Justice Yahya Afridi Chief Justice Supreme Court of Pakistan
Mr. Justice Yahya Afridi is the Chief Justice of Supreme court of Pakistan. He is 31th chief Justice of Pakistan. He was appointed as Chief Justice by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and he took oath on October 26, 2024 after retirement of Justice Qazi Faez Essa. Justice Justice Yahya Afridi was born on 23 January 1965 in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. He was appointed as a Judge of the Balochistan High Court on July 15, 2010. He served as chief justice of Peshawar High Court from 30th December 2016 to June 26, 2014. He was elevated as Judge of Supreme Court on 28th June 2018. On October 26, 2024 he became the Chief Justice of Pakistan. The Chief Justice of Pakistan is the head of the Justice system of Pakistan.
Current Chief Justice of Pakistan
Chief Justice Justice Yahya Afridi CJP
He received his early education from Aitchison College, Lahore, graduated from Government College Lahore, and earned a Masters degree in Economics from Punjab University, Lahore. He also completed an LLM degree from Jesus College, Cambridge University, on a Commonwealth Scholarship. Justice Yahya Afridi began practicing as a High Court lawyer in 1991 and started practicing as a Supreme Court lawyer in 2004.
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