Tariq Pervez Khan (15 February 1948 – 18 April 2020) was the Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court in Pakistan.[1] He was later elevated to the Supreme Court from where he retired in February 2013. He also served as the caretaker chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from March 20, 2013 to May 31, 2013.[2] He has also been acting governor twice during the tenure of Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai. On November 10, 2014, he was nominated as chief election commissioner of Pakistan.

Tariq Pervez Khan
Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkha
(caretaker)
In office
20 March 2013 – 31 May 2013
GovernorShaukatullah Khan
Preceded byAmeer Haider Khan Hoti
Succeeded byPervez Khattak
Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court
In office
5 April 2005 – 21 October 2009
Personal details
Born15 February 1948
Peshawar
Died18 April 2020(2020-04-18) (aged 72)
CitizenshipPakistan
NationalityPakistani

Biography edit

Tariq was born on 15 February 1948 in Sikander Town, Peshawar. Tariq Pervez obtained a law degree from Law College Peshawar University in 1971 and a political science degree from the University of Peshawar in 1975. Tariq had been associated with the law profession for the past four decades. He started advocating with the Peshawar District Court in 1972 and obtained the license of the Peshawar High Court in 1975. Tariq became a Supreme Court lawyer in 1983 after advocating for the High Court for eleven years. Tariq became the Peshawar High Court judge in 1997 while in April 2005 he was promoted to the Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court.[3]

He refused to take oath under the PCO on November 3, 2007, after Pervez Musharraf imposed an emergency in the country. Tariq Pervez was re-appointed Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court on September 5, 2008 under the PCO's Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar and was made a Supreme Court Judge on October 20, 2009.[3]

Tariq Pervez retired on February 14, 2013 at the age of 65. He had three daughters and a son.[3]

He died on 18 April 2020.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ Peshawar High Court Archived 2009-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Peshawar High Court site
  2. ^ "Tariq takes oath as interim chief minister of KP". Dawn. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "‮جسٹس طارق پرویز نگراں وزیر اعلیٰ کے لیے نامزد‬". BBC Urdu (in Urdu). 15 March 2013.
  4. ^ "پشاور ہائیکورٹ کے سابق چیف جسٹس طارق پرویز انتقال کرگئے". Daily Pakistan (in Urdu). 19 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Ex-PHC chief justice Tariq Parvez passes away at 72". Dawn. 19 April 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
2013 – 2013
Succeeded by