President Dr Arif Alvi approved the appointment of Justice Mohammad Ibrahim Khan as the Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court on Tuesday.

Justice Ibrahim was appointed as the chief justice of PHC under Article 175(13A) after the judicial commission sent a recommendation to the prime minister.

He was acting as the acting PHC chief justice after Justice Musrat Hilali was appointed as the Supreme Court Judge.

Previously, Justice Ibrahim worked as Judge/Judicial Officer in various posts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and as a section officer in Law Department, Peshawar for two years.

He has also served as presiding officer Labour Court, Haripur for four years and as a Judge of Anti-Terrorism Court Abbottabad and Peshawar for more than three years.

He has also served as the chairman of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council.