Nasirul Mulk
Nasirul Mulk(Urdu:ناصر الملک;Pashto:ناصر الملک;born 17 August 1950) is aPakistanijurist and politician who served as the seventhcaretaker prime minister of Pakistanin 2018, and previously also served as the22ndchief justice of Pakistanfrom 2014 to 2015.[2]Ajuristby profession, he was nominated asChief Justiceby thePrime MinisterNawaz Sharif.On 6 July 2014, his appointment as CJP was confirmed byPresidentMamnoon Hussain.[3][4][5]He also previously served as the country's actingChief Election Commissioner,from 30 November 2013 to 6 July 2014.[6]
Prior to be elevated asSenior Justicein 2005, Mulk tenured as the chief justice ofPeshawar High Courtin 2004.[7]Since joining the Supreme Court, Mulk has takentextualistapproach onhuman rightsand non-discrimination issues.[8]
On 28 May 2018, he was appointed as caretaker prime minister ahead of thegeneral electionsscheduled in July 2018.[9]
Biography
[edit]Education and background
[edit]Nasirul Mulk was born in tourist localitySwat,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,on 17 August 1950.[10]He hails from a wealthy and politically influential Paracha family inSwat;his fatherKamran Khanwas apoliticianwho served asSenatorinSenatebetween 1973 and 1977.[10]His younger brother,Shuja-ul-Mulk,also served asSenatorbetween 2003 and 2009.[10]His uncle, Chacha Karim Bux (or Baksh) was a prominentsocial worker,while his another sibling Rafil-ul-Mulk was a pastmayorofSwat.[10]
After completinghigh schoolfromAbbottabad Public School,Mulk attended theJahanzeb Collegewhere he attainedBAinFine Artsin 1970.[11]He enrolled inPeshawar Universityto studylaw,also the same year.[11]He excelled well in his law studies and, at one point, his university professors noted him as "talented and a bright student".[11]
In 1972, he obtained aBachelor of Lawsfrom thePeshawar University.[11]In 1976, Mulk qualified as abarristerand was called to thebarby theInner TempleinEngland.[12]He also acquired aMaster of Laws (LL.M.)qualification.[13][14][15]
Academia and professional career
[edit]Upon returning to Pakistan, Mulk practiced law atPeshawar High Court,and briefly tenured asprofessor of lawat thePeshawar Universitywhile practicing as a legal practitioner at Peshawar.[11]He also lectured courses oncivil lawasvisiting scholarat thePakistan Administrative Staff College.[3]Mulk was regarded as notableprofessor of lawat thePeshawar University,and his students often remembered him as "aprofessorwho had complete command on his subject and avoided controversies. "[16]Mulk was noted his college students as he always came into the classroom well prepared.[16]
Mulk practiced law for over 17 years at thePeshawar High Courtwhere he built his reputation for competency and a positive approach toward the cases he contested.[13]Mulk was electedSecretary-Generalof thePeshawar High Court Barin 1981.[11]He later became president ofPeshawar High Court Baron two occasions, first elected in 1990 and again in 1993.[13]From 1993–94, Mulk was appointed as anadvocate generalofprovincial governmentofKhyber–Pakhtunkhwa,assisting in legal matters and affairs.[3]
Judicial career
[edit]After meeting qualifications for being ajudge,Mulk was ascended as judge at thePeshawar High Courton 6 June 1994—a post he retained until 2004.[11]Recommendations approved byGovernor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa,Mulk was appointed asChief Justiceof Peshawar High Court on 31 July 2004, and moved toSupreme CourtofPakistanin 2005.[13][17]
Justice Mulk presided and heard theMukhtār Mā'ī case—the controversial and highly publicized case regarded agang rapethat occurred in 2002.[18]Mulk's judgement heldJirga,facilitated by four male, responsible for the rape while assisted the main accused but didn't find sufficient evidence to stamp the charge of gang-rape on the accused.[18]He reportedly penned his judgement that "Jirgascannot be allowed to arbitrarily punish in the form ofwatta sattamarriages and gang-rape to settle disputes without being answerable to the law.[18]
On 2 November 2007,BarristerAitzaz Ahsansubmitted an application to theSupreme Courtasking that thegovernmentbe restrained from imposingmartial lawin Pakistan.[19]Reviewing the application, a seven-panel bench in Supreme Court of Pakistan issued aninjunctionagainst the imposition ofstate emergencyon 3 November 2007.[19]
Thebench penalwas headed byChief JusticeIftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.[19]Others includedSenior JusticesNasir-ul-Mulk;Fayyaz Ahmad;Bhagwandas;Javaid Iqbal;Shakirullah Jan;Ghulam Rabbani.[19]The injunction was overruled byPresidentPervez Musharrafand upheld the state emergency imposed on 2 November 2007.[19]He refused to take anoathunderPCO 2007and was ultimately terminated from the Supreme Court.[13]A strong, publicly instigatedlawyer's movementwhich enjoyed support fromPML(N)forced President Musharraf to resign in athreat to face impeachment.[16]Mulk was reinstated at theSupreme Courtwhen he took a fresh oath as a judge of the Supreme Court with his seniority intact.[16]
As Chief Justice of Pakistan
[edit]If Pakistan's state institutions differ on implementation of the Constitution, the Supreme Court has the right to intervene, hinting at the same..
— Chief JusticeNasir-ul-Mulk, Cited source[13]
He was appointed asChief Justiceon 6 July 2014.[3][4][5]
Earlier, he was served as the actingChief Election CommissionerofPakistan,from 30 November 2013 to 6 July 2014.[6]Hisoathwas presided byPresidentMamnoon Hussainin a state ceremony held inPresident's officeinIslamabad.[20]The outgoingChief JusticeTassaduq Hussain Jillanihad laid down thejudicial robesof his office on and handed over to Chief Justice Mulk.[16]
Mulk is described by his fellow judges as "a very proactive judge and is very strict about the implementation of law in its letter and spirit."[13]Mulk is also known for his strictness towards implementation of law and his judgement reflected atextualist approachonhuman rightsand non-discrimination issues.[13]He retired asChief Justice of Pakistanon 16 July 2015 and was succeeded byJawad S Khwaja.
As caretaker prime minister
[edit]Shahid Khaqan Abbasiwas to complete his tenure as Prime Minister on 31 May 2018. On 28 May, three days before theAbbasi governmentwould complete its five years term, both Abbasi andleader of oppositionSyed Khurshid Ahmed Shahagreed on appointing Nasir as the interimPrime Minister of Pakistan.[21]In consequence of their decision, Mulk, in an oath taking ceremony atPresidency Palace,was sworn in ascaretaker prime minister of Pakistan.[22]
As caretaker prime minister, his first action was to reshuffle the bureaucracy, the key changes being the appointment of Suhail Aamir as hisPrincipal SecretaryandSyed Abu Ahmad Akifas theCabinet Secretary of Pakistan.[23]During his first few days as prime minister, he instructed the legal team of government to file an appeal against aLahore High Courtdecision which has annulled the nomination papers for elections.[24]
Cabinet
[edit]Mulk appointed his cabinet on 5 June 2018, the table below shows the members and their portfolios:[25]
| Shamshad Akhtar | Minister for Finance and Planning |
| Abdullah Hussain Haroon | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Defence and National Security Division |
| Muhammad Azam Khan | Minister for Interior |
| BarristerSyed Ali Zafar | Minister for Law, Justice, Information and Parliamentary Affairs |
| Roshan Khursheed Bharucha | Minister for Human Rights and Frontier Regions |
| Muhammad Yousuf Shaikh | Minister for Education and Health |
See also
[edit]- Haziqul Khairi
- Iftikhar Muhammad Choudhary
- Tassaduq Hussain Jillani
- Supreme Court of Pakistan
- Constitution of Pakistan
- Chief Justice of Pakistan
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External links
[edit]- Supreme Court of Pakistan."Honoable Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk".Govt. Pakistan.Supreme Court of Pakistan Registrar.Retrieved29 December2013.
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Chief Election Commissioners of Pakistan
- Chief justices of Pakistan
- Chief justices of the Peshawar High Court
- Members of the Inner Temple
- People from Swat District
- University of Peshawar alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Peshawar
- Caretaker prime ministers of Pakistan
- Justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan