Wajihuddin Ahmed وجیہ الدین احمد | |
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| Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
| In office 5 May 1998 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Nominated by | Nawaz Sharif |
| Appointed by | Rafiq Tarar |
| Chief Justice Sindh High Court | |
| In office 5 November 1997 – 4 May 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Mamoon Kazi |
| Succeeded by | Kamal Mansur Alam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1938 New Delhi, British India |
| Citizenship | British subject (1938–1947) Pakistan (1947–) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | PTI (until 2016) |
| Residence | Karachi |
| Alma mater | Forman Christian College University Sindh Muslim College |
| Occupation | Jurist, judge |
| Profession | Legal scholar |
| Cabinet | Nawaz Government |
Wajihuddin Ahmed (Urdu: وجیہ الدین احمد; born 1 December 1938[1]) is a retired senior justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, human rights activist, and former professor of law at the Sindh Muslim Law College.
Prior to be elevated as Senior Justice of the Supreme Court, he briefly tenured as the Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court from 1998 until refusing to take oath in opposition to martial law in 1999. He remained a strong critic of President Pervez Musharraf, eventually taking up a leading role in Lawyer's movement in 2007 to oppose President Musharraf. Ultimately, he unsuccessfully ran for the presidential elections held in 2007. Since 2011, he was active in national politics through Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), being the party's candidate for the presidential election 2013.[2] He lost the election on 30 July 2013 to Mamnoon Hussain of Pakistan Muslim League (N).
In 2016, he left Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[3] and started his own party under the name Aam Loeg Ittehad.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
The Supreme Court of Pakistan Press Publicationswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "PTI announces presidential candidate". The News International. 20 July 2013. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Retired justice Wajihuddin Ahmad resigns from PTI". Dawn (newspaper). 26 September 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Aam loeg ittehad: Justice Wajih launches political party". Express Tribune (newspaper). 16 December 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2024.