Nasir–ul–Mulk ناصر الملک |
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22nd Chief Justice of Pakistan | |
In office 6 July 2014 – 16 August 2015 |
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Nominated by | Nawaz Sharif |
Appointed by | Mamnoon Hussain |
Preceded by | Tassaduq Hussain Jillani |
Succeeded by | Jawwad S. Khawaja |
Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
In office 11 December 2013 – 5 July 2014 |
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Preceded by | Tassaduq Hussain Jillani |
Succeeded by | Jawwad S. Khawaja |
Acting Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan | |
In office 30 November 2013 – 2 July 2014 |
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President | Mamnoon Hussain |
Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
Preceded by | Tassaduq Hussain Jillani |
Succeeded by | Anwar Zaheer Jamali |
Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
In office 4 May 2005 – 16 August 2015 |
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Nominated by | Shaukat Aziz |
Appointed by | Pervez Musharraf |
Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court | |
In office 31 May 2004 – 3 May 2005 |
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Nominated by | Ali Jan Orakzai |
Appointed by | Pervez Musharraf |
Personal details | |
Born |
Nasir-ul-Mulk 17 August 1950 Swat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Citizenship | Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Residence | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Alma mater |
Peshawar University (BA, LLB) Inner Temple, England (Barrister-at-Law) |
Religion | Islam |
Nasir–ul–Mulk (Urdu: ناصر الملک, Urdu pronunciation: [klmlʊ rsʊɳ]; b. 17 August 1950), was a Pakistani jurist, and the former professor of law who served as the 22nd Chief Justice of Pakistan. Nominated as Chief Justice by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his appointment was confirmed by President Mamnoon Hussain on 6 July 2014. Earlier, he served as the acting Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, from 30 November 2013 to 6 July 2014.
Prior to be elevated as Senior Justice in 2005, Mulk tenured as the chief justice of Peshawar High Court in 2004. Since joining the supreme court, Mulk has taken textualist approach on human rights and non-discrimination issues.