Nasirul Mulk

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Not to be confused with Sir Nasir ul-Mulk, the former ruler of the princely state of Chitral.
Nasir ul Mulk
Ali Jan Orakzai
Appointed byPervez Musharraf
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Born
Nasir-ul-Mulk

(1950-08-17) 17 August 1950 (age 73)
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Supreme Court of Pakistan

Nasirul Mulk (

chief justice of Pakistan from 2014 to 2015.[2] A jurist by profession, he was nominated as Chief Justice by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. On 6 July 2014, his appointment as CJP was confirmed by President Mamnoon Hussain.[3][4][5] He also previously served as the country's acting Chief Election Commissioner, from 30 November 2013 to 6 July 2014.[6]

Prior to be elevated as

Senior Justice in 2005, Mulk tenured as the chief justice of Peshawar High Court in 2004.[7] Since joining the Supreme Court, Mulk has taken textualist approach on human rights and non-discrimination issues.[8]

On 28 May 2018, he was appointed as caretaker prime minister ahead of the general elections scheduled in July 2018.[9]

Biography

Education and background

Nasirul Mulk was born in tourist locality

Swat.[10]

After completing

Fine Arts in 1970.[11] He enrolled in Peshawar University to study law, also the same year.[11] He excelled well in his law studies and, at one point, his university professors noted him as "talented and a bright student".[11]

In 1972, he obtained a

bar by the Inner Temple in England.[12] He also acquired a Master of Laws (LL.M.) qualification.[13][14][15]

Academia and professional career

Upon returning to Pakistan, Mulk practiced law at

professor who had complete command on his subject and avoided controversies."[16] Mulk was noted his college students as he always came into the classroom well prepared.[16]

Mulk practiced law for over 17 years at the

advocate general of provincial government of Khyber–Pakhtunkhwa, assisting in legal matters and affairs.[3]

Judicial career

After meeting qualifications for being a

Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court on 31 July 2004, and moved to Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2005.[13][17]

Justice Mulk presided and heard the

Mukhtār Mā'ī case—the controversial and highly publicized case regarded a gang rape that occurred in 2002.[18] Mulk's judgement held Jirga, facilitated by four male, responsible for the rape while assisted the main accused but didn't find sufficient evidence to stamp the charge of gang-rape on the accused.[18] He reportedly penned his judgement that "Jirgas cannot be allowed to arbitrarily punish in the form of watta satta marriages and gang-rape to settle disputes without being answerable to the law.[18]

On 2 November 2007,

state emergency on 3 November 2007.[19]

The

threat to face impeachment.[16] Mulk was reinstated at the Supreme Court when he took a fresh oath as a judge of the Supreme Court with his seniority intact.[16]

As Chief Justice of Pakistan

If Pakistan's state institutions differ on implementation of the Constitution, the Supreme Court has the right to intervene, hinting at the same..

— Chief Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, Cited source[13]

He was appointed as Chief Justice on 6 July 2014.[3][4][5]

Earlier, he was served as the acting Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, from 30 November 2013 to 6 July 2014.[6] His oath was presided by President Mamnoon Hussain in a state ceremony held in President's office in Islamabad.[20] The outgoing Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani had laid down the judicial robes of his office on and handed over to Chief Justice Mulk.[16]

Mulk is described by his fellow judges as "a very proactive judge and is very strict about the implementation of law in its letter and spirit."

Jawad S Khwaja
.

As caretaker prime minister

leader of opposition Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah agreed on appointing Nasir as the interim Prime Minister of Pakistan.[21] In consequence of their decision, Mulk, in an oath taking ceremony at Presidency Palace, was sworn in as caretaker prime minister of Pakistan.[22]

As caretaker prime minister, his first action was to reshuffle the bureaucracy, the key changes being the appointment of Suhail Aamir as his

Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan.[23] During his first few days as prime minister, he instructed the legal team of government to file an appeal against a Lahore High Court decision which has annulled the nomination papers for elections.[24]

Cabinet

Mulk appointed his cabinet on 5 June 2018, the table below shows the members and their portfolios:[25]

Mulk Cabinet
Shamshad Akhtar Minister for Finance and Planning
Abdullah Hussain Haroon Minister for Foreign Affairs, Defence and National Security Division
Muhammad Azam Khan Minister for Interior
Barrister Syed Ali Zafar Minister for Law, Justice, Information and Parliamentary Affairs
Roshan Khursheed Bharucha Minister for Human Rights and Frontier Regions
Muhammad Yousuf Shaikh Minister for Education and Health

See also

References

  1. ^ Iqbal, Nasir (29 May 2018). "Profile: Justice Nasirul Mulk – a 'democrat' judge". dawn.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Profile: Justice (retd) Nasirul Mulk". geo.tv. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. ^
    The Herald
    . 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Justice Nasirul Mulk takes oath as 22nd Chief Justice of Pakistan". The Express Tribune. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Nasirul Mulk to take oath as new Pakistan chief justice on Sunday". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b Staff writer. "Chief Election Commission of Pakistan". Govt. Pakistan. Directorate of Press of the Election Commission of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  7. ^ Supreme Court of Pakistan. "Honoable Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk". Govt. Pakistan. Supreme Court of Pakistan Registrar. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  8. ^ Taqi, Mohammad (19 January 2012). "NROs: yours, mine and ours". Daily Times, Pakistan. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Former CJP Nasirul Mulk to be caretaker PM". Dawn. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  10. ^ a b c d Khaliq, Fazal (5 July 2014). "Justice Nasirul Mulk: New CJ's Swat connection spurs hope, excitement". Express Tribune, F. Khaliq. Express Tribune. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g Our correspondent (7 July 2014). "Family, friends hope Justice Nasirul Mulk will uphold rule of law". News International, 2014. News International. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  12. ^ Dawn.com (1 June 2018). "Justice Nasirul Mulk takes oath as caretaker PM". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h Iqbal, Aamir (7 July 2014). "Nasir-ul-Mulk Takes Oath as Chief Justice of Pakistan". Newsweek Pakistan, Iqbal. Newsweek Pakistan. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  14. ^ "Justice (Retd) Nasir-ul-Mulk: A profile". 28 May 2018.
  15. ^ Desk, News (29 May 2018). "Ex-CJP Nasirul Mulk named as Caretaker Prime Minister - Pakistan Observer". pakobserver.net. Retrieved 8 June 2018. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  16. ^ a b c d e Our Staff Reporter (6 July 2014). "Justice Nasirul Mulk sworn in as CJP". The Nation, Reporter. The Nation. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  17. ^ Bajwa, Nadeem (6 July 2014). "Justice Nasirul Mulk becomes new CJ of Supreme Court of Pakistan". Newsweek Pakistan, Bajwa. Newsweek Pakistan. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  18. ^ a b c From the Newspaper Published (4 May 2011). "The injustice of rape". Dawn Newspaper, 2011. Dawn Newspaper. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  19. ^ a b c d e "Pakistan Supreme Court to rule on Musharraf presidential bid within days". Jurist. 2 November 2007.
  20. ^ Web desk (6 July 2014). "Justice Nasirul Mulk takes oath as 22nd Chief Justice of Pakistan". Express Tribune, desk. Express Tribune. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  21. ^ "Former CJP Nasirul Mulk named as caretaker PM". Dawn. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  22. ^ "Justice (retd) Nasir-ul-Mulk takes oath as caretaker PM". Geo News. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  23. ^ "In the saddle, Mulk reshuffles top bureaucracy – The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  24. ^ "Caretaker Prime Minister Justice Retired Nasirul Mulk Directs To File Appeal Against LHCs Ruling On Nomination Papers – UrduPoint". urdupoint.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  25. ^ "Six-member caretaker federal cabinet sworn in". www.geo.tv. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

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