Ali Baqar Najafi (born 15 September 1963) is a Pakistani jurist and a senior Judge of the

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since 16 April 2012 and member of Administration Committee of

Early life and education

Najafi was born on 15 September 1963 in

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, Pakistan. His father Ali Huzoor Najafi was an advocate

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. He completed his basic education from Muslim Model High School located in Urdu Bazaar, Lahore. He completed his

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from University Law College Punjab University, Lahore in 1989.

Career

In 1989, he started his legal career as an advocate under the mentorship of his father in Lahore. He registered as an advocate of High Courts in 1990. He continued on to become the advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was a faculty at Punjab University Law College, Lahore for twelve years. He also taught in private

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s for eighteen years. He also served as internal and external examiner for

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. LAHORE: A Lahore High Court two-judge bench on Thursday sent a petition of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz seeking the return of her passport to the chief justice as one of its members recused himself from the matter. The petition came for hearing before the bench comprising Justice Ali Baqar Najafi and Justice Muhammad Anwarul Haq Pannun.

References

1963 births Living people Judges of the Lahore High Court Pakistani judges Punjab University Law College alumni Academic staff of Punjab University Law College People from Lahore {{Pakistan-law-bio-stub