Chaudhry Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry Iftikhar Hussain (1946 – 6 June 2015) was a Pakistani jurist who served as the 36th Chief Justice of Lahore High Court from 2002 to 2007. Hussain was born in 1946 in Jhelum. He received his early education from Lahore and Jhelum. He graduated in law from Punjab University Law College in 1970. He belonged to the influential political family of Jhelum. His brother Chaudhry Altaf Hussain served as Governor of Punjab, Pakistan. His another brother, Chaudhry Shahbaz Hussain is a former federal minister. He started his practice as a lawyer of Lahore High Court in
Tassaduq Hussain Jillani August 2013, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry appointed Jillani to act as Chief Election Commissioner with immediate effect till the appointment of a new Commissioner. He succeeded former Justice Fakhruddin Ebrahim, who resigned from the office on 30 July 2013. His appointment as chief election commissioner was secured through the by-election clauses of the Constitution. After appointing the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif approved the nomination papers of Senior Justice Jillani to be elevated as Chief Justice, upon the constitutional retirement of the Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry which due for 12 December 2013. Per Prime