Abdul Hameed Dogar
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| Abdul Hameed Dogar | |
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| Assumed office 3 November 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry |
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| Born | 22 March 1944 Khairpur |
| Nationality |  Pakistani |
Honorable Abdul Hameed Dogar (born 22 March 1944) is the Chief Justice of Pakistan, a position he was elevated to when he took oath on the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO), following the controversial Proclamation of Emergency by President General Pervez Musharaf, on 3 November 2007. In this oath, he swore allegiance to President Musharraf's PCO orders which suspended all human right provisions. The constitution was removed from the oath.
Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar took a fresh oath on 15 December 2007, this time on the constitution . This was done following the end of the PCO and the emergency. At this time, the constitution was restored with unprecedented changes reflecting indemnity of President Musharraf's actions since Nov 3, 2007.
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[edit] Birth
Justice Dogar was born in the village of Gaarhi Mori, in Khairpur district, Sindh province. He joined the judicial service on 10 April 1995 with an appointment to the Sindh High Court, and was elevated to the Supreme Court on 28 April 2000.
Justice Dogar was elevated to the position of Chief Justice of Pakistan on 3 November 2007 and he was offered to take an oath on the Provincial Constitution Order (PCO) which replaced the Constitution.
Justice Dogar later took a fresh oath according to article 178 on the Constitution on 15 November 2007, assuming the legal and dejure Chief Justice of Pakistan.
[edit] Posts held in Bar
Secretary District Bar Association Khairpur 1973-1974; Joint Secretary, High Court Bar Association, Sukkur Bench 1984-85; President District Bar Association Khairpur 1987-88, 1989-90; 1991-92, 1993-94 and 1994-95.
[edit] Posts held in other fields
Elected Vice Chairman, District Council, Khairpur 1979-1983; Member Sindh Madresah Board, Karachi 1980-1983; Member, Board of Governors of Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Sukkur 1988-1990; Honorary Secretary District Red Crescent Society Khairpur 1980-1985; Member, Syndicate, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur from 1996 to April 2000; Chairman Board of Governors IBA from 7th March to 27th April, 2000; attended Third Lawyers Courses/Lectures in Shariah (Islamic Law Course) in 1991 in International Islamic University Islamabad, Al-Azhar University (Cairo) Egypt, Macca and Madina University, Saudi Arabia; nominated as Member Board of Governors National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad in March 2003; nominated as Judge-in-Charge of Supreme Court Employees Cooperative Housing Society, Islamabad in April 2004; nominated as Acting Chief Election Commissioner from 10th July 2004 to 3rd August 2004, from 30th November 2004 to 6th December 2004 and 15th February 2005 to 16th March 2006. Chairman Supreme Judicial Council, Law and Justice Commission, Federal Judicial Academy, National Judicial Policymaking Committee and the Governing Body, Access to Justice Development Fund.
[edit] External links
- Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar (Supreme Court)
- Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar has been appointed as the Chief Justice, replacing Justice Iftikhar (Dawn News)
- Bio-data of newly appointed CJP (APP)
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