What is Syed Sajjad Ali Shah?
'''Syed Sajjad Ali Shah''' (17 February 1933 &ndash; 7 March 2017) was a Pakistani politician and lawyer. He was the [[Chief Justice of Pakistan]] from 4 June 1994 to 2 December 1997. When Dr. [[Nasim Hasan Shah]] retired as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1994, Justice [[Saad Saud Jan]] should have taken his place based on seniority. [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Benazir Bhutto]] threw tradition overboard, when she by-passed two senior judges and appointed Sajjad Ali Shah as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Later, she was fired by President [[Farooq Leghari]] on charges of corruption and Sajjad Ali Shah along with 6 other members of the Supreme Court were fired as well. Sajjad Ali Shah was born in [[Karachi]]. He studied at the [[University of Karachi]]. Sajjad Ali Shah died of [[pneumonia]] on 7 March 2017 in Karachi, aged 84.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1348951/former-cjp-sajjad-ali-shah-passes-away/|title=Former CJP Sajjad Ali Shah passes away|date=7 March 2017|website=The Express Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samaa.tv/news/2017/03/former-cjp-syed-sajjad-ali-shah-passes-away/|title=Former CJP Syed Sajjad Ali Shah passes away|website=Samaa TV}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/378022-Former-CJP-Sajjad-Ali-Shah-dies-in-Karachi|title=Former CJP Sajjad Ali Shah dies in Karachi - Pakistan - Dunya News|website=dunyanews.tv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesindhtimes.com/pak/former-chief-justice-supreme-court-sajjad-ali-shah-dies/|title=Former Chief Justice Supreme Court Sajjad Ali Shah dies|first=The Sindh|last=Times|date=7 March 2017|publisher=|access-date=8 March 2017|archive-date=8 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308050113/http://www.thesindhtimes.com/pak/former-chief-justice-supreme-court-sajjad-ali-shah-dies/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sajjad Ali Shah, Syed}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Categ