A justice system is as important for the society as the creation of society itself. It implies ensuring that each and every member of the society is getting his rights without any external pressure or threats.
For the creation of a just society, it is essential that a justice system is developed on equality basis for the countrymen. The justice system of Pakistan is headed by the Supreme Court the office of which is controlled by the Chief Justice.
Pakistan has had thirty-three Chief Justices who have taken charge of the office during their tenure. The first Chief Justice of Pakistan was Justice Abdur Rashid who remained in the office from 1949 till 1954. The current Chief Justice is Iftikhar M. Chaudhry who took charge of office in the year 2009.
Given below is the list of Chief Justices of Pakistan who are thirty-three in number:
1) Sir Abdur Rashid
2) Muhammad Munir
3) Muhammad Shahabuddin
4) A. R. Cornelius
5) Dr. S. A. Rahman
6) Fazal Akbar
7) Hamoodur Rahman
8) Muhammad Yaqub Ali
9) Shaikh Anwarul Haq
10) Muhammad Haleem
11) Muhammad Afzal Zullah
12) Dr. Nasim Hasan Shah
13) Sajjad Ali Shah
14) Ajmal Mian
15) Saeed -uz- Zaman Siddiqui
16) Irshad Hasan Khan
17) Bashir Jehangiri
18) Sheikh Riaz Ahmad
19) Nazim Hussain Siddique
20) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (1st)
A) Javaid Iqbal
A) Rana Bhagwandas
20) Iftihkar Muhammad Chaudhry (2nd)
21) A.H Dogar
20) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (3rd)
20) Tassaduq Husasian Jillani
22) Nasir-ul-Mulk
23) Jawwad S. Khwaja
24) Anwar Zaheer Jamali
25) Mian Saqib Nisar
26) Asif Saeed Khan Khosa
27) Gulzar Ahmed
28) Umar Ata Bandial
29) Qazi Faez Isa
30) Ijazul Ahsan
31) Syed Mansoor Ali Shah
32) Munib Akhtar
33) Yahya Afridi
