Nazim Hussain Siddiqui

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Nazim Hussain Siddiqui
ناظم حسین صدیقی
19th Chief Justice of Pakistan
In office
31 December 2003 – 29 June 2005
Appointed byPervez Musharraf
Preceded bySheikh Riaz Ahmad
Succeeded byIftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
Chief Justice Sindh High Court
In office
22 April 1999 – 3 February 2000
Preceded byKamal Mansur Alam
Succeeded bySyed Deedar Hussain Shah
Personal details
Born(1940-06-30)30 June 1940
Hyderabad, British Raj
(now Pakistan)
Died15 January 2022(2022-01-15) (aged 81)
Karachi, Pakistan
Spouse(s)Memona Nazim
ChildrenSaima Arshad
Sadaf Adeel
Barrister Saad Siddiqui
Alma materUniversity of Karachi

Nazim Hussain Siddiqui (Urdu: ناظم حسین صدیقی‎; 30 June 1940 – 15 January 2022) was a Pakistani jurist. He was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, from 31 December 2003 to 29 June 2005.

He retired from service on 29 June 2005.[1]

Siddiqui died on 15 January 2022 in Karachi, Pakistan at the age of 81.[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Justice Iftikhar sworn in as SC CJ". PakTribune. 1 July 2005. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  2. The Newspaper's Staff Reporter (2022-01-16). "Ex-CJP Nazim Hussain Siddiqui passes away in Karachi". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-01-16.