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Full Name: Justice Javed Iqbal (also spell as: Javaid Iqbal)

Date of Birth: August 01, 1946

Born in: Pakistan.

Detail: Honourable Mr. Justice Javaid Iqbal is one of those judges who took oath under PCO in 1999, and later threw out a case challenging the latter's dual role as the President as well as the Chief of Army Staff. In 2007, he was one of the judges who declared on a petition challenging military dictator's candidature for the second term as the president as non maintainable. However, he refused to take oath as the Chief Justice of Pakistan under PCO in 2007 after military dictator suspended constitution and restricted fundamental rights in the country.

 

 

 

Judicial Career

His qualifications are M.A. in Political Science, LL.B. M.A. (International Law).

He Joined Bar in 1970. He elevated to High Court in 1993.

He took oath of a Chief Justice of High Court of Balochistan on February 04, 2000, Elevated to Supreme Court on April 28, 2000.