Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ousted Gillani and his government on April 26, 2012. He retired on 12 December 2013 as Chief Justice. Chaudhry's legacy is described as having "repurposed a once supine judiciary as a fiercely independent force", but he has also been criticized for judicial overreach and allegations of misuse of office. On 25 December 2015, Chaudhry announced the formation of the Pakistan Justice Democratic Critic Party headed by himself. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was born on 12 December 1948 into Punjabi Rajput family in Quetta, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan. His father, Chaudhry Jan Muhammad, was a police constable. Before the independence in 1947 Chaudhry
Minister of Justice (Canada) concerned with questions of policy and their relationship to the justice system. In their role as attorney general, they are the chief law officer of the Crown. A separate cabinet position, the Minister of Public Safety ()—formerly the "Solicitor General"—administers the law enforcement agencies (police, prisons, and security) of the federal government. For the Attorneys-General of the various provinces of Canada see: Key: Minister of Justice (Canada) The Minister of Justice () is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the Department of Justice, chief federal legal adviser and is also Attorney General of