Nasirul Mulk
Nasirul Mulk (Urdu: ناصر الملک; Pashto: ناصر الملک; born 17 August 1950) is a Pakistani jurist and politician who served as the seventh caretaker prime minister of Pakistan in 2018, and previously also served as the 22nd chief justice of Pakistan from 2014 to 2015. A jurist by profession, he was nominated as Chief Justice by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. On 6 July 2014, his appointment as CJP was confirmed by President Mamnoon Hussain. He also previously served as the country's acting Chief Election Commissioner, from 30 November 2013 to 6 July 2014.
Nasir ul Mulk | |
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| Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 June 2018 – 18 August 2018 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Preceded by | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| Succeeded by | Imran Khan |
| 22nd Chief Justice of Pakistan | |
| In office 6 July 2014 – 16 August 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Preceded by | Tassaduq Hussain Jillani |
| Succeeded by | Jawwad S. Khawaja |
| Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
| In office 11 December 2013 – 5 July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Tassaduq Hussain Jillani |
| Succeeded by | Jawwad S. Khawaja |
| Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan Acting | |
| In office 30 November 2013 – 2 July 2014 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Tassaduq Hussain Jillani |
| Succeeded by | Anwar Zaheer Jamali |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
| In office 4 May 2005 – 16 August 2015 | |
| Nominated by | Shaukat Aziz |
| Appointed by | Pervez Musharraf |
| Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court | |
| In office 31 May 2004 – 3 May 2005 | |
| Nominated by | Ali Jan Orakzai |
| Appointed by | Pervez Musharraf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nasir-ul-Mulk 17 August 1950 Swat State, Pakistan |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Relations | Shuja-ul-Mulk (brother) |
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| Residence(s) | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Peshawar University (BA, LLB) |
Prior to be elevated as Senior Justice in 2005, Mulk tenured as the chief justice of Peshawar High Court in 2004. Since joining the Supreme Court, Mulk has taken textualist approach on human rights and non-discrimination issues.
On 28 May 2018, he was appointed as caretaker prime minister ahead of the general elections scheduled in July 2018.