Munib Akhtar (born 14 December 1963) is a
Pakistani jurist who serves as
Justice
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of the
Supreme Court of Pakistan
The Supreme Court of Pakistan ( ur, ; ''Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān'') is the apex court in the judicial hierarchy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Established in accordance to thePart VIIof the Constitution of Pakistan, it has ultimate ...
since 8 May 2018.
He is a son-in-law of former Pakistani law minister
Khalid Anwer
Khalid Anwer ( Urdu/ pa, ; born 4 November 1938 in Delhi, British India in a Nobal Arain Family) is a Pakistani lawyer, jurist and constitutional expert who previously served as the federal Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights followi ...
.
Akhtar graduated with an A.B. in economics from
Princeton University
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in 1986 after completing a 150-page long senior thesis titled "
Pakistan
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and
South Korea
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1947 -- 1970: A Comparative Analysis of Economic Development."
References
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1963 births
Living people
Justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
Pakistani judges
Princeton University alumni
Judges of the Sindh High Court