Javed Iqbal (judge, born 1946)
Javed Iqbal (Urdu: جاوید اقبال); (born 1 August 1946) is the retired chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Pakistan, in office from 11 October 2017 to 3 June 2022. He is also a retired Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Judge Javaid Iqbal | |
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| جاوید اقبال | |
| Chairman, National Accountability Bureau | |
| In office 11 October 2017 – 3 June 2022 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Nasirul Mulk (Caretaker) Imran Khan Shehbaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Qamar Zaman Chaudhry |
| Succeeded by | Aftab Sultan |
| Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
| In office 28 April 2000 – 24 July 2011 | |
| Nominated by | Pervez Musharraf |
| Appointed by | Rafiq Tarar |
| Chief Justice of Pakistan (Acting) | |
| In office 9 March 2007 – 24 March 2007 | |
| Nominated by | Shaukat Aziz |
| Appointed by | Pervez Musharraf |
| Preceded by | Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry |
| Succeeded by | Rana Bhagwandas (Acting) |
| Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court | |
| In office 2 April 2000 – 28 April 2000 | |
| Nominated by | Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal |
| Appointed by | Rafiq Tarar |
| Preceded by | Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry |
| Succeeded by | Raja Fayyaz Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Javed Iqbal 1 August 1946 Quetta, Baluchistan, British India (Present day, Balochistan in Pakistan) |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Residence(s) | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Punjab University (LLB, MA in Poly. Sci) University of Western Australia (LLM in int'l law) International Islamic University (MA in Islamic law and Phil.) |
| Occupation | Jurist |
| Field(s) | Philosophy of law |
| Institutions | University of Balochistan |
Harassment allegation have been made against him by some accused criminals that he prosecuted during his tenure, but no court action taken or evidence has been produced so far to prove the allegations.
A jurist and professor of law in Pakistan by profession, he served as the Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 2004 until his retirement in 2011. Prior to the appointment at the Supreme Court, Justice Iqbal shortly tenured as the Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court which lasted only a month.
During his career as jurist, he has heard and led high-profile cases, including the case of the suspension of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, a fellow chief justice, and the trial of missing persons in 2012. His credentials led to the government appointing him as a chairman of the Abbottabad Commission to find out the preludes and causes of the 2 May 2011 military raid that caused the death of Osama Bin Laden, conducted by the United States in Abbottabad, Pakistan. After carefully studying the case, Iqbal authored the Abbottabad Commission Report over this issue which was submitted to the Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2013.