Ashraf Jehan
Ashraf Jehan Jamali (Urdu: اشرف جہاں; born 9 February 1957) is a Pakistani judge. After graduating from Jinnah Law College, Hyderabad, Pakistan in 1983 she joined the judicial service as Civil Judge and First Class Magistrate in 1987 and was promoted as District & Sessions Judge Karachi (East) in 2003.[1] In 2012 she was appointed as additional judge of the Sindh High Court, and in 2013/14 she was appointed the first female judge of the Federal Shariat Court.[2] She is the wife of 24th Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali.[3]
Ashraf Jehan | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Federal Shariat Court | |
| In office 2013–2014 | |
| Appointed by | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1957 |
| Spouse(s) | Anwar Zaheer Jamali |
| Alma mater | Jinnah Law School, Hyderabad |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Federal Shariat Court appoints first female judge". Dailytimes.com.pk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- New CJ, his wife among distinguished couples of world judiciary, retrieved 10 September 2015
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