Naeem Bokhari, born on October 27, 1948 is a Pakistani TV personality and a Senior Advocate Supreme Court. Bokhari was born in Lahore, Pakistan to Syed Altaf Hussain Bokhari with a shiite ancestory. He was formerly married to popular Ghazal singer Tahira Syed

Tahira Syed

Tahira Syed is a Ghazal and folk singer in Pakistan. She is the daughter of vocalist Begum Malika Pukhraj, and was the former wife of Naeem Bokhari.- Music career :...

(until 1990).Bokhari has two children, a son, Hasnain and a daughter, Kiran with his first wife, both of whom are lawyers by profession. Kiran is married and working in New York City.Bokhari married Tamannah Khan in 1995 and has a son,Abbas and two daughters,Zainab and Noor Fatimah from the second marriage

TV shows

Naeem Bokhari has hosted famous tv talk shows including Apne Andaz Se on which he has interviewed many famous and influential personalities of the Pakistani society.

Intellectual Personality

Naeem Bokhari attained intellectual celebrity status for his famous TV talk show appearances.

Open letter controversy

His open letter against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry

Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry

Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry is the current Chief Justice of Pakistan.He became chief justice of Pakistan's Supreme Court in 2005 and soon became not only a central figure in the nation's political struggles but an icon to the country's legal profession and others campaigning for the rule of law...

 published on Feb 16, 2007 created a controversy and this is also attributed to the eventual dismissal of the Chief Justice by President Pervez Musharraf

Pervez Musharraf

Pervez Musharraf , is a retired four-star general who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff and tenth President of Pakistan as well as tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Musharraf headed and led an administrative military government from October 1999 till August 2007. He ruled...

. The Punjab Bar Council

Punjab Bar Council

The Punjab Bar Council is a supreme statutory & Deliberative assembly of lawyers in Punjab for safeguarding the rights, interests and privileges of practicing lawyers, regulating their conduct and helping in the administration of justice and it is also 1st biggest Bar Council of Pakistan...

 reacted only after March 9, 2007, when the controversy had reached a peak and dismissed his membership in Punjab Bar Council

Punjab Bar Council

The Punjab Bar Council is a supreme statutory & Deliberative assembly of lawyers in Punjab for safeguarding the rights, interests and privileges of practicing lawyers, regulating their conduct and helping in the administration of justice and it is also 1st biggest Bar Council of Pakistan...

. Subsequently, his membership was renewed.