Faisal Arab

Faisal Arab
فيصل عرب
Chief Justice Sindh High Court
Assumed office
17 February 2015
Nominated by Mamnoon Hussain
Preceded by Maqbool Baqar
Justice Sindh High Court
In office
October 25, 2006 – February 17, 2015
Nominated by Parvez Musharraf
Personal details
Born 05 November 1955
Sindh
Nationality Pakistan Pakistani

Faisal Arab (Urdu: فيصل عرب‎) is the current Chief Justice of Sindh High Court since 17 February 2015.[1] who also served as head of a special three-member court to hear the high treason case against former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf in November 2013.He was among those judges who refused to take the oath as a PCO judge in 2007.[2][3]

Early Life &Education

Born on Nov 5, 1955,[3] Justice Arab graduated in commerce in 1978 from the Government College of Commerce & Economics, Karachi, and completed his LLB in 1989 from Sindh Muslim Law College.He was enrolled as an advocate of the high court in 1992 and in the Supreme Court in 2005.[1]

Professional &Judicial Career

As a lawyer,he first interned at Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim & Company in 1990.Then he worked in his law firm in the name of Faisal Arab & Associates from 2000 to 2005.[2] Mr.Arab was appointed additional judge of the Sindh High Court in October 2005 and a permanent judge of the Sindh High Court on Oct 25, 2006. Howere he, along with other judges, was deposed when General Parvez Musharraf declared a state of emergency in the country and promulgated his infamous Nov 3, 2007 Provisional Constitutional Order.Justice Arab was among those judges who refused to take the oath as a PCO judge in 2007.Among legal circles, Justice Arab is known for his quick disposal of cases.[3]

Justice Arab was appointed head of a special three-member court to hear the high treason case against former military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf in November 2013.He conducted the proceedings in a very fair manner and without any bias,” says Barrister Farogh Naseem(counsel for the accused), referring to the fact that his client had imposed a state of emergency that led to the removal of several judges, including Justice Arab.[3] He was appointed as Chief Justice of Sindh Highcourt On 17 February 2015.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chief Justice". Sindh Highcourt. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 Chandio, Ramzan. "Justice Faisal Arab not a PCO judge". www.nation.com.pk. The Nation. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Azfar, ul Ashfaque (17 February 2015). "Profile: Sindh's new chief justice". Dawn (Dawn News). Retrieved 27 February 2015.

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Preceded by
Maqbool Baqar		 Chief Justice of Sindh High Court
February 17, 2015 – Present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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