Saad Saood Jan

Saad Saood Jan (1931 – 21 July 2005) was a Pakistani jurist who served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and twice as its acting Chief Justice. He also served as a judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) from 1996.

Career

Government service Prior to his judicial career, Jan served as Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Law and as Secretary to the Parliamentary Affairs Division.

Judicial career Jan served as a judge of the Lahore High Court before his appointment to the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 1986. Jan served as acting Chief Justice from 16 April 1994 to 4 June 1994.

Jan was a member of the National Group of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague. Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry conveyed condolences to the family and attended the funeral in Lahore, where he also laid a wreath at the grave.