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Bashir Jehangiri

Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania

Muhammad Bashir Jehangiri Swati (1 February 1937 to 13 April 2020) was the seventeenth Chief Justice of Pakistan, appointed by Pervez Musharraf and serving a brief 24 day tenure from 7 to 31 January 2002. Born in Mansehra, he brought some twenty years of law practice at the Peshawar High Court and the Supreme Court to the bench, having earlier served as Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court. He was succeeded as Chief Justice by Sheikh Riaz Ahmad. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Role
Judge and Chief Justice 2
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Indian 2
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Pakistani 2
Born
1937 2
Birth Date
1937-02-01 2
Birthplace
Mansehra 2
Died
2020 2
Death Date
2020-04-13 2
Role
Role (category)
Judge 2
Role (category)
Chief Justice 2
Classification
Gender
Male 1
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1. Bashir Jehangiri (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Muhammad Bashir Jehangiri Swati (Urdu: محمد بشیر جہانگیری; 1 February 1937 - 13 April 2020) was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 7 January 2002 to 31 January 2002. Previously, he served as Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court. He did his 20 years of law practice at Peshawar High Court and the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
  • In Legal System: Law of Pakistan, Wikipedia category: Pakistani law biography stubs
    Category:Pakistani law biography stubs
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2. Wikidata: Bashir Jehangiri
  • Wikidata Q4866844, occupation/position claims
    occupation/position claim resolves to: Judge and Chief Justice
  • Wikidata Q4866844, P27 country of citizenship claim
    P27 (country of citizenship): Pakistan
  • Wikidata Q4866844, P27 country of citizenship claim, additional value 74
    citizenship (P27), additional value: Indian
  • Wikidata Q4866844, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1937
  • Wikidata Q4866844, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1937-02-01
  • Wikidata Q4866844, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 2020
  • Wikidata Q4866844, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 2020-04-13
  • Wikidata Q4866844, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Mansehra
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