Amanullah Khan Yasinzai ( ur, ; born 7 August 1954) was the 21st Governor of Balochistan. He is a former Chief Justice of the

Balochistan High Court The Balochistan High Court ( ur, ) is the highest judicial institution of Balochistan, Pakistan. The court is formally known as the High Court of Balochistan. It is situated in the provincial capital, Quetta. Mir Ali Dost Bugti was the first ...

(BHC).

Early life and education

Yasinzai was born on 7 August 1954 in Quetta. He received his Bachelors' and Master's degree from Forman Christian College in Lahore.

Career

Yasinzai served as a Justice of the

from 27 January 1997 to 5 August 2009. He served as the Chief Justice of the BHC from 14 September 2005 until his resignation in 2009. He took oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order when former president Pervez Musharraf declared an emergency in November 2007. He seemingly resigned from his post to avoid facing references in the Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan following a

Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

judgment in the

PCO Judges case The Provisional Constitutional Order Judges case (shortened to PCO Judges case), refers to cases heard and decided by the Pakistan Supreme Court pertaining to the High Court and Supreme Court judges who took their oath of offices under the Provi ...

. Yasinzai was appointed as the 24th Governor of Balochistan by

President of Pakistan The president of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=s̤adr-i Pākiṣṭān), officially the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the ceremonial head of state of Pakistan and the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces.Arif Alvi on the advice of Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan on 3 October 2018. He took oath of office on 4 October 2018. He presented his resignation to President of Pakistan on 7 July 2021.His resignation was accepted by President Arif Alvi.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yasinzai, Amanullah Khan Living people 1954 births Pakistani judges Chief Justices of the Balochistan High Court Forman Christian College alumni People from Quetta Governors of Balochistan, Pakistan