Anwar Zaheer Jamali
Anwar Zaheer Jamali انور ظہیر جمالی | |
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| 24th Chief Justice of Pakistan | |
| In office 10 September 2015 – 30 December 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Preceded by | Jawwad S. Khawaja |
| Succeeded by | Mian Saqib Nisar |
| Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan (acting) | |
| In office 3 July 2014 – 4 December 2014 | |
| Nominated by | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Preceded by | Nasir-ul-Mulk |
| Succeeded by | Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan |
| Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court (De facto) | |
| In office 27 August 2008 – 2 August 2009 | |
| Nominated by | Parvez Musharraf |
| Preceded by | Justice Azizullah M. Memon |
| Succeeded by | Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany |
| Chairman Executive of the Sindh Bar Council | |
| In office 1995–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1951 Hyderabad, Sind, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Spouse | Justice Ashraf Jehan |
Anwar Zaheer Jamali (Urdu: انور ظہير جمالى; born 31 December 1951) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 24th Chief Justice of Pakistan. He remained in the Supreme Court from 3 August 2009 to 30 December 2016. He has also served as the Acting Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, and Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court. In 1995, he was elected as Chairman Executive Committee (CEC) of the Sindh Bar Council and held this position till his elevation to the Bench. He was highly praised for being one of the few judges who refused to take fresh oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order No.1 of 2007. He took several suo motos as a Chief Justice, notably on several human rights cases.