Abdul Hameed Dogar
| Abdul Hameed Dogar عبدالحمید ڈوگر |
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| (Acting) Chief Justice of Pakistan | |
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In office 3 November 2007 – 21 March 2009 |
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| Appointed by | Pervez Musharraf |
| Preceded by | Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry |
| Succeeded by | Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry |
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22 March 1944 SHAHLDHANI, British Raj (now Pakistan) |
| Alma mater | University of the Punjab |
Abdul Hameed Dogar (Urdu: عبدالحمید ڈوگر) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the former Justice of Sindh High Court, before being appointed Chief Justice of Pakistan by President Pervez Musharraf, after he dismissed the superior judiciary and declared emergency rule in 2007.
Following Musharraf's resignation and the general elections of 2013, the judiciary was restored in 2009. On 31 July 2009, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ruled that the taking oath on PCO was not legal and that Justice Dogar was never a Constitutional Chief Justice of Pakistan as the office of the Chief Justice of Pakistan was never vacant by the de jure Chief Justice, hence treated him the de facto Chief Justice of Pakistan by protecting his all administrative, financial acts and any oath made before him in the ordinary course of affairs of the office of the Chief Justice of Pakistan, except the recommendations made by him in respect of appointments and reappointments for the offices of the superior judges. Following the Proclamation of Emergency]] by General Pervez Musharraf as Chief of Army Staff, on 3 November 2007., Justice Dogar took oath on Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) and was administered the oath of office of Chief Justice of Pakistan.
Justice Dogar was born in the village of Gaarhi Mori, in Khairpur District, Sindh province. He passed LL.B. from Law College, Punjab University, Lahore in 1969. He was enrolled as Advocate in 1970 and practiced law for 25 years before his elevation to judiciary. He also attended Third Lawyers Courses/Lectures in Shariah in 1991 in International Islamic University, Al-Azhar University, Umm al-Qura University and Islamic University of Madinah.
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