Iqbal Ahmed Ansari

For other people with similar names, see Iqbal Ahmed (disambiguation).

Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari (born 29 October 1954) is a retired Indian judge, former Chief Justice of Patna High Court,^[1] and former Chairperson of Punjab State Human Rights Commission.^[2]

Iqbal Ahmed Ansari
Chairperson of PSHRC
In office 1 August 2017 – 1 August 2022
Preceded by	Jagadish Bhalla
Succeeded by	Sant Prakash
Chief Justice of Patna High Court
In office 29 July 2016 – 28 October 2016
Preceded by	L. Narasimha Reddy
Succeeded by	Rajendra Menon
Personal details
Born	(1954-10-29) 29 October 1954 (age 70) Tezpur, Assam

Career

He did his B.Sc. from Darrang College, Tezpur and completed graduation in Law from Tezpur Law College. He was elevated to Guwahati High Court on 4 March 2004. He also served as Executive Chairman of State Legal Services Authority in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland and has accordingly performed the duty of legal awareness.

In July 2016 he became the Chief Justice of Patna High Court^[3] and retired in October 2016.

On 1 August 2017 he was appointed Chairperson of Punjab State Human Rights Commission.^[4]