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- Saeeduzzaman_Siddiqui abstract "Chief Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui (alternatively Saeed-uz-zaman Siddiqui; Urdu : سعید الزماں صدیقی; b. 1 December 1937), is a Pakistani Jurist and legislator of great prominence who formerly served as the Chief Justice of Pakistan at the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was the Chief Justice of Pakistan when the 1999 military coup d'état was staged by then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf. Notably, he defied the request given by Musharraf via the Law Minister and Legal Adviser Sharifuddin Pirzada to take a new oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) saying that: "Taking an oath under the PCO, in my opinion, will be a deviation from the oath I had taken to defend the constitution of 1973". The PCO not only negated the independence of the judiciary and democratic norms, but also prolonged the martial law by nullifying the effect of any judgement given against General Musharraf's regime.As a consequence of this, he was forced to step down from his position, by the military regime. The tenure time period was shortened due to his refusal to take the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) Oath, prescribed by General Pervez Musharraf to legitimize the LFO. After a long discussion with 4 Army generals sent to his residence by General Musharraf; namely, Lieutenant-General (Retired) Moinuddin Haider, who was Interior Minister,then-Lieutenant-General Ehsan ul Haq, Core-commander of the XI Corps, Lieutenant-General (retired) Mahmud Ahmed, then-Director General of the ISI and Brigadier-General (retired) Javed Ashraf Bajwa; Chief Justice Siddiqui refused to take the Oath after which the Generals left and on orders of the GHQ was executed, which had authorized the house arrest of him and his family.On 25 August 2008, Nawaz Sharif announced that Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui would be Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Jamaat-e-Islami nominee to replace Pervez Musharraf as President of Pakistan. He lost the 6 September 2008 elections by 79 votes to Asif Ali Zardari, who was elected President of Pakistan. Justice Siddiqui was again selected for running as the candidate for the Presidential Election in the Pakistani presidential election, 2013, but at the last moment his name was replaced with Mamnoon Hussain as Siddiqui never joined the PML-N and was a neutral candidate. He was supported by MQM and Wajihuddin Ahmed even announced he would not run for the post should Siddiqui be selected. The PML-N although in power wanted Siddiqui as a unanimous candidate as he was the only neutral candidate contesting this election.".
- Saeeduzzaman_Siddiqui activeYearsEndDate "1992-05-21".
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- Saeeduzzaman_Siddiqui almaMater University_of_Dhaka.
- Saeeduzzaman_Siddiqui almaMater University_of_Karachi.
- Saeeduzzaman_Siddiqui appointer Muhammad_Rafiq_Tarar.
- Saeeduzzaman_Siddiqui birthDate "1937-12-01".
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- Saeeduzzaman_Siddiqui birthPlace Lucknow.
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- Saeeduzzaman_Siddiqui birthYear "1937".
- Saeeduzzaman_Siddiqui office "Chief Justice Sindh High Court".
- Saeeduzzaman_Siddiqui office "Chief Justice of Pakistan".
- Saeeduzzaman_Siddiqui successor Irshad_Hasan_Khan.
- Saeeduzzaman_Siddiqui successor Nasir_Aslam_Zahid.
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- Saeeduzzaman_Siddiqui almaMater University_of_Dhaka.
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- Saeeduzzaman_Siddiqui birthDate "1937-12-01".
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- Saeeduzzaman_Siddiqui name "(سعید الزماں صدیقی)".
- Saeeduzzaman_Siddiqui name "Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui".
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- Saeeduzzaman_Siddiqui termEnd "1992-05-21".
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