Abdul Salam Azimi
Abdul Salam Azimi | |
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| Chief Justice of Afghanistan | |
| In office 5 August 2006 – 23 October 2014 | |
| President | Hamid Karzai |
| Preceded by | Fazal Hadi Shinwari |
| Succeeded by | Sayed Yousuf Halim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1936 (age 87–88) Farah Province |
| Citizenship | Afghanistan |
| Alma mater | Al-Azhar University |
| Occupation | Chief Justice of Afghanistan |
Abdul Salam Azimi (born 1936 in
A former
University of Nebraska at Omaha
, and is a well-respected teacher in the Omaha area.
As chief justice, Azimi replaced Faisal Ahmad Shinwari, a conservative Islamic cleric with no higher education. Azimi, in contrast, is reported to have gained a reputation as a fair-minded moderate active in upholding the rule of law and improving the country's dilapidated legal system.[3]
See also
References
- ^ https://www.afghan-bios.info/index.php?option=com_afghanbios&id=252&task=view&total=5017&start=712&Itemid=2
- ^ Khaama Press (2014-10-23). "Acting Chief Justice Abdul Salam Azimi resigns". Khaama Press.
- ^ Kim Barker (2007-01-21). "At the Supreme Court, an unlikely new hero". Chicago Tribune.
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