Chaudhry Iftikhar Hussain
Chaudhry Iftikhar Hussain (Urdu: چوہدری افتخار حسین; 1946 – 6 June 2015) was a Pakistani jurist who served as the 36th Chief Justice of Lahore High Court from 2002 to 2007.
Early life and family
[edit]Hussain was born in 1946 in Dina Jhelum District. He received his early education from Lahore and Jhelum. He graduated in law from Punjab University Law College in 1970.[1]
He belonged to the influential political family of Jhelum. His brother Chaudhry Altaf Hussain served as Governor of Punjab, Pakistan.[2] Another brother, Chaudhry Shahbaz Hussain is a former federal minister.[2] His nephew Fawad Chaudhry is currently a member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and heads Ministry of Science and Technology (Pakistan). He was relegated to this position from Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (Pakistan) which he headed for just six months before being replaced by Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan.
Career
[edit]He started his practice as a lawyer of Lahore High Court in 1979.[3]
In 1994, he was appointed as the judge of Lahore High Court and was confirmed on confirmed 5 June 1995.[3][2]
He took oath on Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) and was appointed Chief Justice of Lahore High Court on 7 September 2002 by Pervaiz Musharraf where he served till 12 December 2007.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Former LHC CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry passes away - The Express Tribune". 6 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d Butt, Waseem Ashraf (9 May 2013). "The political fortunes of Jhelum".
- ^ a b c "Retired CJ Iftikhar Husain passes away". Dawn. 6 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-06-06.
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