Senator Kamran Murtaza | |
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Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
Assumed office March 2021 | |
Constituency | Balochistan |
16th President,Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan | |
In office 2013–2014 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) |
Kamran Murtaza is a Pakistani politician and has the status of a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. [1] He is currently serving as Senator of Pakistan from Balochistan Province for the term 2021 - 2027. [2] He also remained in office as a Senator from 2003-2009. His political affiliation is with (MMA) Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F). He is the founder of Kamran Law Associates. [3]
He was granted status of the 'Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan' on merit in note of his contributions as a lawyer. [4] He holds 126 Reported Judgments to his name and contributed to 390 unprecedented legal issues in his career. [5] He has also served in following notable legal positions:
In March 2022,Murtaza was arrested by the Islamabad Capital Territory Police. [9]
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