Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed
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Justice Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed is a justice in the Supreme Court of Pakistan
and a former justice of Lahore High Court
.
He was Deputy Attorney General for Pakistan from August 26, 1990 till November 3, 1995.
He also have served as legal adviser to:
Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed was on the Panel of Advocates of:
He also acted as Honorary Legal Adviser to:
He served as a part time Lecturer in the University Law College Lahore and Civil Services Academy Lahore.
He was elected as General Secretary Lahore High Court Bar Association in 1985 and was a member of Executive Committee Lahore High Court Bar Association in 1979 and 1987. He was member Publication Committee High Court Bar Association Lahore and a Joint Secretary Pakistan, Young Lawyers Forum in 1975. Ijaz Ahmed have also acted as Secretary (Legal) Anjuman-e-Tuhaffiz-e-Haqooq-e-Insani in 1978 and was Joint Secretary of Forum Civil Liberties in 1979.
Ijaz Ahmed Secretary General and remained Vice President Human Rights Society of Pakistan.
He is author of four books:
He represented Pakistan at the Second International Conference on training of judiciary held at Ottawa (Canada) and contributed a paper on the topic “Methods of Educating newly appointed Judges” (PLD 2005 Journal Page 1).
Ijaz Ahmed was elevated as Judge of the Lahore High Court on May 28, 1997. He was elevated as Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on 1September 14, 2005 while he was acting Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, Lahore.
He retired on 4 May 2010 from Supreme Court.
He is settled in DHA Lahore.
He is married and has one son and 3 daughters.
Supreme Court of Pakistan
The Supreme Court is the apex court in Pakistan's judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. The Supreme Court has a permanent seat in Islamabad. It has number of Branch Registries where cases are heard. It has a number of de jure powers which are outlined in the...
and a former justice of Lahore High Court
Lahore High Court
The Lahore High Court is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established as a high court on March 21, 1919. The Lahore High Court has jurisdiction over Punjab...
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Early life
Mr. Justice Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed was born on May 5, 1945 in Chak No. 15. SB, Tehsil Bhalwal District Sargodha. He belongs to an agriculturist family.Education and training
He passed his Graduation of Science as a Student of Islamia College, Civil Lines Lahore and also did his LL.B. from the University of Punjab, Lahore.Professional career
Ijaz Ahmed entered legal profession by joining Mr. S.M.Zafar and later on established his own office under the name and style of Ijaz Law Associates. He entered as Advocate of subordinate Courts in 1973, advocate of the High Court in 1975 and advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan in 1981.He was Deputy Attorney General for Pakistan from August 26, 1990 till November 3, 1995.
He also have served as legal adviser to:
- Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore from 1979 till elevation to Lahore High Court
- Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Gujranwala from 1995 till elevation to Lahore High Court
- University of Punjab Lahore from 1995 to April 1997
- Punjab Text Book Board Lahore and Settlement Department
Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed was on the Panel of Advocates of:
- National Bank of Pakistan
- Pakistan Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation (PICIC)
- Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA).
He also acted as Honorary Legal Adviser to:
- University Grants Commission
- Islamia College Old Boys Association
- Anjuman-e-Kashtkaran
- Residents Association of Lahore Cantonment Cooperative Housing Society.
He served as a part time Lecturer in the University Law College Lahore and Civil Services Academy Lahore.
He was elected as General Secretary Lahore High Court Bar Association in 1985 and was a member of Executive Committee Lahore High Court Bar Association in 1979 and 1987. He was member Publication Committee High Court Bar Association Lahore and a Joint Secretary Pakistan, Young Lawyers Forum in 1975. Ijaz Ahmed have also acted as Secretary (Legal) Anjuman-e-Tuhaffiz-e-Haqooq-e-Insani in 1978 and was Joint Secretary of Forum Civil Liberties in 1979.
Ijaz Ahmed Secretary General and remained Vice President Human Rights Society of Pakistan.
He is author of four books:
- Separation and Independence of Judiciary
- Fikr-o Nazar
- Manual of Election Laws
- Supreme Court References
He represented Pakistan at the Second International Conference on training of judiciary held at Ottawa (Canada) and contributed a paper on the topic “Methods of Educating newly appointed Judges” (PLD 2005 Journal Page 1).
Ijaz Ahmed was elevated as Judge of the Lahore High Court on May 28, 1997. He was elevated as Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on 1September 14, 2005 while he was acting Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, Lahore.
He retired on 4 May 2010 from Supreme Court.
He is settled in DHA Lahore.
He is married and has one son and 3 daughters.