Syed Arshad Ali (born 10 April 1971) is a Pakistani

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who has been Justice of the

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since 16 June 2017.

Early life and education

Ali was born in

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on 10 April 1971. He got his

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from Khyber Law College associated with

University of Peshawar The University of Peshawar ( ps, د پېښور پوهنتون; hnd, پشور یونیورسٹی; ur, ; abbreviated UoP; known more popularly as Peshawar University) is a Public university, public research university located in Peshawar, Khy ...

in 1993.

Judicial career

He registered as an advocate of High Court in 1996. Until 2007, he worked with "Afridi, Shah and Minallah", a law firm located in

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. Later, he started his own firm in Peshawar and named it "Syed Arshad Ali and Associates". In 2012, he started practicing as an advocate of Supreme Court. He became Supreme Court Bar Association's member for life. He remained member Peshawar High Court Bar Association and member of Peshawar Bar Association, District Courts. As an advocate, he specialized representing banks, hospitals, and universities. He joined Peshawar High Court (PHC) as an additional judge on 16 June 2017. He became permanent member of the PHC bench on 31 May 2019.

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