Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed ( ur, ; 1949-2009) was a former Chief Justice of the

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and a justice of the

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Early life and education

Ahmed was born in

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in 1949 to senior civil officer Wajihuddin Ahmed and Atiya Bano. He was the oldest of five siblings, following him were Mehrunissa Ahmad Ali, Aminuddin Ahmed, Lalarukh Jamil and Nooruddin Ahmed.Sabihuddin Ahmed
Sindh High Court. Retrieved 26 September 2010. He passed his MA from the University of Punjab, Lahore in 1969 and his LLB from the

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Family

He is survived by his wife Nelofer Ahmed, daughter and

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Sanaa Ahmed, son and barrister Salahuddin Ahmed and son Rameezuddin Ahmed, who is currently pursuing his undergraduate degree from Canada. His grandfather was Maulana Salahuddin Ahmed, a prolific Urdu writer and editor of the Urdu literary magazine Adabi Dunya. Amongst his cousins are the

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and

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and Asma Jehangir, business leader Iqbal Z. Ahmed, thespian Salima Raza and also

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Nigar Ahmad. His son Salahuddin is a partner in

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's law firm, the same law firm Sabihuddin was a partner of before he became a judge.

Career

He joined the profession in 1972, working under his maternal uncle

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. He was a founder member of the

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(HRCP) and its first vice chairperson for Sindh.HRCP Condoles Death of Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed
HRCP Blog. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2010.

Judge

Sindh High Court

Ahmed was elevated to the bench on 11 January 1997. He resigned from the HRCP at that time. During the same year, he gave a landmark judgement regarding monetary compensation to a detenu in a habeas corpus petition.

Supreme Court of Pakistan

He was elevated to the Supreme Court during the regime of

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but refused to take oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO). Once a democratic government was restored, he took the oath and served from September 19, 2008 until his death on April 18, 2009.

Death

He died of a

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on 19 April 2009 in

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References

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