Aamer Farooq (born 26 April 1969) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court from 11 November 2022 till 11th February 2025 and also served as the Justice of the

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from 31 December 2014 to 10 November 2022. He currently serves as a Justice of

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Early life and education

Aamer received his Senior Cambridge diploma from St. Anthony's High School in

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in 1986 and his higher senior cambridge diploma from

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in 1988. In 1993, he graduated from Lincoln's Inn Law School in

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with an LLB degree from

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in the

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Judicial career

Farooq started his practice in

and also has an office in

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. He focuses on

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, and

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. He served as adjunct faculty at

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from 2009 until his promotion in

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. Aamer took his oath on January 1, 2015, and on December 23, 2015, he was confirmed as a judge of the

Named in Rana Shamim affidavit controversy

The former top Gilgit Baltistan judge, Rana Shamim gave the statement under oath before the Oath Commissioner on November 10, 2021. The affidavit was duly notarized by Notary Public Charles Drostan Guthrie, which is located in Golden Cross House, 8 Duncannon Street, London. According to Rana Shamim, former chief justice Saqib Nisar had directed IHC judge Aamer Farooq not to release Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz till the 2018 general elections.

Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court

On 1 November 2022, the

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(JCP) suggested that Justice Aamer be named Chief Justice of the

. President Alvi approved Justice Aamer Farooq’s appointment as the IHC chief justice after the recommendations of parliamentary committee for judges appointment. The committee had on November 4 approved the Judicial Commission of Pakistan’s recommendations for the promotion of Justice Athar Minallah to the SC and Justice Farooq as the IHC chief justice, respectively.

Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan

He was elevated on 11 February 2025 as a Justice of the

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Farooq, Aamer 1969 births Living people Judges of the Islamabad High Court Pakistani judges