Listed senior justices |
Previous high courts |
Active service tenured dates (dd//mm//yyyy) |
Appointed by |
Termination due |
Notes
|
Sir Abdul Rashid |
Lahore HC |
27 Jun 1949–29 Jun 1954 |
Jinnah |
Retired |
1st Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
Abdul Rehman |
Sindh HC |
7 Feb 1950–4 Oct 1953 |
Nazimuddin |
Retired |
|
A.S.M. Akram |
Dhaka HC |
15 Feb 1950–27 Feb 1956 |
Nazimuddin |
Retired |
|
Muhammad Sharif |
Lahore HC |
17 May 1950 – 23 May 1950 13 Apr 1954–1 Apr 1958 |
Nazimuddin |
Retired |
Appointment as Acting Judge
|
Muhammad Munir |
Lahore HC |
1 Oct 1951–2 May 1960 |
Nazimuddin |
Retired |
Appointed 2nd Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
Muhammad Shahabuddin |
Dhaka HC |
6 Oct 1952–23 Dec 1952 6 Feb 1953–7 Jun 1953 4 Oct 1953–12 May 1960 |
Nazimuddin Muhammad Mirza |
Retired |
Appointed 3rd Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
Alvin R. Cornelius |
Lahore HC |
22 Nov 1951–9 Jun 1952 17 Oct 1952–31 May 1953 10 Oct 1953–29 Feb 1968 |
Muhammad Mirza Khan |
Retired |
Appointed 4th Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
S.A. Rehman |
Lahore HC |
2 Mar 1955–23 May 1955 2 Apr 1958–3 Jun 1968
|
Muhammad Mirza |
Retired |
Appointed 5th Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
Amiruddin Ahmad |
Peshawar HC |
12 Mar 1956–21 Dec 1960 |
Mirza |
Retired |
|
Fazal Akbar |
Dhaka HC |
18 May 1960–17 Nov 1968 |
Khan |
Retired |
Appointed 6th Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
Badi-uz-Zaman Kaikaus |
Peshawar HC |
25 Jul 1960–3 Jan 1966 |
Khan |
Retired |
|
Hamoodur Rahman |
Dhaka HC |
22 Dec 1960–31 Dec 1971 31 Dec 1971–31 Oct 1975
|
Khan Bhutto |
Death |
Appointed 7th Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
Yacob Ali |
Lahore HC |
4 Jan 1966–22 Sept 1977 |
Khan |
Retired |
Appointed 8th Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
Sajjad Ahmad Jan |
Quetta HC |
18 Mar 1968–31 Mar 1973 |
Khan |
Retired |
Appointed Chief election commissioner in 1977
|
Abdus Sattar |
Dhaka HC |
4 Jun 1968–28 Feb 1971 |
Khan |
Retired |
Appointed Chief election commissioner in 1970
|
Mujibur Rahman Khan |
Peshawar HC |
18 Nov 1968–23 Nov 1971 |
Khan |
Retired |
|
Waheeduddin Ahmad |
Sindh HC |
22 Sept 1969–20 Sept 1974 23 May 1977 – 6 Feb 1979
|
Y. Khan Bhutto |
Retired |
Appointment as Ad hoc Justice
|
Salahuddin Ahmed |
Sindh HC |
4 Dec 1970–28 Feb 1971 1 Mar 1971–31 Dec 1976
|
Y. Khan Bhutto |
Retired
|
S. Anwar-ul-Haq |
Lahore HC |
16 Oct 1972–25 Mar 1981 |
Bhutto |
Retired |
Appointed 9th Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
Muhammad Gul |
Lahore HC |
14 Apr 1973–31 Dec 1976 |
Bhutto |
Retired |
|
Mohammad Afzal Cheema |
Lahore HC |
8 Oct 1974–31 Dec 1977 |
Chaudhry |
Retired |
|
A.K. Shaikh |
Sindh HC |
8 Oct 1974–23 Jan 1975 1 Jul 1979–24 Mar 1991 |
Chaudhry Zia |
Retired |
|
Malik Muhammad Akram |
Lahore HC |
26 Dec 1975–1 Oct 1979 |
Chaudhry |
Retired |
|
Dorab Patel |
Sindh HC |
7 Jan 1976–25 Mar 1981 |
Chaudhry |
PCO 1981 |
Seek Retirement after 1981 PCO
|
Mohammad Haleem |
Sindh HC |
7 Jan 1977–31 Dec 1989 |
Chaudhry |
Retired |
Appointed 10th Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
Qaisar Khan |
Quetta HC |
7 Jan 1977–30 July 1978 |
Chaudhry |
Retired |
|
G.S. Shah |
Lahore HC |
10 Oct 1977–16 Oct 1980 |
Chaudhry |
Retired |
|
Karam Chauhan |
Lahore HC |
27 Apr 1978–13 Jun 1979 14 Jun 1979–4 Feb 1982
|
Chaudhry Zia-ul-Haq |
Retired |
Appointment as Ad hoc Justice Oath after 1981 PCO
|
Aslam Riaz Hussain |
Lahore HC |
12 Jan 1978–23 Aug 1988
|
Chaudhry
|
Retired |
Served as acting Chief Justice of Pakistan on many occasions from 1979 to 1988.
|
Azfal Zullah |
Quetta HC |
14 Jun 1979–18 Apr 1993
|
Chaudhry |
Retired |
Appointed 11th Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
N.H. Shah |
Lahore HC |
18 May 1977–14 Jun 1979 14 Jun 1979–14 Apr 1994 |
Chaudhry Zia-ul-Haq |
Retired |
Appointed 12th Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
Shafi-ur-Rahman |
Lahore HC |
14 Jun 1979–29 Jul 1981 31 Jul 1981 –15 Feb 1994 |
Chaudhry Zia-ul-Haq |
Retired |
|
M.M. Hussain |
Lahore HC |
2 Jun 1980–25 Mar 1981 |
Zia-ul-Haq |
Retired |
Appointment as Ad hoc Justice Asked to retired
|
Fakhruddin Ebrahim |
Sindh HC |
17 Jun 1980–25 Mar 1981 |
Zia-ul-Haq |
PCO 1981 |
Seek Retirement after 1981 PCO
|
Shahnawaz Khan |
Peshawar HC |
5 Apr 1981–1 Jul 1982 |
Zia-ul-Haq |
Retired |
|
S.A. Nusrat |
Sindh HC |
4 Aug 1981–30 Apr 1989 |
Zia-ul-Haq |
Retired |
|
Zafar Hussain Mirza |
Sindh HC |
4 Aug 1981–9 Oct 1991 |
Zia-ul-Haq |
Retired |
|
M.S.H. Quraishi |
Quetta HC |
30 July 1981–30 Sept 1985 |
Zia-ul-Haq |
Retired |
Appointment as Ad hoc Justice
|
Burhanuddin Khan |
Peshawar HC |
2 Mar 1982–17 Dec 1987 |
Zia-ul-Haq |
Retired |
Appointment as acting Justice
|
A.H. Qazilbash |
Peshawar HC |
17 Apr 1986–14 Sept 1991 |
Zia-ul-Haq |
Retired |
Appointment as acting Justice
|
Javid Iqbal |
Lahore HC |
5 Oct 1986–4 Oct 1989 |
Zia-ul-Haq |
Retired |
|
S.S. Jan |
Quetta HC |
5 Oct 1986–30 Jun 1996 |
Zia-ul-Haq |
Retired |
Appointment as Ad hoc Justice
|
G.M. Mirza |
Sindh HC |
25 Mar 1987–31 Mar 1990 |
Zia-ul-Haq |
Retired |
|
S.U.A. Shah |
Sindh HC |
8 Dec 1987–1 Sept 1988 |
Zia-ul-Haq |
Retired |
Appointment as Ad hoc Justice
|
Naimuddin |
Quetta HC |
4 Sept 1988–9 Nov 1991 |
G. Khan |
Retired |
|
A.S. Salam |
Peshawar HC |
13 Dec 1988–31 Mar 1993 |
G. Khan |
Retired |
|
A.Q. Chaudhry |
Lahore HC |
13 Dec 1989–12 Jul 1994 |
G. Khan |
Retired |
|
Ajmal Mian |
Sindh HC |
13 Dec 1989–30 Jul 1999 |
G. Khan |
Retired |
Appointed 14th Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
R.S. Sidwa |
Sindh HC |
13 Dec 1989–31 Aug 1992 |
G. Khan |
Retired |
|
A.H. Memon |
Sindh HC |
14 Dec 1989–8 Oct 1990 |
G. Khan |
Retired |
Appointment as acting Justice
|
M.A. Lone |
Lahore HC |
13 Aug 1990–3 July 1993 |
G. Khan |
Retired |
|
Syed Sajjad Ali Shah |
Sindh HC |
5 Nov 1990–16 Feb 1998 |
G. Khan |
Retired |
Appointed 13th Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
Rafiq Tarar |
Lahore HC |
17 Jan 1991–1 Nov 1994 |
G. Khan |
Retired |
Elevated as President of Pakistan
|
Saleem Akhter |
Sindh HC |
25 Mar 1991–22 Mar 1997 |
G. Khan |
Retired |
|
Wali Moh'd Khan |
Peshawar HC |
28 Oct 1991–31 Oct 1994 |
G. Khan |
Retired |
Appointment as acting Justice
|
Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui |
Sindh HC |
21 May 1992–26 Jan 2000 |
G. Khan |
PCO 2000 |
Appointed 15th Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
F.I. Khan |
Peshawar HC |
3 April 1993–31 Dec 1997 |
G. Khan |
Retired |
|
M.H. Sial |
Lahore HC |
7 Jun 1993–17 Oct 1994 19 Oct 1994–20 Apr 1997 |
G. Khan Leghari |
Retired |
Appointment as acting Justice
|
Fazal Karim |
Lahore HC |
7 Oct 1994–31 Jul 1996 |
|
Retired |
Appointment as acting Justice
|
Munir Khan |
Quetta HC |
7 Aug 1994–6 Aug 1996 |
Leghari |
Retired |
Appointment as acting Justice
|
Muhammad Ilyhas |
Peshawar HC |
19 Oct 1994–30 Sept 1996 |
Leghari |
Retired |
Appointment as acting Justice
|
Mir Hazar Khoso |
Quetta HC |
30 Sept 1994–29 Sept 1996 |
Leghari |
Retired |
Elevated as Prime Minister (2013)
|
Mamoon Kazi |
Lahore HC |
22 Feb 1995–26 Jan 2000 |
Leghari |
Retired |
|
Mukhtar Ahmed Junejo |
Sindh HC |
19 Oct 1995–19 Feb 2000 |
Leghari |
Retired |
|
Afrasiab Khan |
Peshawar HC |
22 Feb 1995–14 Jan 2000 |
Leghari |
Retired |
|
N.A. Zahid |
Sindh HC |
18 Apr 1996–26 Jan 2000 |
Leghari |
Retired |
Appointment as Ad-hoc Justice
|
Munavar Mirza |
Sindh HC |
17 Nov 1996–24 Nov 1999 |
Leghari |
Retired |
|
Khalil-ur-Rehman |
Lahore HC |
17 Dec 1996–26 Jan 2000 |
Leghari |
Retired |
|
Ijaz Nisar |
Peshawar HC |
29 May 1997–15 Jun 2000 |
Leghari |
Retired |
|
Riaz Ahmad |
Lahore HC |
4 Nov 1997–31 Dec 2003 |
Leghari |
Retired |
Appointed 18th Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
Wajihuddin Ahmed |
Sindh HC |
5 May 1998–26 Jan 2000 |
Tarar |
Retired |
|
Irshaq Hussain |
Lahore HC |
4 Nov 1998–6 Jan 2002 |
Tarar |
Retired |
Appointed 16th Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
Bashir Jehangiri |
Peshawar HC |
4 Nov 1998–31 Jan 2002 |
Tarar |
Retired |
Appointed 17th Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
Rashid Khan |
Peshawar HC |
24 Apr 1999–26 Jan 2000 |
Tarar |
Retired |
|
Abdur Rehman Khan |
Peshawar HC |
4 Nov 1998–5 Sept 2001 |
Tarar |
Retired |
Appointed Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan (Brief Period)
|
Muhammad Arif |
Lahore HC |
4 Nov 1998–2 Jan 2002 |
Tarar |
Retired |
|
Kamal Allam |
Peshawar HC |
22 Apr 1999–26 Jan 2000 |
Tarar |
Retired |
|
Nazim Hussain Siddiqui |
Sindh HC |
4 Feb 2000–29 Jun 2005 |
Tarar |
Retired |
Appointed 19th Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
Qazi Moh'd Faruk |
Lahore HC |
4 Feb 2000–31 Dec 2003 |
Tarar |
Retired |
|
T.A. Khan |
Peshawar HC |
27 Feb 2000–16 Jan 2004 |
Tarar |
Retired |
|
M.M. Ajmal |
Quetta HC |
28 Apr 2000–14 Aug 2004 |
Tarar |
Retired |
|
Deedar Hussian |
Quetta HC |
28 Apr 2000–10 Dec 2004 |
Tarar |
Retired |
|
Hamid Mirza |
Sindh HC |
28 Apr 2000–14 Sept 2004 14 Sept 2004–13 Sept 2005 |
Tarar Musharraf |
Retired |
Appointed Chief Election Commissioner
|
K.N. Bhandari |
Quetta HC |
7 Sept 2000–13 Sept 2006 |
Tarar |
Retired |
Appointment as Ad-hoc Justice
|
Iftikhar Chaudhry |
Quetta HC |
4 Feb 2000–11 Dec 2013 |
Tarar |
Retired |
Appointed 20th Chief Justice
|
Rana Bhagwandas |
Sindh HC |
4 Feb 2000–19 Dec 2008 |
Tarar |
2007 PCO |
|
Javaid Iqbal |
Quetta HC |
28 Apr 2000–24 Mar 2011 |
Tarar |
Retired |
|
A.H. Dogar |
Sindh HC |
28 Apr 2000–21 Mar 2009 |
Tarar |
Retired |
|
Raza Khan |
Peshawar HC |
10 Jan 2002– 09 Feb 2010 |
Musharraf |
Retired |
|
Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday |
Sindh HC |
10 Jan 2002–13 Jan 2010 |
Musharraf |
Retired |
|
Nawaz Abbasi |
Lahore HC |
10 Jan 2002–6 Jan 2008 |
Musharraf |
Retired |
|
Faqir Muhammad |
Lahore HC |
10 Jan 2002–5 Aug 2008 |
Musharraf |
Retired |
|
Falak Sher |
Lahore HC |
7 Sept 2002–21 Sept 2008 |
Musharraf |
Retired |
|
Shakirullah Jan |
Peshawar HC |
29 Jul 2004– 17 Aug 2012 |
Musharraf |
Retired |
|
Javaid Buttar |
Lahore HC |
29 Jul 2004–5 Aug 2009 |
Musharraf |
Retired |
|
Tassaduq H. Jillani |
Lahore HC |
12 December 2003 – 5 July 2014 |
Musharraf |
Retired |
Appointed 21st Chief Justice (2014)
|
S.S. Ashad |
Sindh HC |
5 Apr 2005–7 Oct 2008 |
Musharraf |
Retired |
-
|
Nasir-ul-Mulk |
Peshawar HC |
5 Apr 2005–17 Aug 2015 |
Musharraf |
Retired |
Appointed 22nd Chief Justice and Elevated as Prime Minister of Pakistan
|
Fayyaz Ahmad |
Lahore HC |
14 Sept 2005–13 Jan 2012 |
Musharraf |
Retired |
-
|
Ijaz Ahmad |
Lahore HC |
14 Sept 2005–13 Jan 2013 |
Musharraf |
Retired |
|
Jamshed Ali |
Lahore HC |
14 Sept 2005–30 Sept 2008 |
Musharraf |
Retired |
|
Ghulam Rabbani |
Sindh High Court |
14 Sept 2006–30 Sept 2008 12 Apr 2009–5 Nov 2013 |
Musharraf Zardari |
Retired |
Appointment as ad-hoc Justice
|
Qaim Jan |
Peshawar HC |
6 Nov 2007–31 Jul 2009 |
Musharraf |
Retired |
|
Ijaz-ul-Hassan |
Peshawar HC |
6 Nov 2007–31 Jul 2009 |
Musharraf |
Retired |
|
Zahid Hussain |
Lahore HC |
12 Apr 2009– 25 Feb 2011 |
Zardari |
Retired |
|
Sair Ali |
Lahore HC |
12 Apr 2009–09 Dec 2011 |
Zardari |
Retired |
|
M.A. Shahid Siddiqui |
Lahore HC |
12 Apr 2009– 13 Oct 2011 |
Zardari |
Retired |
|
Jawwad S. Khawaja |
Lahore HC |
4 Jun 2009–19 Oct 2015 |
Zardari |
Retired |
Appointed 23rd Chief Justice
|
Anwar Zaheer Jamali |
Sindh HC |
3 Aug 2009–30 Dec 2016 |
Zardari |
Retired |
Appointed 24th Chief Justice
|
Arif Hussain |
Sindh HC |
7 Sept 2009–4 Apr 2014 |
Zardari |
Retired |
|
Rehmat Hussain Jaffery |
Sindh HC |
7 Sept 2009–4 Apr 2014 |
Zardari |
Retired |
|
Tariq Pervez Khan |
Peshawar HC |
21 Oct 2009– 13 Feb 2013 |
Zardari |
Retired |
Appointed Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
|
Mian Saqib Nisar |
Lahore HC |
18 Feb 2010– 17 Jan 2019 |
Zardari |
Retired |
Appointed 25th Chief Justice
|
Asif Saeed Khosa |
Lahore HC |
18 Feb 2010–20 Dec 2019 |
Zardari |
Retired |
Appointed 26th Chief Justice
|
Sarmad Jalal Osmany |
Sindh HC |
18 Feb 2010–24 May 2022 |
Zardari |
Retired |
|
Amir Hani Muslim |
Sindh HC |
14 Feb 2011–4 Jan 2017 |
Zardari |
Retired |
|
Muhammad Athar Saeed |
Sindh HC |
15 Nov 2011–28 Sep 2014 |
Hussain |
Retired |
|
Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry |
Lahore HC |
17 Nov 2011 – 15 Dec 2015 |
Zardari |
Retired |
|
Gulzar Ahmed |
Quetta HC |
17 Nov 2011 – 28 Sept 2014 |
Zardari |
Retired |
Appointed 27th Chief Justice
|
Azmat Saeed |
Lahore HC |
6 Jan 2012 – 27 Aug 2019 |
Zardari |
Retired |
|
Iqbal Hameed-ur-Rahman |
Islamabad HC |
25 Feb 2013 – 25 Sept 2022 |
Zardari |
Retired |
|
Mushir Alam |
Sindh HC |
20 Sept 2013 – 18 Aug 2021 |
Hussain |
Retired |
|
Umar Ata Bandial |
Lahore HC |
20 Sept 2013 – 16 Sep 2022 |
Hussain |
Retired |
Appointed 28th Chief Justice[10]
|
Qazi Faez Isa |
Quetta HC |
5 Sep 2014 – 25 Oct 2024 |
Zardari |
Retired |
Appointed 29th Chief Justice of Pakistan[11]
|
Maqbool Baqar |
Sindh HC |
17 Feb 2015 – 4 Apr 2022 |
Hussain |
Retired |
|
Manzoor Ahmad Malik |
Lahore HC |
6 Nov 2015 – 30 Apr 2021 |
Hussain |
Retired |
|
Sardar Tariq Masood |
Lahore HC |
6 Nov 2015 – 10 March 2024 |
Hussain |
Retired |
|
Faisal Arab |
Sindh HC |
13 Dec 2015 – 4 Nov 2020 |
Hussain |
Retired |
|
Ijazul Ahsan |
Lahore HC |
28 Jun 2016 – 11 Jan 2024 |
Hussain
|
Resigned
|
Resigned amidst judicial proceedsings against J. Naqvi.[12]
|
Mazhar Alam Miankhel |
Peshawar HC |
30 Dec 2016 – 13 Jul 2022 |
Hussain |
Retired |
|
Sajjad Ali Shah |
Sindh HC |
15 Mar 2017 – 13 Aug 2022 |
Hussain |
Retired |
|
Mansoor Ali Shah
|
Lahore HC |
7 Feb 2018 – 27 Nov 2027
|
Hussain
|
Active Service |
|
Munib Akhtar |
Sindh HC |
8 May 2018 – 13 Dec 2028 |
Hussain |
Active service |
|
Yahya Afridi |
Peshawar HC |
28 Jun 2018 – 22 Jan 2030 |
Hussain |
Active service |
Appointed 30th Chief Justice
|
Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed |
Lahore HC |
24 Apr 2019 – 25 Mar 2022 |
Alvi |
Retired |
|
Aminuddin Khan |
Lahore HC |
21 Oct 2019 – 30 Nov 2025 |
Alvi |
Active Service |
|
Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi |
Lahore HC |
16 Mar 2020 – 10 Jan 2024 (removed) |
Alvi |
Resigned[13] will be considered as a removed Judge[14] |
A reference was being heard against him in the Supreme Judicial Council on allegations of (financial) misconduct, before the SJC came to a conclusion, he resigned. The SJC has decided to continue hearing the reference despite his resignation.[15]
On 7 March 2024, the Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan opinioned that Naqvi was guilty of misconduct and should have been removed as a Judge.[16]
|
Jamal Khan Mandokhail |
Balochistan HC |
9 Aug 2021 – 11 Nov 2026 |
Alvi |
Active Service |
|
Muhammad Ali Mazhar |
Sindh HC |
16 Aug 2021 – 04 Oct 2029 |
Alvi |
Active Service |
|
Ayesha Malik |
Lahore HC |
6 Jan 2022 – 2 Jun 2031 |
Alvi |
Active Service |
|
Athar Minallah
|
Islamabad HC
|
11 Nov 2022 – 12 Dec 2026
|
Alvi
|
Active Service
|
|
Hasan Azhar Rizvi
|
Sindh HC
|
11 Nov 2022 – 1 Feb 2027
|
Alvi
|
Active Service
|
|
Shahid Waheed
|
Lahore HC
|
11 Nov 2022 – 24 Dec 2031
|
Alvi
|
Active Service
|
|
Musarrat Hilali
|
Peshawar HC
|
7 Jul 2023 – 08 Aug 2025
|
Alvi
|
Active Service
|
Irfan Saadat Khan
|
Sindh HC
|
3 Sept 2023 – 07 Feb 2027
|
Alvi
|
Active Service
|
Naeem Akhtar Afghan
|
Balochistan HC
|
11 Mar 2024 – 28 Jun 2028
|
Alvi
|
Active Service
|
Malik Shehzad Ahmed Khan
|
Lahore HC
|
7 June 2024 – 07 Feb 2027
|
Zardari
|
Active Service
|
Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi
|
Sindh HC
|
7 June 2024 – 07 Feb 2027
|
Zardari
|
Active Service
|
Shahid Bilal Hassan
|
Lahore HC
|
7 June 2024 – 12 March 2029
|
Zardari
|
Active Service
|