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Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry

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Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
افتخار محمد چودھری
20th Chief Justice of Pakistan
In office
30 June 2005 – 3 November 2007
Preceded byNazim Hussain Siddiqui
Succeeded byAbdul Hameed Dogar
Personal details
Born (1948-12-12) 12 December 1948 (age 75)
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityPakistan Pakistani

Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (Template:Lang-ur) (born 12 December 1948), was the 20th Chief Justice of Pakistan. He was appointed as Chief Justice by Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on May 7, 2005.[1] He was suspended by President General Musharraf on March 9, 2007,on corruption charges but was reinstated by full bench of the Supreme Court on July 20, 2007.[2]

  1. ^ "Chaudhry Iftikhar named new CJ". May 7, 2005.
  2. ^ "Pakistani court reinstates top judge". July 20, 2007.