Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar

Born on 22nd March 1944. Passed B.Sc. from University of Sindh in 1966; LL.B., from Law College, Lahore, University of Punjab in 1969; enrolled as Advocate in 1970 and practiced law for 25 years; elevated as Judge High Court of Sindh on 10th April,1995; elevated as Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan on 28th April, 2000; appointed Chief Justice of Pakistan on 3rd, November 2007.

Posts held in Bar:

Secretary District Bar Association Khairpur 1973-1974; Joint Secretary, High Court Bar Association, Sukkur Bench 1984-85; President District Bar Association Khairpur 1987-88, 1989-90; 1991-92, 1993-94 and 1994-95.

Posts held in other fields:

Elected Vice Chairman, District Council, Khairpur 1979-1983; Member Sindh Madresah Board, Karachi 1980-1983; Member, Board of Governors of Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Sukkur 1988-1990; Honorary Secretary District Red Crescent Society Khairpur 1980-1985; Member, Syndicate, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur from 1996 to April 2000; Chairman Board of Governors IBA from 7th March to 27th April, 2000; attended Third Lawyers Courses/Lectures in Shariah (Islamic Law Course) in 1991 in International Islamic University Islamabad, Al-Azhar University (Cairo) Egypt, Macca and Madina University, Saudi Arabia; nominated as Member Board of Governors National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad in March 2003; nominated as Judge-in-Charge of Supreme Court Employees Cooperative Housing Society, Islamabad in April 2004; nominated as Acting Chief Election Commissioner from 10th July 2004 to 3rd August 2004, from 30th November 2004 to 6th December 2004 and 15th February 2005 to 16th March 2006. Chairman Supreme Judicial Council, Law and Justice Commission, Federal Judicial Academy, National Judicial Policymaking Committee and the Governing Body, Access to Justice Development Fund.  

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