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