The chief justice of Afghanistan (Pashto: د افغانستان لوی څارنوال; Dari: قاضی ارشد افغانستان) is the head of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan. The current chief justice is Abdul Hakim Haqqani.
| Chief Justice of Afghanistan | |
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| Pashto: د افغانستان لوی څارنوال Dari: قاضی ارشد افغانستان | |
 Logo of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan | |
| Supreme Court of Afghanistan | |
| Member of | Leadership Council |
| Reports to | Leadership |
| Seat | Kabul |
| Appointer | Supreme Leader |
| Deputy | Deputy Chief Justice |
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List of chief justices
Supreme Court of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (until 1992)
Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)
- Abdul Satar Sanaie[3]
- Noor Mohammad Saqib
Supreme Court of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Fazal Hadi Shinwari (December 2001 – May 2006), was a member of the Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan
- Abdul Salam Azimi (5 August 2006 – 23 October 2014), a former professor at the University of Arizona in the United States
- Sayed Yousuf Halim (27 July 2015 – 15 August 2021), former Deputy Minister of Justice for Technical Affairs (and Acting Minister of Justice), Deputy Minister for Administrative Affairs, and Head of the Ministry of Justice's General Legislative Department[4]
Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2021–present)
- Abdul Hakim Haqqani (15 August 2021 – present)