Syed Sajjad Ali Shah

Syed Sajjad Ali Shah (Urdu: سید سجاد علی شاہ‎) was the Chief Justice of Pakistan from 4 June 1994 to 2 December 1997.

Syed Sajjad Ali Shah سید سجاد علی شاہ
13th Chief Justice of Pakistan
In office 4 June 1994 – 2 December 1997
Appointed by	Farooq Leghari, President of Pakistan
Preceded by	Saad Saud Jan (Acting)
Succeeded by	Ajmal Mian
Chief Justice Sindh High Court
In office 13 December 1989 – 4 November 1990
Preceded by	Ajmal Mian
Succeeded by	Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui
Personal details
Born	(1933-02-17)17 February 1933 Karachi, British Raj (now Pakistan)
Died	7 March 2017(2017-03-07) (aged 84) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Alma mater	University of Karachi Lincolns Inn

Chief Justice of Pakistan

When Dr. Nasim Hasan Shah retired as Chief Justice of Pakistan in 1994, Justice Saad Saud Jan should have taken his place based on seniority. But Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto threw tradition overboard, when she by-passed two senior judges and appointed Sajjad Ali Shah as Chief Justice of Pakistan. Later, she was dismissed by President Farooq Leghari on charges of corruption and Sajjad Ali Shah along with 6 other judges of the Supreme Court upheld this decision. Reading from a 12-page short order, Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah said

The presidential order contained enough substance and adequate material had been provided to conclude that the government could not be run in accordance with the provisions of the constitution and that an appeal to the electorate had become necessary.

Death

Syed Sajjad Ali Shah died at the age of 84 on 7 March 2017 in Karachi after suffering from severe chest infection.[1][2][3][4]

Other services

• Former Chairman of Iran-Pakistan Friendship Association

Works

• Law Courts in a Glass House: An Autobiography, by Sajjad Ali Shah ISBN 0-19-579561-X

See also

• Chief Justice of Pakistan
• Chief Justices of Pakistan
• Supreme Court of Pakistan
• List of Pakistanis

References

1. "Former CJP Sajjad Ali Shah passes away - The Express Tribune". 7 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
2. "Former CJP Syed Sajjad Ali Shah passes away - SAMAA TV". Retrieved 15 March 2017.
3. "Former CJP Sajjad Ali Shah dies in Karachi - Pakistan - Dunya News". Retrieved 15 March 2017.
4. Times, The Sindh (7 March 2017). "Former Chief Justice Supreme Court Sajjad Ali Shah dies - The Sindh Times". Retrieved 15 March 2017.

British

• Judging the State : Courts and Constitutional Politics in Pakistan, by Paula R. Newburg ISBN 0-521-89440-9

Legal offices
Preceded by Saad Saud Jan Acting	Chief Justice of Pakistan 1994–1997	Succeeded by Ajmal Mian
Preceded by Ajmal Mian	Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court 13 December 1989 – 4 November 1990	Succeeded by Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui