Chief Justice of Afghanistan
The chief justice of Afghanistan is the head of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan. The current chief justice is Abdul Hakim Haqqani, who is a founding member of the Taliban.
List of chief justices
Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Afghanistan (until 1973)
- Abdul Hakim Ziayee
Supreme Court of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1992)
- Nizamuddin Tahzib
- Abdul Karim Shadan
Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)
- Abdul Satar Sanaie
- Noor Mohammad Saqib
Supreme Court of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Fazal Hadi Shinwari, was a member of the Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan
- Abdul Salam Azimi, a former professor at the University of Nebraska Omaha in the United States
- Sayed Yousuf Halim, former Deputy Minister of Justice for Technical Affairs, Deputy Minister for Administrative Affairs, and Head of the Ministry of Justice's General Legislative Department
Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2021–present)
- Abdul Hakim Haqqani