Hamid Ali Mirza (Urdu: حامد علی مرزا) (14 September 1940 — 23 October 2017) was a Pakistani lawyer. He served as Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan.

Hamid Ali Mirza
(Urdu: حامد علی مرزا )
Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan
In office
17 March 2009 (2009-03-17) – 2012[1]
PresidentPervez Musharraf
Asif Ali Zardari
Personal details
Born14 September 1940
Jacobabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Died23 October 2017(2017-10-23) (aged 77)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Alma materUniversity of Sindh, Jamshoro
ProfessionJustice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan; Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan

Education

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Hamid Ali Mirza was born on 14 September 1940 in Jacobabad, Sindh, Pakistan.[2] He passed matriculation examination from Jacobabad in 1954 and earned degrees of BSc and LLB in 1959 and 1961 respectively from the University of Sindh.[3]

Professional history

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Lawyer

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He started his practice as an advocate (Lawyer) in 1961 until he joined the Judicial Service in 1973.

Judicial service

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  • Senior Civil Judge and Assistant Sessions
He joined the Provincial Judicial Service on 10 December 1973 as Senior Civil Judge and Assistant Sessions Judge and served in this capacity for almost eight years.
He was promoted as District and Session Judge on 26 January 1983 and he served in this capacity for over twelve years.
On 10 April 1995 he was elevated as a Judge of the High Court of Sindh. In addition to his duties as Judge, he also remained as Member Syndicate, University of Sindh, Jamshoro.
On 28 April 2000 he was elevated to Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He retired in 2005.
He was appointed Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan on 17 March 2009.[4] As a Member of the Election Commission of Pakistan, he participated in the Workshop for Commonwealth Chief Electoral Officers held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 7–10 April 1997.

References

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  1. ^ "Justice Hamid Ali Mirza passes away". Dawn. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Justice (R) Hamid Ali Mirza". Pakistan Herald. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Justice Hamid Ali Mirza: PrideOfPakistan.com". Pride of Pakistan. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Justice Hamid Mirza appointed new CEC". Paktribune.com. 16 March 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
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