This photo released by Pakistan's Press Information Department on Sept. 17, 2023 shows Pakistani President Arif Alvi (L) administering the oath to Qazi Faez Isa (R, front) as the 29th Chief Justice of Pakistan during an oath-taking ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr presidential palace in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan. Supreme Court of Pakistan's senior Judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa took oath as the 29th Chief Justice of Pakistan on Sunday, according to a statement from the President House Media Wing. (Pakistan's Press Information Department/Handout via Xinhua)
ISLAMABAD, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Supreme Court of Pakistan's senior Judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa took oath as the 29th Chief Justice of Pakistan on Sunday, according to a statement from the President House Media Wing.
Pakistani President Arif Alvi administered the oath at a ceremony held at the President House in Islamabad, attended by caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, senators and foreign ambassadors.
Isa assumed the office after his predecessor Justice Umar Ata Bandial retired on Saturday after completing his tenure.
Justice Isa, who joined the apex court of the country in 2014, will serve in the post till his retirement, scheduled on October 25, 2024, according to data available on the website of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Isa, born on October 26, 1959, is the son of late political leader Qazi Mohammad Isa, a prominent leader in the Pakistan Movement and a close companion of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah. ■
