Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi | |
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Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
Assumed office 25 June 2024 | |
Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court | |
In office 3 November 2023 –24 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Irfan Saadat Khan (acting) |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui (acting) |
Senior Justice of the Sindh High Court | |
In office 2 October 2023 –24 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Irfan Saadat Khan |
Justice of the Sindh High Court | |
In office 25 September 2009 –24 June 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Karachi,Pakistan | 16 June 1963
Nationality | Pakistani |
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