Nasirul Mulk

Not to be confused with Sir Nasir ul-Mulk, the former ruler of the princely state of Chitral.
Nasir ul Mulk
Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2018 – 18 August 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Preceded byShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Succeeded byImran Khan
22nd Chief Justice of Pakistan
In office
6 July 2014 – 16 August 2015
Appointed byMamnoon Hussain
Preceded byTassaduq Hussain Jillani
Succeeded byJawwad S. Khawaja
Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
In office
11 December 2013 – 5 July 2014
Preceded byTassaduq Hussain Jillani
Succeeded byJawwad S. Khawaja
Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan
Acting
In office
30 November 2013 – 2 July 2014
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Preceded byTassaduq Hussain Jillani
Succeeded byAnwar Zaheer Jamali
Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
In office
4 May 2005 – 16 August 2015
Nominated byShaukat Aziz
Appointed byPervez Musharraf
Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court
In office
31 May 2004 – 3 May 2005
Nominated byAli Jan Orakzai
Appointed byPervez Musharraf
Personal details
Born
Nasir-ul-Mulk

(1950-08-17) 17 August 1950 (age 74)
Swat State, Pakistan
CitizenshipPakistan
Nationality Pakistan
RelationsShuja-ul-Mulk (brother)
Parent
Residence(s)Islamabad, Pakistan
Alma materPeshawar University
(BA, LLB)
Supreme Court of Pakistan

Nasirul Mulk (Urdu: ناصر الملک; Pashto: ناصر الملک; born 17 August 1950) is a Pakistani jurist and politician who served as the seventh caretaker prime minister of Pakistan in 2018, and previously also served as the 22nd chief justice of Pakistan from 2014 to 2015.[2] A jurist by profession, he was nominated as Chief Justice by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. On 6 July 2014, his appointment as CJP was confirmed by President Mamnoon Hussain.[3][4][5] He also previously served as the country's acting Chief Election Commissioner, from 30 November 2013 to 6 July 2014.[6]

Prior to be elevated as Senior Justice in 2005, Mulk tenured as the chief justice of Peshawar High Court in 2004.[7] Since joining the Supreme Court, Mulk has taken textualist approach on human rights and non-discrimination issues.[8]

On 28 May 2018, he was appointed as caretaker prime minister ahead of the general elections scheduled in July 2018.[9]

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  2. ^ "Profile: Justice (retd) Nasirul Mulk". geo.tv. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk takes oath as new chief justice of Pakistan". Dawn. The Herald. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Justice Nasirul Mulk takes oath as 22nd Chief Justice of Pakistan". The Express Tribune. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Nasirul Mulk to take oath as new Pakistan chief justice on Sunday". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  6. ^ Staff writer. "Chief Election Commission of Pakistan". Govt. Pakistan. Directorate of Press of the Election Commission of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  7. ^ Supreme Court of Pakistan. "Honoable Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk". Govt. Pakistan. Supreme Court of Pakistan Registrar. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  8. ^ Taqi, Mohammad (19 January 2012). "NROs: yours, mine and ours". Daily Times, Pakistan. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Former CJP Nasirul Mulk to be caretaker PM". Dawn. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.