Mian Saqib Nisar | |
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25th Chief Justice of Pakistan | |
In office 31 December 2016 – 17 January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Anwar Zaheer Jamali |
Succeeded by | Asif Saeed Khosa |
Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
In office 18 February 2010 – 30 December 2016 | |
Preceded by | Anwar Zaheer Jamali |
Succeeded by | Asif Saeed Khosa |
Justice of the Lahore High Court | |
In office 22 May 1998 – 17 February 2010 | |
Law Secretary of Pakistan | |
In office 29 March 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
Advocate-on-Record of the Supreme Court | |
In office 22 May 1994 – 21 May 1998 | |
Secretary General of Lahore High Court Bar Association | |
In office 1991–1992 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Mian Saqib Nisar 18 January 1954 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
Residence(s) | Lahore, Punjab Pakistan |
Alma mater | Government College University Punjab University |
Profession | Advocate |
Mian Saqib Nisar (Urdu: میاں ثاقب نثار; born 18 January 1954) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 25th Chief Justice of Pakistan from 31 December 2016 till 17 January 2019. He has previously served as the Law Secretary. He also served as a visiting professor of law at the University of the Punjab, where he provided instructions on constitutional law.[1]
Ascended as the Justice of the Supreme Court on 18 February 2010, he was elevated as chief justice when Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali reached his constitutionally set retiring age.[2][3]