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 byFarooq Leghari, President of Pakistan
Preceded bySaad Saud Jan (Acting)
Succeeded byAjmal Mian
Chief Justice Sindh High Court
In office
13 December 1989 – 4 November 1990
Preceded byAjmal Mian
Succeeded bySaeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui
Personal details
Born(1933-02-17)17 February 1933
Karachi, British Raj
(now Pakistan)
Died7 March 2017(2017-03-07) (aged 84)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Alma materUniversity of Karachi
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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
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See also

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
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