Tassaduq Hussain Jillani
| Tassaduq Hussain Jillani | |
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| تصدق حسین جیلانی | |
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| 21st Chief Justice of Pakistan | |
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In office 11 December 2013 – 5 July 2014 |
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| Nominated by | Nawaz Sharif |
| Appointed by | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Preceded by | Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry |
| Succeeded by | Nasir-ul-Mulk |
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Chief Election Commissioner Acting |
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In office 17 August 2013 – 30 November 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Fakhruddin Ebrahim |
| Succeeded by | Nasir-ul-Mulk |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
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In office 31 July 2004 – 11 December 2013 |
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| Justice of the Lahore High Court | |
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In office 7 August 1994 – 31 July 2004 |
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| Nominated by | Benazir Bhutto |
| Appointed by | Chaudhry Altaf Hussain |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 July 1949 Multan, Pakistan |
| Alma mater |
Forman Christian College (B.A.) (M.S.) University of the Punjab (LL.B) |
| Religion | Islam |
Tassaduq Hussain Jillani (born 6 July 1949) is a Pakistani judge who served as the 21st Chief Justice of Pakistan from 12 December 2013 to 5 July 2014. He previously served as a Justice of the Supreme Court from 2004, after being nominated Justice of the Lahore High Court by Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 1994. He was described as having a liberal judicial philosophy, fused with Islamic readings of constitutional jurisprudence.
Considered a progressive judge and liberal in his judicial interpretation, Jillani was a strong proponent of civil liberties and fundamental rights, authoring landmark decisions on women's rights, honour killings, and the right to education. He also authored the suo moto decision on the protection of minorities and freedom of religion after the Peshawar church attack in 2013, widely held as the broadest interpretation of religious freedom laws in Pakistan's history.
Tassaduq Hussain Jillani was born in Multan, Pakistan. After graduating from high school, Jillani attended Government Emerson College Multan and Forman Christian College University, where he earned BA and MS degrees in political science. He then gained a Bachelor of Laws from the Punjab University. On a Higher Education Commission scholarship, Jillani later completed a course in constitutional Law from the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies of the London University.
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