Introduction

MR MR. JUSTICE IQBAL HAMEEDUR RAHMAN JUDGE, SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN Mr. Justice lqbal Hameedur Rahman was born in Dacca in 1956 into a noble family that has its roots in the legal fraternity since pre- partition of Indo-Pak Sub-Continent. His father late Mr. Justice Hamoodur Rahman was Chief Justice of Pakistan and he was one of those widely respected individuals in the history of Pakistan, who through his exalted character and dedication to this country had left such imprints, which will be followed by the generations unborn with dignity and pride. Mr. lqbal Hameed ur Rahman started his primary education from St. Anthony High School, Lahore and completed his Matriculation from the said institution. Later he joined Government College Lahore, from where he did his Intermediate in 1973 and Graduation in 1975. He obtained his LL B. degree from the Punjab University, Law College, Lahore in 1980. In addition he also obtained a diploma in Labour Laws from the Punjab University, Lahore. He started his professional career as an Advocate in 1981 from the District and Civil Courts in Lahore and was enrolled as an Advocate High Court in 1983 and as an Advocate Supreme Court in 1997. In 1998, he was elected as the Secretary Lahore High Court Bar Association. In 2006, he was elevated as an Additional Judge of the Lahore High Court and was confirmed as a permanent Judge of the Lahore High Court on 27-10-2007. After the promulgation of Provisional Constitutional Order, 2007 ("PCO"), he refused to take oath as a Judge under the said Order, in order to preserve the dignity and honor of his institution and the Constitution of Pakistan. As a result, he sacrificed his tenure as a Judge. In 2009, he was entrusted with 'One Man Tribunal of Inquiry' in respect of an incident at Gojra in which certain members of the Christian Community were burnt alive by a mob. Due to his efforts not only communal violence stopped but his report also chalked out certain objective guidelines for the protection of the rights of minorities in the country. He was appointed as a member of the Inquiry Commission in respect of the plot to assassinate the former Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, Khawaja Mohammad Sharif He also remained member of Judicial Commission constituted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to inquire into the Memogate Scandal. He has been a member of the Election Commission of Pakistan. After establishment of Islamabad High Court, he was elevated as the first Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court on 3-1-2011 He was elevated as Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan Court on 25-2-2013.