Bashir Jehangiri

Justice Muhammad Bashir Jehangiri (Urdu: محمد بشير جهانگيری ) was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 7 January 2002 to 31 January 2002. Previously, he served as Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court.

He was born on 1 February 1937 in Mansehra. He matriculated from M. L. High School, Lahore in 1953. He stood third in F.A. in the University and B.A. (First Class First) from Abbottabad, in 1958 and 1960 respectively. He did his L.L.B from University Law College Peshawar in 1962 and joined the Bar in February, 1963. After qualifying the West Pakistan P.C.S. (Judicial) Branch Exam., he was appointed as Civil Judge on 7.3, 1966. After serving at various stations as Civil Judge and Senior Civil Judge, he was promoted as Additional District and Session Judge on 6.7.1974. He also served as Judicial Commissioner, Northern Areas in Gilgit from 26.6.1979. He reported to the Provincial Government on 23 December 1982 and took over charge as Special Judge, Customs, Taxation and Anti-Smuggling (Central) North-West Frontier Province, Peshawar on 12 March 1983 and relinquished this charge on 15 September 1984. He took over charge as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (Justice Division), Islamabad, on 12.9.1984. He attended an advanced course in Public Administration and Development at the National Institute of Public Administration, Lahore, in 1977 and also Shariah Course in Shariah Academy International Islamic University Islamabad, from 2.12.1983 to 26.2.1984. He has also attended the United Nations Institute for Asia and Far East Course on “Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders” at Fuchu, Japan in 1986. He also participated as a Legal Member of the Pakistan Delegation in the UN sponsored Geneva Accords on Afghanistan held on 14 April 1988. The Judge was elevated to the Peshawar High Court on 1 October 1988. He also attended the World Law Conference, held in Argentina in 1993. His Lordship was elevated as Adhoc Judge on 22.2.1995 and then as Judge of Supreme Court on 30.3.1996. The Hon’ble Judge was also represented Pakistan at the Chief Justices’ Conference and Law Asia Annual Meeting held in Manila, Philippines in August, 1997.

Mr. Justice Muhammad Bashir Jehangiri was appointed as Acting Wafaqi Mohtasib on 10 February 2000. In this capacity he chaired the meeting of the Asian Ombudsman Association held from 17–20 July 2000 in Manila, Philippines. The Hon’ble Wafaqi Mohtasib recently represented Asian Region as President of Asian Ombudsman Association and attended the 7th International Conference of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) held in Durban, South Africa from 27 October to 3 November 2000.

Mr. Justice Mohammad Bashir Jehangiri retired as the Chief Justice of Pakistan in January 2002.

References

Dawn, January 8, 2002

See also

• Chief Justices of Pakistan