Iqbal Ahmed Ansari

Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari is a retired Indian judge, former Chief Justice of Patna High Court, and former Chairperson of Punjab State Human Rights Commission.

Career

He did his B.Sc. from Darrang College, Tezpur and completed graduation in Law from Tezpur Law College. He was elevated to Guwahati High Court on 4 March 2004. He also served as Executive Chairman of State Legal Services Authority in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland and has accordingly performed the duty of legal awareness.
In July 2016 he became the Chief Justice of Patna High Court and retired in October 2016.
On 1 August 2017 he was appointed Chairperson of Punjab State Human Rights Commission.