Saiyed Saeed Ashhad

Saiyed Saeed Ashhad (born 8 October 1943) is a Pakistani jurist who served as chief justice of the Sindh High Court from 2000 to 2005 and was later elevated as a justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Early life and legal career Ashhad was born on 8 October 1943 at Lucknow. He completed his legal education in 1963, obtaining an LL.B. degree from S. M. Law College, Karachi. He joined the bar as a pleader in September 1963, was enrolled as an advocate of the high court in November 1966, and practised law until January 1975.

He was elevated to the bench of the Sindh High Court on 11 January 1997. On 28 April 2000, he took oath as chief justice of the Sindh High Court, serving in that office until 4 April 2005. In December 2002, while serving as chief justice of the Sindh High Court, Ashhad took oath as acting governor of Sindh during the absence of Governor Mohammedmian Soomro.

In April 2005, Ashhad was elevated to the Supreme Court of Pakistan.