Sabihuddin Ahmed
Sabihuddin Ahmed صبیح الدین احمد | |
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| Chief Justice Sindh High Court | |
| In office 5 April 2005 – 3 November 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Saiyed Saeed Ashhad |
| Succeeded by | Afzal Soomro |
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| Born | 1949 University of Punjab, Lahore University of Karachi |
Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed (
Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court and a justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
.
Early life and education
Ahmed was born in
University of Punjab, Lahore in 1969 and his LLB from the University of Karachi.[1]
Family
He is survived by his wife Nelofer Ahmed, daughter and
activist Nigar Ahmad. His 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.
Career
He joined the profession in 1972, working under his maternal uncle
Khalid M. Ishaq.[1] He was a founder member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and its first vice chairperson for Sindh.[3]
Judge
Sindh High Court
Ahmed was elevated to the bench on 11 January 1997.[1] He resigned from the HRCP at that time.[3] During the same year, he gave a landmark judgement regarding monetary compensation to a detenu in a habeas corpus petition.[3]
Supreme Court of Pakistan
He was elevated to the Supreme Court during the regime of President Pervez Musharraf but refused to take oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO). Once a democratic government was restored, he took the oath and served from September 19, 2008, until his death on April 18, 2009.
Death
He died of a
brain hemorrhage on 19 April 2009 in Karachi
.
References
- ^ a b c d Sabihuddin Ahmed Sindh High Court. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "My unfinished debated with Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed (27-04-2009)". 27 April 2009.
- ^ a b c HRCP Condoles Death of Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed HRCP Blog. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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