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Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan

Author Mr. Justice Sajjad Ali Shah
Category PLD
Publication Year 2017
MR MR. JUSTICE SAJJAD ALI SHAH, JUDGE, SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN Mr. Justice Sajjad Ali Shah was born on 14th August 1957 at Karachi. He received his early education in different parts of the country and completed his graduation from Government Islamia College Karachi. He obtained his degrees of Bachelors of Law in 1984 and Masters in Law in 1988 from S.M. Law College Karachi. Mr. Justice Shah entered the legal profession as an advocate in the year 1985; he practiced at the bar for 20 years and during this period represented Government of Pakistan in many important cases before the Supreme Court and the High Courts; he also conducted cases on behalf of various Financial Institutions. He remained as Honorary Lecturer in S.M. Law College, Karachi from 1995 till his elevation to the Bench. He was appointed as Standing Counsel for Government of Pakistan in the year 2002 and thereafter as Deputy Attorney General for Government of Pakistan in the year 2004. Mr. Justice Shah was elevated to the Bench of Sindh High Court on 24th October, 2005; he remained Administrative Judge, Chairman Development Committee, Member Administration Committee, Administrative Judge for A.T.C. Sindh, Member Board of Governors for Law Colleges as well as Agha Khan Foundation and was one of the founding Members of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law. He was appointed as Chief Justice of the Province of Sindh on 14th December, 2015. Mr. Justice Sajjad Ali Shah was appointed as Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan on 15th March, 2017.