Justice Gulzar Ahmed, who was sworn in as the 27th chief justice of Pakistan on December 21, 2019, was born on February 2, 1957, in Karachi.
His father, Noor Muhammad, was a renowned lawyer in Karachi. Justice Gulzar Ahmed completed his elementary schooling from the city’s Gulistan School, according to the Supreme Court’s website.
He then went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Government National College, Karachi, after which he obtained his law degree from SM Law College, Karachi.