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Sheikh Riaz Ahmad ( Urdu : ; born 9 March 1938) was a former
Chief Justice of Pakistan } The Chief Justice of Pakistan (Urdu: ) (Initialism, initials as CJP) is head of the court system of Pakistan (the Judiciary of Pakistan, judicature branch of Government of Pakistan, government) and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Paki ...
of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from February 1, 2002 to December 31, 2003. He is the father of news anchor,
Raza Rumi Raza Ahmad Rumi is a Pakistani policy analyst and journalist. He is currently the editor of the ''Friday Times'' and chief editor of the online media platform ''Naya Daur Media.'' Rumi is the son of Sheikh Riaz Ahmad, who served as chief just ...
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Overview

Justice Sheikh Riaz Ahmad was elevated to the Supreme Court of Pakistan on February 1, 2002. Prior to this elevation, he served as a Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan (1997–2002), Chief Justice of Lahore High Court (1997)and Judge Lahore High Court, Punjab - the largest province of Pakistan (1984–1997). Justice Ahmad worked as the Advocate General of the Punjab Province from 1980–84; and as Assistant Advocate General Punjab (1973–80).He graduated from the Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore. He was called to bar in 1959 and was a practicing criminal lawyer as well as a lecturer at the Punjab University Law College. Justice Ahmad also served as the Member Election Commission of Pakistan from 1990–93 and later he was appointed as the Federal Secretary Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs under the second Government of Prime Minister
Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto ( ur, بینظیر بُھٹو; sd, بينظير ڀُٽو; Urdu ; 21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 t ...
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See also

* Chief Justices of Pakistan


References

1938 births Chief Justices of Pakistan Living people 20th-century Pakistani judges Chief Justices of the Lahore High Court University of the Punjab alumni Government Islamia College alumni 21st-century Pakistani judges {{Pakistan-law-bio-stub