Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry - Early Life and Family

Early Life and Family

Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was born on 12 December 1948 in Quetta, Balochistan Province, Pakistan. His family is originally from Faisalabad. He belongs to Rajpoot tribe of Punjab. His father, Chaudhry Jan Muhammad, a police officer, migrated to a village in Faisalabad District and then went to Quetta, Balochistan during the Partition of British India in 1947.He has spent all his life in Quetta and moved to Islamabad, when he was elevated judge of Supreme Court of Pakistan in the year 2000.Chaudhry has three brothers who are settled abroad and he is second eldest child of his parents.

He is married to Faiqa Iftikhar and has five children. His two sons are Arsalan Iftikhar and Ahmed Balach Iftikhar. He has three daughters namely Ayesha Iftikhar, Ifrah Iftikhar and Palwasha Iftikhar.

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