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Sheikh Riaz Ahmad

Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania

Sheikh Riaz Ahmad (born 9 March 1938 in Lahore) was the eighteenth Chief Justice of Pakistan, serving from 1 February 2002 to 31 December 2003 under President Pervez Musharraf, succeeding Bashir Jehangiri and preceding Nazim Hussain Siddiqui. He was called to the bar in 1959 after graduating from Government Islamia College in Lahore, and before becoming Chief Justice he served as Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court in 1997 and as a judge of the Supreme Court from 1997 to 2002, alongside earlier roles in Punjab's provincial government. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Role
Former Chief Justice of Pakistan from February 1, 2002 to December 31, 2003 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Indian 2
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Pakistani 2
Born
1938 2
Birth Date
1938-03-09 2
Classification
Field of Law
Criminal Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Chief Justice 1
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1. Sheikh Riaz Ahmad (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Sheikh Riaz Ahmad (Urdu : شیخ ریاض احمد; born 9 March 1938) was a former Chief Justice of Pakistan from February 1, 2002 to December 31, 2003.
  • Full article, field of law
    He was called to bar in 1959 and was a practicing criminal lawyer as well as a lecturer at the Punjab University Law College.
  • In Legal System: Law of Pakistan, Wikipedia category: Pakistani law biography stubs
    Category:Pakistani law biography stubs
  • Member Of: Supreme Court of Pakistan, Wikipedia category: Chief justices of Pakistan
    Category:Chief justices of Pakistan
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2. Wikidata: Sheikh Riaz Ahmad
  • Wikidata Q7492963, P27 country of citizenship claim
    P27 (country of citizenship): Pakistan
  • Wikidata Q7492963, P27 country of citizenship claim, additional value 75
    citizenship (P27), additional value: Indian
  • Wikidata Q7492963, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1938
  • Wikidata Q7492963, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1938-03-09
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