Chief Justice of Afghanistan
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The chief justice of Afghanistan (Pashto: د افغانستان لوی څارنوال; Dari: قاضی ارشد افغانستان) is the head of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan. The current chief justice is Abdul Hakim Haqqani, who is a founding member of the Taliban.
| Chief Justice of Afghanistan | |
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| Pashto: د افغانستان لوی څارنوال Dari: قاضی ارشد افغانستان | |
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| Supreme Court of Afghanistan | |
| Member of | Leadership Council |
| Reports to | Leadership |
| Seat | Kabul |
| Appointer | Supreme Leader |
| Deputy | Deputy Chief Justice |
List of chief justices
editSupreme Court of the Kingdom of Afghanistan (until 1973)
editSupreme Court of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1992)
editSupreme Court of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)
edit- Abdul Satar Sanaie[4]
- Noor Mohammad Saqib
Supreme Court of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2001–2021)
edit- Fazal Hadi Shinwari (December 2001 – May 2006), was a member of the Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan
- Abdul Salam Azimi (5 August 2006 – 23 October 2014), a former professor at the University of Nebraska Omaha in the United States
- Sayed Yousuf Halim (27 July 2015 – 15 August 2021), former Deputy Minister of Justice for Technical Affairs (and Acting Minister of Justice), Deputy Minister for Administrative Affairs, and Head of the Ministry of Justice's General Legislative Department[5]
Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2021–present)
edit- Abdul Hakim Haqqani (15 August 2021 – present)
References
edit- ^ [1]
- ^ Johnson, Thomas H.; Adamec, Ludwig W. (2021-05-15). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-4929-4.
- ^ "Human rights defenders in Afghanistan: Civil society destroyed" (PDF). Amnesty International. 1 Nov 1999.
- ^ "Refworld | Afghanistan: Declaration of Amnesties and Invitation to Afghan Refugees to Repatriate". Refworld. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "The Supreme Court Chief Justice Biography - the Supreme Court". Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
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