Javed Iqbal (judge, born 1946)

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Judge
Javaid Iqbal
جاوید اقبال
Chairman, National Accountability Bureau
In office
11 October 2017 – 3 June 2022
PresidentMamnoon Hussain Arif Alvi
Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Nasirul Mulk (Caretaker)
Imran Khan
Shehbaz Sharif
Preceded byQamar Zaman Chaudhry
Succeeded byAftab Sultan
Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
In office
28 April 2000 – 24 July 2011
Nominated byPervez Musharraf
Appointed byRafiq Tarar
Chief Justice of Pakistan (Acting)
In office
9 March 2007 – 24 March 2007
Nominated byShaukat Aziz
Appointed byPervez Musharraf
Preceded byIftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
Succeeded byRana Bhagwandas (Acting)
Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court
In office
2 April 2000 – 28 April 2000
Nominated byAmir-ul-Mulk Mengal
Appointed byRafiq Tarar
Preceded byIftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
Succeeded byRaja Fayyaz Ahmed
Personal details
Born
Javed Iqbal

(1946-08-01) 1 August 1946 (age 78)
Quetta, Baluchistan, British India
(Present day, Balochistan in Pakistan)
CitizenshipPakistani
NationalityPakistani
Residence(s)Islamabad, Pakistan
Alma materPunjab University
(LLB, MA in Poly. Sci)
University of Western Australia
(LLM in int'l law)
International Islamic University
(MA in Islamic law and Phil.)
OccupationJurist
Field(s)Philosophy of law
InstitutionsUniversity of Balochistan
The Supreme Court Building

Javed Iqbal (Urdu: جاوید اقبال); (born 1 August 1946) is the retired chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Pakistan, in office from 11 October 2017 to 3 June 2022. He is also a retired Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[1][2]

Harassment allegations have been made against him by some accused criminals that he prosecuted during his tenure, but no court action taken or evidence has been produced so far to prove the allegations.[3][4][5][6]

A jurist and professor of law in Pakistan by profession, he served as the Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 2004 until his retirement in 2011. Prior to the appointment at the Supreme Court, Justice Iqbal shortly tenured as the Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court which lasted only a month.

During his career as jurist, he has heard and led high-profile cases, including the case of the suspension of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, a fellow chief justice, and the trial of missing persons in 2012. His credentials led to the government appointing him as a chairman of the Abbottabad Commission to find out the preludes and causes of the 2 May 2011 military raid that caused the death of Osama Bin Laden, conducted by the United States in Abbottabad, Pakistan. After carefully studying the case, Iqbal authored the Abbottabad Commission Report over this issue which was submitted to the Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2013.

  1. ^ Khan, Mohammad Hussain (8 October 2017). "Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal appointed NAB chairman". DAWN.COM. Dawn Newspapers. Dawn Newspapers. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. ^ Khattak, Inamullah; Gurmani, Nadir (11 October 2017). "Retired justice Javed Iqbal takes charge as new NAB chief". DAWN.COM. Dawn Newspaper. Dawn Newspaper. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Victim lifts lid on former NAB chief's 'sleazy conduct'". The Express Tribune. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  4. ^ "PAC summons ex-NAB chief over harassment allegations". The News International. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Balochistan University VC steps down as FIA probes harassment case". The Express Tribune. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Woman claims Javed Iqbal threatened to 'destroy her life in a minute'". Geo.tv. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.