Sajjad Ali Shah

{{Short description|Pakistani judge (born 1957)}} {{distinguish|Syed Sajjad Ali Shah}} '''Sajjad Ali Shah''' (born 14 August 1957) is a Pakistani jurist who has been serving as a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan since 15 March 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mr. Justice Sajjad Ali Shah |url=https://www.supremecourt.gov.pk/judges/honorable-judges/mr-justice-sajjad-ali-shah/ |website=supremecourt.gov.pk}}</ref> Previously, he served as the Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kidnapped Pakistani judge's son found bound in chains |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-kidnapping-idUSKCN0ZZ0HC |work=Reuters |date=19 July 2016}}</ref>

==Early life and education== Sajjad Ali Shah was born on 14 August 1957. He received his early education from the Government Islamia College, Karachi.<ref name="profile">{{cite web |title=Honourable Justice |url=https://www.sindhhighcourt.gov.pk/Justice_Sajjad_Ali_Shah.php |website=sindhhighcourt.gov.pk}}</ref> Later, he earned his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1984 and Master of Laws in 1988 from Sindh Muslim Law College.<ref name="profile"/>

==Career== Shah began his legal career in 1985.<ref name="profile"/> He also served as an honorary lecturer at S.M. Law College, Karachi, from 1995 until his judicial appointment.<ref name="profile"/>

In 2002, Shah was appointed as Standing Counsel for the Government of Pakistan, and in 2004, he became Deputy Attorney General of Pakistan.<ref name="profile"/> He was elevated to the Sindh High Court bench on 24 October 2005 and appointed Chief Justice of Sindh High Court on 14 December 2015.<ref name="profile"/> He joined the Supreme Court of Pakistan on 15 March 2017.<ref name="profile"/>

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