Syed Muhammad Anwer
Syed Mohammed Anwer (Urdu: سید محمد انور ) was elevated as Aalim Judge in Federal Shariat Court on 10 July 2023, by the President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi via Notification dated 5 July 2023. Early life and education
Syed Mohammed Anwer, born on 26 September 1965, spent his early years in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and attended F. G. Sir Syed College. He obtained his Bachelors's (LLB Honors) degree from International Islamic University, Islamabad. Later, he pursued higher education at Kyushu University in Japan as a Monbukagakusho Scholarship, completing his LLM in International Economic Law. Additionally, he earned his MPhil degree in Public Policy and International Relations, specializing in Comparative Political Studies and Administration in Asia (CSPA), from the same university. Anwer acquired religious education from traditional madrasahs, receiving degrees such as Maulvi Fazil and Daur-i-tafseer. Lastly, he pursued his Ph.D. in Islamic Studies at the University of Punjab. Career
Before elevation, he was appointed by the then President of Pakistan, Mamnoon Husain as a member of the Council of Islamic Ideology on the basis of his extensive research and contributions in the field of Islamic jurisprudence, Islamic finance and Shariah. He was an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan having expertise in diverse legal disciplines ranging from civil and criminal litigation, corporate law, IT telecom, E-commerce and International trade and finance etc. He also held different offices related to the legal profession including Member legal to Customs Appellate Tribunal, Islamabad, director legal ministry of IT and telecom where he drafted laws for the IT and telecom sector of Pakistan. He remained chairman of Electronic Certification and Accreditation council (ECAC), a legal body to regulate e-commerce in Pakistan by virtue of the Electronic Transaction Ordinance 2002. In this capacity he drafted fundamental regulations for the ECAC to provide the legal foundation for electronic transactions in Pakistan necessary for the certification authorities to operate in Pakistan. He remained Deputy Attorney General Islamabad, prior to which he was elected President of Islamabad Bar Association for the year 2013. Syed Muhammad Anwer appointed as  Judge Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan on 21.05.2020.He took oath as Acting Chief Justice Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan on 16.05.2022. References 

1965 births
Pakistani judges
People from Rawalpindi
International Islamic University, Islamabad alumni
Kyushu University alumni
University of the Punjab alumni
Pakistani lawyers
Pakistani legal scholars
Living people