Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gilani (born 18 July 1940) served as Pakistan's Federal Minister of Law. He was born in Kohat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. His early education was at Islamia College, Peshawar, Iftikhar joined Forman Christian College, Lahore, in 1956. After studying law at Punjab University from 1959–61, in 1967 Iftikhar moved to Peshawar to practice the Law. In 1970 elections he contested for the Provincial Assembly as an independent candidate. Losing his first election he joined the PPP in 1971. Elected to Parliament in 1988 he served as Federal Minister for law in the first government
Suspension of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry for two hours and was adjourned until Friday 16 March. Justice Chaudhry issued a four-page press release denouncing the moves against him, saying that neither President Musharraf nor the SJC had the authority to prevent him from working. He also reported that his telephones at home had been disconnected and vehicles confiscated. CJP Justice Iftikhar requested that because his lawyers were not allowed to meet him by the government, the hearing should be adjourned till 26 March 2007. SJC did not entertain it and the next date of hearing was announced in a press release to be 21 March 2007