List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan


The Supreme Court of Pakistan is the highest and apex court in the judicial hierarchy in Pakistan. Its judicial membership currently composed of the Chief Justice of Pakistan and fifteen senior justices, also consisting the ad hoc appointments of the Shariat Appellate. Advisement for nomination and necessary consultation from the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the President of Pakistan appointed the justices.
The Supreme Court was restructured in its modern form in 1956 by the of the Constitution, which stipulates that the "judicial power of Pakistan, shall be vested in one supreme Court" together with any lower courts Congress may establish. Article 185 further specified the Court's original and appellate jurisdiction, created four judicial high courts, and a system of entering an appeal against punishment rendered by the high courts. The Constitution allows the Parliament to determine the fixed number of the justices, or in special cases such as when the parliamentary recess, the Constitution allows a constitutional right to fix the number of the judges.
Justices of the Supreme Court serve in the office until they attain the age of sixty-five years, unless they resign sooner or are removed from the office in accordance with the Constitution. This article focuses on the appointed justices of the Supreme Court from 1947 to the present.

Senior Justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 1947—Present


Listed Senior JusticesPrevious High CourtsActive Service tenured dates
Appointed byTermination DueNotes-
Sir Abdul RashidLahore HC27 Jun 1949–29 Jun 1954Jinnah-
Abdul RehmanSindh HC7 Feb 1950–4 Oct 1953Nazimuddin-
A.S.M. AkramDhaka HC15 Feb 1950–27 Feb 1956Nazimuddin-
Muhammad SharifLahore HC17 May 1950 – 23 May 1950
13 Apr 1954–1 Apr 1958		Nazimuddin
Muhammad MunirLahore HC1 Oct 1951–2 May 1960Nazimuddin-
Muhammad ShahabuddinDhaka HC6 Oct 1952–23 Dec 1952
6 Feb 1953–7 Jun 1953
4 Oct 1953–12 May 1960		Nazimuddin
Muhammad
Mirza		-
Alvin R. CorneliusLahore HC22 Nov 1951–9 Jun 1952
17 Oct 1952–31 May 1953
10 Oct 1953–29 Feb 1968		Muhammad
Mirza
Khan		-
S.A. RehmanLahore HC2 Mar 1955–23 May 1955
2 Apr 1958–3 Jun 1968
Muhammad
Mirza		-
Amiruddin AhmadPeshawar HC12 Mar 1956–21 Dec 1960Mirza-
Fazal AkbarDhaka HC18 May 1960–17 Nov 1968Khan-
Badi-uz-Zaman KaikausPeshawar HC25 Jul 1960–3 Jan 1966Khan-
Hamoodur RahmanDhaka HC22 Dec 1960–31 Dec 1971
31 Dec 1971–31 Oct 1975
Khan
Bhutto		-
Yacob AliLahore HC4 Jan 1966–22 Sept 1977Khan-
Sajjad Ahmad JanQuetta HC18 Mar 1968–31 Mar 1973Khan-
Abdus SattarDhaka HC4 Jun 1968–28 Feb 1971Khan-
Mujibur Rahman KhanPeshawar HC18 Nov 1968–23 Nov 1971Khan-
Waheeduddin AhmadSindh HC22 Sept 1969–20 Sept 1974
23 May 1977 – 6 Feb 1979
Y. Khan
Bhutto
Salahuddin AhmadSindh HC4 Dec 1970–28 Feb 1971
1 Mar 1971–31 Dec 1976
Y. Khan
Bhutto		-
S. Anwar-ul-HaqLahore HC16 Oct 1972–25 Mar 1981Bhutto-
Muhammad GulLahore HC14 Apr 1973–31 Dec 1976Bhutto-
Muhammad Afzal CheemaQuetta HC8 Oct 1974–31 Dec 1977Chaudhry-
A.K. ShaikhSindh HC8 Oct 1974–23 Jan 1975
1 Jul 1979–24 Mar 1991		Chaudhry
Zia		-
Malik Muhammad AkramLahore HC26 Dec 1975–1 Oct 1979Chaudhry-
Dorab PatelSindh HC7 Jan 1976–25 Mar 1981Chaudhry-
Mohammad HaleemSindh HC7 Jan 1977–31 Dec 1989Chaudhry-
Qaisar KhanQuetta HC7 Jan 1977–30 July 1978Chaudhry-
G.S. ShahLahore HC10 Oct 1977–16 Oct 1980Chaudhry-
Karam ChauhanLahore HC27 Apr 1978–13 Jun 1979
14 Jun 1979–4 Feb 1982
Chaudhry
Zia
-
Aslam Riaz HussainLahore HC12 Jan 1978–23 Aug 1988
Chaudhry
Served as acting Chief Justice of Pakistan on many occasions from 1979 to 1988.-
Azfal ZullahQuetta HC14 Jun 1979–18 Apr 1993
Chaudhry-
N.H. ShahLahore HC18 May 1977–14 Jun 1979
14 Jun 1979–14 Apr 1994		Chaudhry
Zia		-
Shafi-ur-RahmanLahore HC14 Jun 1979–29 Jul 1981
31 Jul 1981 –15 Feb 1994		Chaudhry
Zia		-
M.M. HussainLahore HC2 Jun 1980–25 Mar 1981Zia
-
Fakhruddin EbrahimSindh HC17 Jun 1980–25 Mar 1981Zia-
Shahnawaz KhanPeshawar HC5 Apr 1981–1 Jul 1982Zia-
S.A. NusratSindh HC4 Aug 1981–30 Apr 1989Zia-
Zafar Hussain MirzaSindh HC4 Aug 1981–9 Oct 1991Zia-
M.S.H. QuraishiQuetta HC30 July 1981–30 Sept 1985Zia
-
Burhanuddin KhanPeshawar HC2 Mar 1982–17 Dec 1987Zia-
A.H. QazilbashPeshawar HC17 Apr 1986–14 Sept 1991Zia-
Javid IqbalLahore HC5 Oct 1986–4 Oct 1989Zia-
S.S. JanQuetta HC5 Oct 1986–30 Jun 1996Zia
-
G.M. MirzaSindh HC25 Mar 1987–31 Mar 1990Zia-
S.U.A. ShahSindh HC8 Dec 1987–1 Sept 1988Zia-
NaimuddinQuetta HC4 Sept 1988–9 Nov 1991G. Khan-
A.S. SalamPeshawar HC13 Dec 1988–31 Mar 1993G. Khan-
A.Q. ChaudhryLahore HC13 Dec 1989–12 Jul 1994G. Khan-
Ajmal MianSindh HC13 Dec 1989–30 Jul 1999G. Khan-
R.S. SidwaSindh HC13 Dec 1989–31 Aug 1992G. Khan-
A.H. MemonSindh HC14 Dec 1989–8 Oct 1990G. Khan-
M.A. LoneLahore HC13 Aug 1990–3 July 1993G. Khan-
Sajjad Ali ShahSindh HC5 Nov 1990–16 Feb 1998G. Khan-
Rafiq TararLahore HC17 Jan 1991–1 Nov 1994G. Khan-
Saleem AkhterSindh HC25 Mar 1991–22 Mar 1997G. Khan-
Wali Moh'd KhanPeshawar HC28 Oct 1991–31 Oct 1994G. Khan-
Saeeduzzaman SiddiquiSindh HC21 May 1992–26 Jan 2000G. Khan-
F.I. KhanPeshawar HC3 April 1993–31 Dec 1997G. Khan-
M.H. SialLahore HC7 Jun 1993–17 Oct 1994
19 Oct 1994–20 Apr 1997		G. Khan
Leghari		-
Fazal KarimLahore HC7 Oct 1994–31 Jul 1996-
Munir KhanQuetta HC7 Aug 1994–6 Aug 1996Leghari-
Muhammad IlyhasPeshawar HC19 Oct 1994–30 Sept 1996Leghari-
Mir Hazar KhosoQuetta HC30 Sept 1994–29 Sept 1996Leghari-
Mamoon KaziLahore HC22 Feb 1995–26 Jan 2000Leghari-
Mukhtar Ahmed JunejoSindh HC19 Oct 1995–19 Feb 2000Leghari-
Afrasiab KhanPeshawar HC22 Feb 1995–14 Jan 2000Leghari-
N.A. ZahidSindh HC18 Apr 1996–26 Jan 2000Leghari-
Munavar MirzaSindh HC17 Nov 1996–24 Nov 1999Leghari-
Khalil-ur-RehmanLahore HC17 Dec 1996–26 Jan 2000Leghari-
Ijaz NisarPeshawar HC29 May 1997–15 Jun 2000Leghari-
Riaz AhmadLahore HC4 Nov 1997–31 Dec 2003Leghari-
Wajihuddin AhmedSindh HC5 May 1998–26 Jan 2000Tarar-
Irshaq HussainLahore HC4 Nov 1998–6 Jan 2002Tarar-
Bashir JehangiriPeshawar HC4 Nov 1998–31 Jan 2002Tarar-
Rashid KhanPeshawar HC24 Apr 1999–26 Jan 2000Tarar-
A.R. KhanQuetta HC4 Nov 1998–5 Sept 2001Tarar-
Muhammad ArifLahore HC4 Nov 1998–2 Jan 2002Tarar-
Kamal AllamPeshawar HC22 Apr 1999–26 Jan 2000Tarar-
Nazim Hussain SiddiquiSindh HC4 Feb 2000–29 Jun 2005Tarar-
Qazi Moh'd FarukLahore HC4 Feb 2000–31 Dec 2003Tarar-
T.A. KhanPeshawar HC27 Feb 2000–16 Jan 2004Tarar-
M.M. AjmalQuetta HC28 Apr 2000–14 Aug 2004Tarar-
Deedar HussianQuetta HC28 Apr 2000–10 Dec 2004Tarar-
Hamid MirzaSindh HC28 Apr 2000–14 Sept 2004
14 Sept 2004–13 Sept 2005		Tarar
Musharraf		-
K.N. BhandariQuetta HC7 Sept 2000–13 Sept 2006Tarar-
Iftikhar ChaudhryQuetta HC4 Feb 2000–11 Dec 2013Tarar-
Rana BhagwandasSindh HC4 Feb 2000–19 Dec 2008Tarar-
Javaid IqbalQuetta HC28 Apr 2000–24 Mar 2011Tarar-
A.H. DogarSindh HC28 Apr 2000–21 Mar 2009Tarar-
Raza KhanPeshawar HC10 Jan 2002–Musharraf-
Khalil-ur-Rehman RamdaySindh HC10 Jan 2002–13 Jan 2010Musharraf-
Nawaz AbbasiLahore HC10 Jan 2002–6 Jan 2008Musharraf-
Faqir MuhammadLahore HC10 Jan 2002–5 Aug 2008Musharraf-
Falak SherLahore HC7 Sept 2002–21 Sept 2008Musharraf-
Shakirullah JanPeshawar HC29 Jul 2004–N/AMusharraf-
Javaid ButtarLahore HC29 Jul 2004–5 Aug 2009Musharraf-
Tassaduq H. JillaniLahore HC12 December 2003 – 5 July 2014Musharraf-
S.S. AshadSindh HC5 Apr 2005–7 Oct 2008Musharraf--
Nasir-ul-MulkPeshawar HC5 Apr 2005–17 Aug 2015Musharraf-
Fayyaz AhmadLahore HC14 Sept 2005–13 Jan 2012Musharraf--
Ijaz AhmadLahore HC14 Sept 2005–13 Jan 2013Musharraf-
Jamshed AliLahore HC14 Sept 2005–30 Sept 2008Musharraf-
Ghulam RabbaniSindh High Court14 Sept 2006–30 Sept 2008
12 Apr 2009–5 Nov 2013		Musharraf
Zardari
-
Qaim JanPeshawar HC6 Nov 2007–31 Jul 2009Musharraf-
Ijaz-ul-HassanPeshawar HC6 Nov 2007–31 Jul 2009Musharraf-
Zahid HussainLahore HC12 Apr 2009–Zardari-
Muhammad Sair AliLahore HC12 Apr 2009–Zardari-
M.A. Shahid SiddiquiLahore HC12 Apr 2009–Zardari-
Jawad KhawajaLahore HC4 Jun 2009–19 Oct 2015Zardari-
Anwar Zaheer JamaliSindh HC3 Aug 2009–Zardari-
Arif HussainSindh HC7 Sept 2009–4 Apr 2014Zardari-
Rehmat Hussain JafferySindh HC7 Sept 2009–4 Apr 2014Zardari-
Tariq ParvezPeshawar HC21 Oct 2009–Zardari-
Mian Saqib NisarLahore HC18 Feb 2010–Zardari-
Asif Saeed KhosaLahore HC18 Feb 2010–Zardari-
Sarmad Jalal OsmanySindh HC18 Feb 2010–24 May 2022Zardari-
Amir Hani MuslimSindh HC14 Feb 2011–4 Jan 2017Zardari-
Ijaz Ahmad ChaudhryLahore HC17 Nov 2011–15 Dec 2015Zardari-
Gulzar AhmedQuetta HC17 Nov 2011–28 Sept 2014Zardari-
Azmat SaeedLahore HC6 Jan 2012–27 Aug 2019Zardari-
Iqbal Hameed-ur-RahmanIslamabad HC25 Feb 2013–25 Sept 2022Zardari-
Mushir AlamSindh HC20 Sept 2013–18 Aug 2021Hussain-
Qazi Faez IsaQuetta HCHussain--
Mansoor Ali ShahLahore HC07 Feb 2018–Hussain--


Appointments after 2007 state emergency


Senior Justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan after 2007


Listed Senior JusticesPrevious High CourtsActive Service tenured dates
Appointed byTerminationNotes
Musa LeghariQuetta HC6 Nov 2007–31 Jul 2009Musharraf
Ejaz YousafSindh HC6 Nov 2007–31 Jul 2009Musharraf
Akhtar ShabbirLahore HC13 Nov 2007–8 Jun 2009Musharraf
Zia PervezSindh HC13 Nov 2007–31 Jul 2009Musharraf
Hamid FarooqLahore HC10 Dec 2007–31 Jul 2009Musharraf
Syed Sakhi Hussain BokhariLahore HC10 Dec 2007–31 Jul 2009Musharraf
Zawvar JafferyLahore HC10 Dec 2007–31 Jul 2009Musharraf
Syed Sakhi Hussain BokhariSindh HC10 Dec 2007–31 Jul 2009Musharraf
Sheikh Hakim AliLahore HC8 Feb 2008–31 Jul 2009Musharraf
Muhammad Furrukh MahmudLahore HC8 Feb 2008–31 Jul 2009Musharraf
Sabihuddin AhmedSindh HC19 Sept 2008–9 Apr 2009Musharraf
Muhammad AslamIslamabad HC7 Mar 2008–31 Jul 2009Musharraf