Peshawar: Justice Yahya Afridi took oath as the youngest chief justice of the Peshawar High Court yesterday.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra administered the oath to the 51-year-old at the Governor’s House.
The oath-taking ceremony was attended by the judges of the high court and subordinate judiciary, senior government officials, lawyers, adviser to the prime minister Engineer Ameer Muqam, and others.
Justice Afridi was appointed the 23rd chief justice of the Peshawar High Court by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial Commission for appointment of judges and parliamentary committee for the judges’ appointment.
A notification in this regard was issued by the law division on Thursday. The outgoing chief justice of the high court, Justice MazharAlamMiankhel, was elevated to the Supreme Court on Thursday.
Born on Jan 23, 1965, the retirement of Justice Afridi as a judge the high court is due on Jan 22, 2027. Hailing from Kohat Frontier Region, he has also the distinction of becoming the first Chief Justice of the high court from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata).
Justice Afridi was elevated to the high court as additional judge on Mar 15, 2010, and subsequently he was confirmed as permanent judge of the high court on Mar 15, 2012.
