18 Facts About Nasirul Mulk

Nasirul Mulk is a Pakistani jurist and politician who served as the seventh caretaker prime minister of Pakistan in 2018, and previously served as the 22nd chief justice of Pakistan from 2014 to 2015.

Nasirul Mulk previously served as the country's acting Chief Election Commissioner, from 30 November 2013 to 6 July 2014.

Since joining the Supreme Court, Nasirul Mulk has taken textualist approach on human rights and non-discrimination issues.

Nasirul Mulk was born in tourist locality Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on 17 August 1950.

Nasirul Mulk hails from a wealthy and politically influential Paracha family in Swat; his father Kamran Khan was a politician who served as Senator in Senate between 1973 and 1977.

Nasirul Mulk enrolled in Peshawar University to study law, the same year.

Nasirul Mulk excelled well in his law studies and, at one point, his university professors noted him as "talented and a bright student".

Nasirul Mulk lectured courses on civil law as visiting scholar at the Pakistan Administrative Staff College.

Nasirul Mulk practiced law for over 17 years at the Peshawar High Court where he built his reputation for competency and a positive approach toward the cases he contested.

Nasirul Mulk was elected Secretary-General of the Peshawar High Court Bar in 1981.

Nasirul Mulk later became president of Peshawar High Court Bar on two occasions, first elected in 1990 and again in 1993.

Recommendations approved by Governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Nasirul Mulk was appointed as Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court on 31 July 2004, and moved to Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2005.

Nasirul Mulk refused to take an oath under PCO 2007 and was ultimately terminated from the Supreme Court.

Nasirul Mulk was reinstated at the Supreme Court when he took a fresh oath as a judge of the Supreme Court with his seniority intact.

Nasirul Mulk was appointed as Chief Justice on 6 July 2014.

Nasirul Mulk's oath was presided by President Mamnoon Hussain in a state ceremony held in President's office in Islamabad.

Nasirul Mulk retired as Chief Justice of Pakistan on 16 July 2015 and was succeeded by Jawad S Khwaja.

Nasirul Mulk appointed his cabinet on 5 June 2018, the table below shows the members and their portfolios:.