Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui

For other people named Shaukat Aziz, see Shaukat Aziz (disambiguation).

Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui
Justice of the Islamabad High Court
In office
21 November 2011 – 11 October 2018
Personal details
Born (1959-07-01) 1 July 1959
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Alma materUniversity of the Punjab

Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui (Urdu: شوکت عزيز صدیقی; born 1 July 1959) is a Pakistani jurist and former senior Justice of the Islamabad High Court.[1]

Early life and education

He was born on 1 July 1959 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.[1] He completed his early education from Gordon College, Rawalpindi.[1] He then went to the University of the Punjab for LLB and MBA.[1]

Judicial career

He started his career as an advocate of district courts in 1988. He was elevated to the advocate of High Court in 1990 and advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2001.[1] He won the election in 2011 and became President of High Court Bar Association, Rawalpindi.[1] On 21 November 2011, he was elevated as Justice of Islamabad High Court.[2]

Removal

In 2018, he accused Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for designing a coup against the government of Nawaz Sharif. [3] Later, in October, he was removed as Justice of the Islamabad High Court by the recommendations of Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan to the President of Pakistan.[4]

References
  1. "ISLAMABAD HIGH COURT". ihc.gov.pk.
  2. "Who is Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui?".
  3. Dawn.com (12 October 2018). "The fall of a high court judge". DAWN.COM.
  4. Bhatti, Haseeb (11 October 2018). "Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui removed as Islamabad High Court judge". Dawn. Retrieved 27 April 2019.



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