Professional Career
Syed Zahid Hussain enrolled as an advocate on 22 September 1972. He enrolled as advocate of High court of Lahore on 22 May 1975 and as advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan on 21 June 1986. He also enrolled as advocate of Supreme court of Azad Jammu & Kashmir on 11 October 1997.
He is a Life Member of Lahore Bar Association, Lahore High Court Bar Association and Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association.
Syed Zahid Hussain mostly practised on constitutional, and civil sides of law. He also had been a visiting lecturer for some time in the Punjab Law College and City Law College. Mr. Hussain was legal advisor for various organisations, including Associated Press of Pakistan (APP). He was a member of Zafar Law Associates, a Law Firm established by Mr. S.M.Zafar, a former Law Minister. He also contributed in the preparation of celebrated book titled “Understanding Statutes”, The Cannons of construction (1997).
He had also been remained a company judge at the LHC, member committee for revision of High Court, member election tribunal, member LHC administration committee, chairman enrolment committee of the Punjab Bar Council and member of the Committee for Recruitment of additional District and Sessions Judges.
Justice Syed Zahid Hussain was appointed as judge of the Lahore High Court on 21 May 1998 and was confirmed on 19 May 1999.
Justice Syed Zahid Hussain was made Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court on retirement of Justice Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry, who retired on 31 December 2007. Justice Zahid was the 37th chief justice of LHC since its inception in 1866.
He was elevated to Supreme Court of Pakistan on 12 April 2009 and took oath on 13 April 2009
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