Ayesha Malik Becomes First Woman Justice Of Pakistan Supreme Court

Ayesha Malik is Pakistan's first female Supreme Court Justice. She took the oath today, marking a watershed moment in the country's history. Several high-ranking officials and lawyers were in attendance, and the video of the oath-taking rapidly went viral on social media.

Justice Ayesha's appointment has been dubbed a "landmark elevation" by Minister of Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry, who expects she would be "an asset to our judicial hierarchy." President Arif Alvi has authorised the appointment of the Lahore High Court (LHC) judge, according to a notification published by the law ministry on January 21.

"In exercise of powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 177 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President is pleased to appoint Mrs Ayesha A Malik, a judge of the Lahore High Court, <...> as a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan with effect from the date she takes the oath of her office," the notification read.

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Who is Ayesha Malik Pakistan Supreme Court Judge?

Since March 27, 2012, Ayesha A. Malik has served as a judge on the Lahore High Court in Pakistan. Here's what we know about her:

- Malik received her primary education in Paris and New York, and her A Levels at the Francis Holland School for Girls in London.

- In Pakistan, she received a Senior Cambridge diploma from the Karachi Grammar School and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Government College of Commerce and Economics in Karachi.

- She received her basic legal education at Lahore's Pakistan College of Law. She went on to Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to earn her LL.M. Ayesha's most notable academic achievement was being designated a London H. Gammon Fellow for excellent distinction in 1998-1999. She has three children and is married.