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Justice Gulzar Ahmed takes oath as 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan

He is replacing Justice Asif Saeed Khosa who retired on Friday. Justice Ahmed will serve till February 21, 202
Published December 21, 2019
  • He is replacing Justice Asif Saeed Khosa who retired on Friday.
  • Justice Ahmed will serve till February 21, 2022.

Justice Gulzar Ahmed took oath on Saturday as 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan.

He was administered oath by President Arif Alvi at Aiwan-e-Sadr. The oath taking ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Imran Khan, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser and Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani. Other ministers and officials were also present for the occasion.

Justice Ahmed will serve till February 21, 2022. He is replacing Justice Asif Saeed Khosa who retired on Friday after serving for almost 11 months.

The new chief justice was born in Karachi in 1957 and pursued his career in law.  After becoming a lawyer, Justice Ahmed started practicing in the Sindh High Court in 1986.

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