Aminuddin Khan
Pakistani judge (born 1960)
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Aminuddin Khan (Urdu: امین الدین خان; born 1 December 1960) is a Pakistani jurist who is currently serving as the first chief justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan since 14 November 2025. Previously, he served as a justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan from 22 October 2019 to 14 November 2025 and Presiding Judge of the Constitutional Bench from October 2024 to November 2025. As a head of constitutional benches he burred the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He also served as a justice of the Lahore High Court from 12 May 2011 to 22 October 2019.[1] He was appointed by President of Pakistan on 13 November 2025 as 1st Chief Justice of Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan.
Aminuddin Khan | |
|---|---|
| امین الدین خان | |
| Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 14 November 2025 | |
| Appointed by | President Asif Ali Zardari |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
| In office 22 October 2019 – 13 November 2025 | |
| Justice of Lahore High Court | |
| In office 12 May 2011 – 22 October 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1960 |
Early life and education
Khan was born in 1960 in Multan. He received his early education from Kinder Garten Muslim School and Government Muslim High School, Multan.[2] He received a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1981, an LLB from University Law College, Multan in 1984, and a diploma in tax law.[2] In 1977, Khan represented Pakistan as a Boy Scout at the Asian Jamboree in Iran and received recognition from the President of Pakistan.[2]
Career
His legal career began under his father's tutelage, gaining a license to practice in lower courts in 1985.[2] He became an advocate of the Lahore High Court in 1987 and an advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2001.[2] His practice mainly focused on civil law, particularly property, pre-emption, and inheritance cases.[2]
His judicial career started with his appointment to the bench of the Lahore High Court in 2011.[2] As a judge, Khan was involved in the adjudication of numerous civil cases, with many of his judgments upheld by the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[2]
Khan also served as an examiner and lecturer in law at the University Law College, Multan, and was a member of the syndicate of various universities, including the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore.[2]
A Supreme Court bench consisting of six members, led by Justice Aminuddin Khan, presided over the intra-court appeals concerning the trials of civilians in military courts. The bench included Justices Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Shahid Waheed, Musarrat Hilali, and Irfan Saadat Khan.[3]
On 5 November, 2024 the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) in a 7-5 decision ordered the formation of the Supreme Court's Constitutional Bench, with Justice Aminuddin Khan as presiding judge.[4]