Gulzar Ahmed took oath as the 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan. He takes over from Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, whose tenure came to an end, after serving the country’s top judge from January this year. The new Chief Justice will remain in office till February 21, 2022.
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Justice Ahmed was born on February 2, 1957, in Karachi and obtained education from Gulistan School in Karachi. He got BA degree from Government College and LLB degree from SM Law College, all located in his hometown. He became an advocate of the High Court in 1988 and an advocate of the Pakistan Supreme Court in 2001. Justice Ahmed was elected as honorary secretary of the Sindh High Court Bar Association, Karachi, for the year 1999-2000.