez Isa sworn in as 29th chief justice of Pakistan". Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "President Alvi accepts resignation of Justice Ijazul Ahsan". Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "President Alvi accepts resignation of SC's Justice Naqvi". Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Justice Naqvi still in Supreme Judicial Council dock despite resignation". Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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