Sardar Fakhre Alam

Sardar Fakhre Alam
Born1929 (1929)
Peshawar, British India
Died8 January 2013(2013-01-08) (aged 83–84)
Peshawar, Pakistan
EducationUniversity of the Punjab
OccupationJurist

Justice Sardar Fakhre Alam (1929 – 8 January 2013) was a Pakistani jurist who served as the Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court from 1987 to 1991[1] and later as the Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan from 1993 to 1997.[2] He briefly served as the judge of the Federal Sharia Court from October 1984 to November 1984.[3]

Early life and education

Alam was born in 1929 in Peshawar, then part of British India. He obtained his bachelor of laws (LLB) degree from the Law College, University of the Punjab, in 1951.[2]

Career

Alam began his legal career and held several government positions. He was appointed Assistant Advocate General of West Pakistan in 1967 and promoted to Additional Advocate General in 1968.[2]

In 1970, he became Advocate General of the North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) serving in that role until 1973.[2]

He was elevated to the bench as an additional judge of the Peshawar High Court on 26 January 1977 and was later appointed as a permanent judge. In 1984, he was appointed as a judge of the Federal Shariat Court.[2]

Alam later served as Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court. He also held the position of Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan during his career.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Former Judicial Commisioners And Chief Justices". peshawarhighcourt.gov.pk. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Former PHC chief justice passes away". Dawn. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  3. ↑ "Former Chief Justices – Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan". federalshariatcourt.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2026-04-23.