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10 Facts About Sabihuddin Ahmed

1.

Sabihuddin Ahmed was a Pakistani jurist who served as the chief justice of the Sindh High Court from 2005 to 2007 and later as a justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

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Sabihuddin Ahmed was the oldest of five siblings, following him were Mehrunissa Ahmad Ali, Aminuddin Ahmed, Lalarukh Jamil and Nooruddin Ahmed.

3.

Sabihuddin Ahmed passed his MA from the University of Punjab, Lahore in 1969 and his LLB from the University of Karachi.

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Sabihuddin Ahmed is survived by his wife Nelofer Ahmed, daughter and journalist Sanaa Ahmed, son and barrister Salahuddin Ahmed and son Rameezuddin Ahmed, who is currently pursuing his undergraduate degree from Canada.

5.

Sabihuddin Ahmed's grandfather was Maulana Salahuddin Ahmed, a prolific Urdu writer and editor of the Urdu literary magazine Adabi Dunya.

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Sabihuddin Ahmed's son Salahuddin is a partner in Munir A Malik's law firm, the same law firm Sabihuddin was a partner of before he became a judge.

7.

Sabihuddin Ahmed joined the profession in 1972, working under his maternal uncle Khalid M Ishaq.

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8.

Sabihuddin Ahmed was a founder member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and its first vice chairperson for Sindh.

9.

Sabihuddin Ahmed was elevated to the bench on 11 January 1997.

10.

Sabihuddin Ahmed was elevated to the Supreme Court during the regime of President Pervez Musharraf but refused to take oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order.