Syed Mansoor Ali Shah
Syed Mansoor Ali Shah is a Pakistani jurist who is serving as judge of the Supreme Court, according to the seniority in composition of court he will become 31st Chief Justice of Pakistan from 5 August 2025 to 27 November 2027. He has formerly served as the 45th Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court.
Shah was born in Peshawar and educated at the Aitchison College, the University of the Punjab and Downing College, Cambridge. He joined private practice as a founding partner of Afridi, Shah & Minallah, and was involved in the Lawyers' Movement of 2007 seeking restoration of the judiciary. He was elevated as a judge of the Lahore High Court in 2009, and was appointed Chief Justice on 27 June 2016. He was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, 7 February 2018.
Since joining the court, Shah has authored decisions on constitutional law, human rights, and environmental sustainability and focused on judicial reform, including the revamping of the Punjab Judicial Academy and the creation of the LHC research centre. He is generally viewed as an independent-minded and reformist judge.
