Muhammad Noor Meskanzai
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Muhammad Noor Meskanzai | |
|---|---|
| 17th Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court | |
| In office 15 May 2021 – 15 May 2022 | |
| Nominated by | Arif Alvi |
| Preceded by | Najam ul Hasan |
| 18th Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court | |
| In office 26 December 2014 – 31 August 2018 | |
| Nominated by | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Mustafa Mengal |
| Succeeded by | Tahira Safdar |
| Chairperson of Balochistan Bar Council | |
| In office 24 March 2005 – 24 March 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1956 Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Died | 14 October 2022 (aged 66) Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | University of Balochistan (BA) University Law College, Quetta (LL.B) |
Muhammad Noor Meskanzai (Urdu: محمد نور مسکانزئی; 1September 1956 – 14 October 2022) was a Pakistani judge who served as the 17th Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court. Prior to his appointment as chief justice of the Islamic Court on 15 May 2021,[1] he served as the 18th chief justice of Balochistan High Court from 26 December 2014 to 31 August 2018.[2] He was assassinated by an outlawed insurgent group in his hometown. His killer was arrested 2 weeks after his assassination and is now under investigation of ISI, so the facilitators of murder and other suspects could also be arrested in the case.
The president of Pakistan appointed him as the chief justice of Shariat Court for the term of one year[3] three days before his retirement from the legal services.[4] He was critically injured on 14 October 2022 when he was shot outside a mosque in Kharan, Pakistan.[5] Later he died at a nearby hospital.[5]
Meskanzai was born in Kharan, Pakistan to Dr. Molvi Muhammad Qasim Aini Baloch. He did his early schooling from the Government Middle School (in modern-day High School), Kunri. The school was founded by his father and was the first private educational institution in the area. It was later recognised by the Education Commission of Pakistan between 1951 and 1952. He did his matriculation from the same school and later went to Quetta. He obtained his F.A. from the Government Degree College, Quetta and B.A., and B.Ed. from the University of Balochistan. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws from the University Law College, Quetta in 1979–1980.