Chief Justice of Afghanistan

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Chief Justice of Afghanistan
Pashto: د افغانستان لوی څارنوال
Dari: قاضی ارشد افغانستان
Logo of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan
Incumbent
Abdul Hakim Haqqani
since 15 August 2021
Supreme Court of Afghanistan
Member ofLeadership Council
Reports toLeadership
SeatKabul
AppointerSupreme Leader
DeputyDeputy Chief Justice

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.

List of chief justices[edit]

Supreme Court of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (until 1992)[edit]

  • Nizamuddin Tahzib[1]
  • Abdul Karim Shadan[2]

Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)[edit]

Supreme Court of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2001–2021)[edit]

Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2021–present)[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Johnson, Thomas H.; Adamec, Ludwig W. (2021-05-15). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-4929-4.
  2. ^ https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/asa110121999en.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Refworld | Afghanistan: Declaration of Amnesties and Invitation to Afghan Refugees to Repatriate". Refworld. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  4. ^ "The Supreme Court Chief Justice Biography - the Supreme Court". Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-09-21.