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Gulzar Ahmed
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| گلزار احمد | |
| 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan | |
| In office 21 December 2019 – 1 February 2022 |
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| Appointed by | Arif Alvi |
| Preceded by | Asif Saeed Khosa |
| Succeeded by | Umar Ata Bandial |
| Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
| In office 18 January 2019 – 20 December 2019 |
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| Preceded by | Asif Saeed Khan Khosa |
| Succeeded by | Mushir Alam |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
| In office 16 November 2011 – 1 February 2022 |
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| Appointed by | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Justice of the Sindh High Court | |
| In office 27 August 2002 – 16 November 2011 |
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| Born | 2 February 1957 Karachi, Federal Capital Territory, Pakistan |
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| Alma mater | Gulistan School, Karachi (elementary) Government National College, Karachi (B.A) Sindh Muslim Law College |
Gulzar Ahmed (Urdu: گلزار احمد; born 2 February 1957) is a Pakistani jurist. A jurist is a person who is an expert in law. He served as the 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan from December 21, 2019, to February 1, 2022. The Chief Justice is the highest judge in a country's court system.
Early Life and Education
Gulzar Ahmed was born in Karachi, Pakistan, on February 2, 1957. His father, Noor Muhammad, was also a lawyer in Karachi.
Ahmed went to Gulistan Shah Abdul Latif School in Karachi for his early education. He then earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Government National College, Karachi. Later, he studied law at Sindh Muslim Law College.
Judicial Career
Gulzar Ahmed began his career as a lawyer on January 18, 1986. He joined the Sindh High Court Bar Association in 1988. He also became a member of the Supreme Court Bar Association in 2001. From 1999 to 2000, he was the honorary secretary of the Sindh High Court Bar Association.
He later became a judge of the Sindh High Court. On November 16, 2011, he was appointed as a judge in the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
As a Supreme Court judge, Ahmed was part of a five-judge group that made an important decision in a case known as the Panama Papers case. This decision led to the then-Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, stepping down from his position. Gulzar Ahmed wrote a different opinion in this split decision.
On December 4, 2019, the law ministry announced that Gulzar Ahmed would become the next Chief Justice of Pakistan. This appointment was approved by President Arif Alvi. He officially took his oath as the Chief Justice on December 21, 2019, after the previous Chief Justice, Asif Saeed Khosa, retired.
In February 2020, a group of five judges in the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, made a decision about another judge, Justice Qazi Faez Isa. This decision stated that Justice Isa should not hear cases involving Prime Minister Imran Khan. This was because Justice Isa had previously filed a petition against the Prime Minister. Legal experts from bar councils expressed concerns about this directive.
