Iqbal Hameedur Rahman, is the current Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court.
17 Facts About Hameedur Rahman
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Hameedur Rahman is of Bengali origin and born in Dacca, East Pakistan.
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Hameedur Rahman served as the Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, as appointed in this post on 24 February 2013 and voluntarily tendered his resignation on 24 October 2016.
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Hameedur Rahman was only son of famed chief justice of Pakistan Hamoodur Rehman.
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Hon'ble Mr Justice Iqbal Hameed ur Rahman is a scion of a noble family that has its roots in the legal fraternity since pre-partition of the Indian subcontinent.
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Hameedur Rahman's paternal uncle, Maudood ur Rahman was a barrister, who later became a Judge of the Chief Court Calcutta.
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Hameedur Rahman's maternal grand father late Mr Ashraf Ali Khan was a barrister and a practicing Advocate in Calcutta High Court and was a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly in Calcutta and was later elected as Deputy Speaker of the said Assembly before partition.
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Hameedur Rahman was appointed as judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 1960 and was made the Chief Justice of Pakistan in 1968.
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Hameedur Rahman's father was one of those widely respected individuals in the history of Pakistan, who through his exalted character and dedication to his country had left such imprints, which will be followed by the generations unborn, with dignity and pride.
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Hameedur Rahman was author of the "Hamoodur Rahman Commission Report" which inquired into the circumstances leading to the breakup of Pakistan in 1971.
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Hameedur Rahman was the Chairman of Presidential Commission on Education, Chairman Law Reform Commission, member United Nations Committee on Crime Prevention and Control and Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology.
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Hon'ble Mr Justice Iqbal Hameed ur Hameedur Rahman was born in Dacca in 1956.
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Hameedur Rahman started his professional career as an Advocate in 1981 in the District and Civil Courts in Lahore and was enrolled as an Advocate of Lahore High Court in 1983 and an Advocate Supreme Court in 1997.
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Hameedur Rahman sacrificed his tenure of eleven years of judgeship at the altar of truth and rule of law with such dignity that the soul of his noble father would always be proud of him.
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Mr Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rahman was entrusted with One Man Tribunal of Inquiry in respect of Gojra incident in the year 2009.
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Hameedur Rahman has been a member of the Election Commission of Pakistan.
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Hameedur Rahman became the Chief Justice of Federal Shariat Court on 1 June 2023.