Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Chief Justice of Pakistan, was born on December 12, 1948, in Quetta, Pakistan. Justice Chaudhry completed his LLB in Hyderabad, Pakistan, started practice as an Advocate in 1974, enrolled as an Advocate of the High Court in 1976 and of the Supreme Court in 1985. Justice Chaudhry has practiced in all fields of law, including Constitutional, Criminal, Tax, Revenue, etc. In the Bar he served twice as Vice Chairman of the Balochistan Bar Council, was elected as President of the Balochistan Bar Association, and became President of the High Court Bar Association. In 1989, he was appointed as Advocate General of Balochistan and in 1990 was elevated as Judge of the High Court of Balochistan. Justice Chaudhry also served as Banking Judge, Judge of the Special Courts for Speedy Trial and Customs Appellate Court, as well as Company Judge. He was appointed Chairman of the Balochistan Local Council Election Authority and twice conducted Local Bodies Elections in the Province of Balochistan showing his rich experience in dealing with executive administration matters. His Lordship has a special interest for humanitarian and educational causes. He twice served as Chairman of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society Balochistan. Presently, he is the Honorary Patron in Chief of Helpers Association and Chairman of the Education Society of Sibi Law College. His personal interest in disseminating legal education among far-flung areas paved way for the establishment of the Law College in Sibi. His Lordship was appointed as Chief Justice of High Court of Balochistan in 1999. It was during his tenure as Chief Justice of Balochistan that he took personal keen interest in establishing the long awaited Circuit Bench of High Court of Balochistan at Sibi. He was elevated as Judge of Supreme Court on February 4, 2000. Besides functioning as Judge of the Supreme Court, he served as Chairman of the Enrollment Committee of Pakistan Bar Council. His Lordship was appointed as Chief Justice of Pakistan and took oath of the office on June 30, 2005.