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Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry (Urdu: اعجاز احمد چوہدری) is a former justice in the Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former chief justice of the Lahore High Court. Before elevation to the judge of the Lahore High Court, he was serving as an additional Advocate General Punjab to represent the Government of Punjab, Pakistan. Earlier he remained Assistant Advocate General Punjab from 1988 to 1995.
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Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry اعجاز احمد چوہدری | |
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Justice Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
In office 17 November 2011 – 14 December 2015 | |
Chief Justice Lahore High Court | |
In office 9 December 2010 – 16 November 2011 | |
Additional Advocate General Punjab | |
In office 1999 – May 2001 | |
Assistant Advocate General Punjab | |
In office 1988–1995 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Shakargarh, Pakistan | 12 December 1950
Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry is the son of Chaudhry Abdul Aziz and was born in village Jabbal, Tehsil Shakargarh, District Narowal on 12 December 1950.[1] He was educated at Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore. After doing Bachelor of Laws, Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry started practicing law in 1975 and was enrolled as an Advocate High Court in 1977. He ascended to be an Advocate Supreme Court in 1992.[1]
Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry served as:
He was raised to the Bench at Lahore High Court on 2 May 2001. His responsibilities have included:
Some of the landmark judgments delivered by him as Judge of the Lahore High Court are (1) Mukhtaran Mai’s case, (2) Namoos-e-Risalat case, (3) Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan’s case[1] and (4) Hafiz Saeed Ahmad’s case. He came to worldwide media attention in May 2010 when he ordered that Facebook be blocked in Pakistan, and then restored access after a page with caricatures of Muhammad was removed.[1][2]
Having served as Judge of the Lahore High Court for more than 9 years, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry was appointed Chief Justice of Lahore High Court on 9 December 2010,[3] and elevated as Judge of the Supreme Court on 17 November 2011. He was among the leading characters of the historic movement for restoration of Judiciary who refused to take oath under the PCO.[1]
He retired from the Supreme Court on 14 December 2015.[4]
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