Raja Muhammad Fayyaz Ahmad

Raja Muhammad Fayyaz Ahmad (Urdu: راجا محمد فیاض احمد‎, born 1 June 1946) is a judge in Supreme Court of Pakistan and is a former Chief Justice of High Court of Balochistan.

Raja Muhammad Fayyaz Ahmad
راجا محمد فیاض احمد
Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
In office
14 September 2005 – 1 June 2011
Nominated byPervez Musharraf
Chief Justice Balochistan High Court
In office
April 28, 2000 – September 13, 2005
Nominated byMohammad Rafiq Tarar
Preceded byJaved Iqbal
Succeeded byAmanullah Khan Yasinzai
Justice Balochistan High Court
In office
January 1997 – April 27, 2000
Personal details
Born (1946-06-01) June 1, 1946
Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani

Early life

Ahmad was born in Quetta. He belongs to Gujar Khan district Rawalpindi. He got education from the Government Sandeman High School Quetta and graduated from Government College Quetta. Later he obtained LL.B. degree from University Law College Lahore.[1]

Professional career

Ahmad enrolled as an advocate in 1968 with the West Pakistan Bar Council and started practicing law at Quetta. He also was an honorary lecturer from 1986 to 1989 in the University Law College Quetta and also for the session 1995. Ahmed was appointed as legal advisor to the Quetta Municipal Corporation from June 1980 to April 1985 and for the second term from July 1987 to February 1990.[1]

Ahmad has been twice elected as joint secretary and general secretary of the Balochistan Bar Association He also has been elected unopposed as president of the Balochistan Bar Association in 1992–1993.[1]

Ahmad was elevated as Judge High Court of Baluchistan in January 1997. He was appointed as Chief Justice of the High Court of Balochistan on 25 April 2000 and took oath of the Office of the Chief Justice on 28 April 2000.[1]

Ahmad was elevated to the Supreme Court of Pakistan on September 14, 2005.[2]

References
  1. Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan Archived 2008-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Musharraf appoints five new SC judges". Daily Times (Pakistan). September 13, 2005. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
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