Rahmat Hussain Jafferi
Rahmat Hussain Jafferi is a Pakistani jurist who served as a justice of the Sindh High Court from 2003 to 2009 and later as a justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 2009 to 2010.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Born in 1945 in Larkana, Sindh.[1][3] He received his early education locally and later attended Government College Larkana, earning a B.A. degree.[1][3] He obtained his LL.B. from Sindh Muslim Law College.[1][3]
Career
[edit]Jafferi began his legal career as an advocate at the Larkana Bar Association, working under his father, Fakir Muhammad Jafferi, a former District Public Prosecutor.[1][3]
In 1972, Jafferi joined the Sindh Judiciary as a civil judge and first-class magistrate.[1][3] Later, he was elevated to senior civil judge, additional sessions judge, and district and sessions judge, serving in several districts of Sindh.[1][3] He also served as registrar of the Sindh High Court and received training at the Federal Sharia Academy.[1][3]
As district and sessions judge in Hyderabad from 1992 to 1995, Jafferi separated the judiciary from the executive branch.[1][3] On May 7, 1999, he was appointed as administrative judge of the Anti-Terrorism Courts in Karachi Division and later as administrative judge of the Accountability Courts in Sindh, Karachi.[1] During his tenure, he adjudicated several cases, including the Plane Hijacking case against Nawaz Sharif.[1][4]
Jafferi was appointed as a judge of the Sindh High Court on August 27, 2002 on ad-hoc basis, and later became a permanent judge on August 27, 2003.[1] He was elevated to the Supreme Court of Pakistan on September 7, 2009.[1]
Personal life
[edit]In 1974, Jafferi married the daughter of Z. A. Channa, a former judge and Secretary of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights Division.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Rahmat Hussain Jafferi biography". www.sindhhighcourt.gov.pk.
- ^ "Rahmat Jafferi retires as Supreme Court judge". 23 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Justice Rahmat Jafferi retires tomorrow". The Nation. November 20, 2010.
- ^ "A farcical trial". Frontline. May 12, 2000.