Chief Justice of Afghanistan
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The Chief Justice of Afghanistan
is the head of the Afghan Supreme Court
. The incumbent chief justice is Abdul Salam Azimi
.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
is the head of the Afghan Supreme Court
Afghan Supreme Court
Stera Mahkama or the Afghan Supreme Court is the court of last resort in Afghanistan. It was created by the Constitution of Afghanistan, which was approved on January 4, 2004...
. The incumbent chief justice is Abdul Salam Azimi
Abdul Salam Azimi
Abdul Salam Azimi Abdul Salam Azimi Abdul Salam Azimi (Pashtu:عبدالسلام عظیمی (born: 1936, in Farah Province) is the Chief Justice of Afghanistan and, as such, the head of the Afghan Supreme Court since May 2006....
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List of Chief Justices, 2001-present
- Faisal Ahmad ShinwariFaisal Ahmad ShinwariFaisal Ahmad Shinwari or Fazal Hadi Shinwari was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan from 2001 until 2006. He was appointed to the post by Afghan President Hamid Karzai in accordance with the Afghan Constitution approved after the 2001 overthrow of the Taliban government...
(2001–2006), was member of the Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan - Abdul Salam AzimiAbdul Salam AzimiAbdul Salam Azimi Abdul Salam Azimi Abdul Salam Azimi (Pashtu:عبدالسلام عظیمی (born: 1936, in Farah Province) is the Chief Justice of Afghanistan and, as such, the head of the Afghan Supreme Court since May 2006....
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List of Chief Justices before 2001
- Abdul SalamAbdul Salam (Taliban Chief Justice)Abdul Salam was the Chief Justice of the Taliban's Supreme Court.-References:...
(under Taliban rule) - Abdul Karim Shadan (pre-Taliban)