Munib Akhtar

Munib Akhtar (; born 14 December 1963) is a Pakistani jurist who serves as justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan since 8 May 2018. He served as acting Chief Justice of Pakistan from 19 May 2024 to 25 May 2024.

Early life and education Akhtar was born in 1963. He is a son-in-law of former Pakistani law minister Khalid Anwer and the grandson of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Chaudhry Mohammad Ali (1955–1956). He completed his early education from Aitchison College.

Akhtar graduated with a B.A. from Government College University, Lahore in 1983 and from Princeton University in 1986 after completing a 150-page long senior thesis titled "Pakistan and South Korea 1947 -- 1970: A Comparative Analysis of Economic Development." He earned his LLB from Punjab University Law College in 1989.