Mr. Justice Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed was born on May 5, 1945 in Chak No. 15. SB, Tehsil Bhalwal District Sargodha. He belongs to an agriculturist family.
Education and training
He graduated from Islamia College, Civil Lines Lahore and then did his LL.B. from the University of Punjab, Lahore.
Professional career
Ijaz Ahmed entered legal profession by joining Mr. S.M.Zafar and later on established his own office under the name and style of Ijaz Law Associates. He entered as Advocate of subordinate Courts in 1973, advocate of the High Court in 1975 and advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan in 1981. He was Deputy Attorney General for Pakistan from August 26, 1990 till November 3, 1995. He also have served as legal adviser to:
Residents Association of Lahore Cantonment Cooperative Housing Society.
He served as a part-time Lecturer in the University Law College Lahore and Civil Services Academy Lahore. He was elected as General Secretary Lahore High Court Bar Association in 1985 and was a member of Executive Committee Lahore High Court Bar Association in 1979 and 1987. He was member Publication Committee High Court Bar Association Lahore and a Joint Secretary Pakistan, Young Lawyers Forum in 1975. Ijaz Ahmed have also acted as Secretary Anjuman-e-Tuhaffiz-e-Haqooq-e-Insani in 1978 and was Joint Secretary of Forum Civil Liberties in 1979. Ijaz Ahmed Secretary General and remained Vice President Human Rights Society of Pakistan. He is author of four books:
Separation and Independence of Judiciary
Fikr-o Nazar
Manual of Election Laws
Supreme Court References
He represented Pakistan at the Second International Conference on training of judiciary held at Ottawa and contributed a paper on the topic “Methods of Educating newly appointed Judges”. Ijaz Ahmed was elevated as Judge of the Lahore High Court on May 28, 1997. He was elevated as Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on 1 September 14, 2005 while he was acting Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, Lahore. He retired from the Supreme Court on 4 May 2010. He is settled in DHA Lahore. He is married and has one son and 3 daughters.
