Riaz Ahmad Khan
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Riaz Ahmad Khan | |
|---|---|
| 15th Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court | |
| In office 7 March 2015 – 14 May 2017 | |
| Nominated by | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Preceded by | Fida Muhammad Khan |
| Succeeded by | Najam ul Hasan[1] |
| Judge of the Islamabad High Court | |
| In office 21 December 2010 – 14 May 2014[2] | |
| Nominated by | Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry |
| Member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council | |
| In office 1999–unknown | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1952 Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Died | 21 August 2021 (aged 69) |
| Education | University of the Punjab (LL.B.) |
Riaz Ahmad Khan (15 May 1952 – 21 August 2021) was a Pakistani judge who served as the 15th chief justice of the Federal Shariat Court from 7 March 2015 to 14 May 2017. Prior to his retirement from legal services in May 2014, he served as Islamabad High Court judge. He was appointed as additional deputy prosecutor at the National Accountability Bureau and a member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council in 1999.[3] He also served as acting chief justice of Islamabad High Court in 2013.[4]
He was also a member of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan.[5] He participated in the All Pakistan Declamation Contest and became the recipient of a gold medal. Khan became the Islamabad High Court judge on 21 Dec 2010, Federal Shariat Court judge on 8 August 2014 and chief justice of Shariat Court on 7 March 2015.