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Nasir-ul-Mulk

Nasir–ul–Mulk
ناصر الملک
22nd Chief Justice of Pakistan
In office
6 July 2014 – 16 August 2015
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
Preceded by Tassaduq Hussain Jillani
Succeeded by Jawwad S. Khawaja
Acting Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan
In office
30 November 2013 – 2 July 2014
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
Nominated by Shaukat Aziz
Appointed by Pervez Musharraf
Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court
In office
31 May 2004 – 3 May 2005
Nominated by Ali Jan Orakzai
Appointed by Pervez Musharraf
Personal details
Born Nasir-ul-Mulk
(1950-08-17) 17 August 1950 (age 66)
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.


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