Appointment/Resignation

Justice Qazi Faez Isa appointed next Chief Justice of Pakistan

Published on 26 Jun 2023

Justice Qazi Faez Isa, considered an independent-minded judge, was appointed as the next chief justice of Pakistan's Supreme Court by President Arif Alvi.
He will assume office on September 17 after the retirement of incumbent Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial.
He has been a judge for the apex court since September 5, 2014. Previously he served as the chief justice of the Balochistan High Court from 2009 to 2014.
He was the first person from Balochistan to acquire a Bar-at-Law degree and helped establish the All India Muslim League in Balochistan after his return from London.
He enrolled as an Advocate of the Balochistan High Court on January 30, 1985, and as an Advocate Supreme Court in March 1998.
He was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on September 5, 2014.

Source: SarkariPariksha