Chaudhry Iftikhar Hussain (; 1946 – 6 June 2015) was a Pakistani

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who served as the 36th

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from 2002 to 2007.

Early life and family

Hussain was born in 1946 in

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. He received his early education from Lahore and Jhelum. He graduated in law from

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in 1970. He belonged to the influential political family of Jhelum. His brother

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served as

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. Another brother,

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is a former federal minister. His nephew

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is currently a member of

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and heads

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. He was relegated to this position from

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which he headed for just six months before being replaced by Dr.

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Career

He started his practice as a lawyer of

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in 1979. In 1994, he was appointed as the judge of Lahore High Court and was confirmed on confirmed 5 June 1995. He took oath on

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(PCO) and was appointed

on 7 September 2002 by

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where he served till 12 December 2007.

References

1946 births 2015 deaths Pakistani lawyers Pakistani jurists Chief Justices of the Lahore High Court People from Jhelum Punjab University Law College alumni Chaudhry family (Jhelum) {{Pakistan-law-bio-stub