Akram Sheikh
Muhammad Akram Sheikh (Urdu: محمد اکرم شیخ) is a Pakistani attorney in the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[1]
Early life and career
Muhammad Akram Sheikh was born near Burewala, Vehari District in Punjab, Pakistan.[2] He received his education from Forman Christian College, Lahore. Then he finished his postgraduate studies at the University of Punjab, Lahore in 1972.[1]
- He started his career from the District Bar Association, Sahiwal in 1973.[1]
- He also became a lawyer of the Lahore High Court.[3]
- He then served as Chairman Executive Committee (CEC) of Pakistan Bar Council (1993-1994).[4]
- He also had served as President of Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan some years ago.[5]
Major court cases
Akram Sheikh has contested many major court cases including:
- In a much-publicized case in the recent past, Akram Sheikh represented a Pakistani-American Mansoor Ijaz who had alleged that the then Pakistani ambassador in the US Hussain Haqqani had written a memo to US authorities asking for American help against the intervention in politics by the Pakistani military. This memo had allegedly been written by Haqqani on the advice of then Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari.[2]
- Akram Sheikh has represented Nawaz Sharif and his family in many criminal and constitutional cases against them since the early 1990s.[2]
- In 1988-89, Akram Sheikh successfully defended Punjab government's right to open up its own bank Bank of Punjab. At that time, there was a confrontation between Nawaz Sharif's Punjab government and the federal government of Benazir Bhutto.[2]
Notable news media appearances
- Akram Sheikh has been vocal on national and international forums for human rights, independence of judiciary and rule of law. For example, he participated in the 'Lawyers March for Law in Pakistan' on 14 November 2007 (news coverage of this march by US TV channel C-Span Network is shown on their website).[6]
References
- 1 2 3 "Barrister Akram Sheikh's profile". Pakistan Herald.com (newspaper). Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 Muhammad Badar Alam (19 April 2014). "Profile: Lawyer with Sharif touch". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ↑ "Lawyers flay Akram Sheikh's article". Daily Times (newspaper). January 8, 2012. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ↑ Akram Sheikh on the List of Chairman Executive, Pakistan Bar Council, pakistanbarcouncil.org website, Retrieved 28 September 2017
- ↑ Profile of Akram Sheikh on Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad, Retrieved 29 September 2017
- ↑ Akram Sheikh speaks at Lawyers March for Law in Pakistan, c-span.org website, Published 14 November 2007, Retrieved 29 September 2017
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