On Wednesday, Justice Umar Ata Bandial took his oath as the next Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP).
According to reports, President Dr Arif Alvi administered the oath of office to the next Chief Justice of Pakistan.
According to the Supreme Court (SC) records, Justice Umar Ata Bandial was born in Lahore on September 17, 1958. He completed his primary and secondary studies at several institutions in Kohat, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, and Lahore. He received his B.A. (Economics) degree from Columbia University in the United States, followed by a Law Tripos degree from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, and qualified as a Barrister-at-Law from Lincoln’s Inn in London.