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/
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RoleFormer Chief Justice of Pakistan from February 1, 2002 to December 31, 2003 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Nationality / Jurisdiction Classification
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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.
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He was called to bar in 1959 and was a practicing criminal lawyer as well as a lecturer at the Punjab University Law College.
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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
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P569 (date of birth): 1938-03-09
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