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{{Short description|Judge of the Supreme Court of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2013}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2013}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = S. Abdul Nazeer
| honorific-suffix =
| image = The Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Justice (Retd.) S. Abdul Nazeer called on the President of India.jpg

| alt =
| caption =
| office = 24th [[List of Governors of Andhra Pradesh|Governor of Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start1 = 24 February 2023
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]
| 1blankname1 = [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata1 = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| office2 = Judge of [[Supreme Court of India]]
| term_start2 = 17 February 2017
| term_end2 = 4 January 2023
| nominator2 = [[Jagdish Singh Khehar]]
| appointer2 = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| successor2 =
| office3 = Judge of [[Karnataka High Court]]
| term_start3 = 12 May 2003
| term_end3 = 16 February 2017
| appointer3 = [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]
| nominator3 = [[V. N. Khare]]
| predecessor3 =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1958|01|5}}
| birth_place = [[Beluvai]], [[Mysore State]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan, Vijayawada]]
}}

'''S. Abdul Nazeer''' (born 5 January 1958)<ref name="mt">{{cite web|url=http://www.mangaloretoday.com/main/Mangalorean-Justice-Abdul-Nazeer-among-the-5-new-judges-of-Supreme-Court.html |title=Mangalorean Justice Abdul Nazeer among the 5 new judges of Supreme Court |website=Mangaloretoday.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-16}}</ref><ref name="uV">{{cite web|url=http://www.udayavani.com/english/news/mangaluru/196845/moodbidri-based-justice-s-abdul-nazeer-becomes-supreme-court-judge |title=Moodbidri based Justice S Abdul Nazeer becomes Supreme Court judge | Udayavani - ಉದಯವಾಣಿ |website=Udayavani |date= |accessdate=2017-03-16}}</ref> is a former judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]], who is serving as the 24th [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|Governor of Andhra Pradesh]]. He is also former judge of the [[Karnataka High Court]]. He was appointed as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh on 12 February 2023.<ref name="Former Supreme Court judge Abdul Nazeer appointed as AP Governor">{{cite news |last1=Vennelakanti |first1=Pradeep Kumar |title=Former Supreme Court judge Abdul Nazeer appointed as AP Governor |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/former-supreme-court-judge-abdul-nazeer-appointed-ap-governor-782487 |accessdate=12 February 2023 |work=The Hans India |date=12 February 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212050101/https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/former-supreme-court-judge-abdul-nazeer-appointed-ap-governor-782487 |archivedate=12 February 2023|url-status=live |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Abdul Nazeer was born into a Muslim family belonging to the [[Dakshina Kannada]] district of [[Karnataka]], that is coastal Karnataka. He is the son of Fakir Saheb and he has five siblings.<ref name="mt"/> He grew up in [[Beluvai]]/[[Moodbidri]] and completed his B.Com degree at Mahaveera College, Moodbidri. He later obtained a law degree from [[SDM Law College]], [[Mangalore]].<ref name="uV"/><ref name="mt"/> (formerly known as "[[Dharmasthala Temple|Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara]] Law College").

== Career ==

=== Judicial career (1983–January 2023) ===
[[File:The_Governor_of_Andhra_Pradesh,_Shri_Justice_(Retd.)_S._Abdul_Nazeer_called_on_the_President_of_India,_Smt._Droupadi_Murmu,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan.jpg|thumb|The Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Justice (Retd.) S. Abdul Nazeer called on the President of India, Smt. [[Droupadi Murmu]], at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]]]]
After obtaining his law degree, Nazeer enrolled as an advocate on 1983 and practiced at the [[Karnataka High Court]] in [[Bangalore]]. In May 2003, he was appointed as an additional judge of the Karnataka High Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/bio_data/former_judges/sanj.htm |title=Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.Abdul Nazeer |website=Karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2017-03-16}}</ref> He was later appointed a permanent judge of the same High Court. In February 2017, while serving as a judge of the Karnataka High Court, Nazeer was elevated to the [[Supreme Court of India]]. He became only the third judge ever to be elevated in this way, without first becoming the chief justice of some high court.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2017/feb/17/hc-judge-elevated-to-supreme-court-1571518.html |title=HC judge elevated to Supreme court |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=2017-02-17 |accessdate=2017-03-16}}</ref>

While serving on the Supreme Court, Nazeer was the lone Muslim judge in a multi-faith bench which heard the controversial [[Triple talaq in India|Triple Talaq case]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/triple-talaq-case-muslim-judge-on-multi-faith-bench-kept-mum-all-through/articleshow/58741926.cms|title=Triple talaq case: Muslim judge on multi-faith bench kept mum all through|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/5-supreme-court-judges-of-5-faiths-to-give-verdict-on-triple-talaq-1740329|title=5 Judges Of 5 Faiths Give Verdict On Triple Talaq}}</ref> Though Nazeer and one other judge upheld the validity of the practise of Triple Talaq (Talaq-e-Biddat) based on the fact that it is permissible under Muslim [[Sharia|Sharia Law]], it was barred by the bench by 3–2 majority and asked the Central government to bring legislation in six months to govern marriage and divorce in the Muslim community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/supreme-court-bars-triple-talaq-for-6-months-until-parliament-legislates-on-issue/articleshow/60170130.cms|title=Supreme Court declares triple talaq unconstitutional, strikes it down by 3:2 majority|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/five-supreme-court-judges-who-will-pass-verdict-on-triple-talaq-issue/story-owThP7w19lxkMPh32aCwDP.html|title=Five Supreme Court judges who passed the verdict on triple talaq}}</ref> The court said until the government formulates a law regarding triple talaq, there would be an injunction on husbands pronouncing triple talaq on their wives.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/injunction-on-husbands-pronouncing-triple-talaq-until-law-is-made-sc-advocate-117082200380_1.html|title=Injunction on husbands pronouncing triple talaq until law is made: SC advocate}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livelaw.in/supreme-court-said-triple-talaq-judgment-read-judgment/|title=This Is What Supreme Court Said In Triple Talaq Judgment [Read Judgment]}}</ref>

He was also the part of five judge bench of the [[2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute]]. In which he upheld the report of [[Archaeological Survey of India|ASI]], which stated about the existence of a Hindu Structure in the disputed region. He gave the verdict in favour of Ram Mandir and thus ending the years long dispute with 5-0 verdict.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SC verdict refers to ASI report on 'Hindu structure' at Ayodhya site — this is what it says|url=https://www.google.com/s/theprint.in/india/sc-verdict-refers-to-asi-report-on-hindu-structure-at-ayodhya-site-this-is-what-it-says/318486/%3famp}}</ref>

In the months leading up to his retirement, Nazeer led a constitution bench which heard cases pertaining to the [[2016 Indian banknote demonetisation]] carried out by the Government of India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Constitution Bench says 'embarrassing' to adjourn demonetisation case|website=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/demonetisation-case-constitution-bench-says-embarrassing-to-adjourn/article66116649.ece}}</ref> He retired on 4 January 2023.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Retired SC Judge S. Abdul Nazeer Made Andhra Pradesh Governor, Had Delivered Ayodhya Temple Judgment |url=https://thewire.in/government/retired-sc-judge-s-abdul-nazeer-appointed-as-governor-of-andhra-pradesh |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=The Wire}}</ref>

=== Governor of Andhra Pradesh (February 2023–present) ===
On 12 February 2023, the [[President of India]] appointed Nazeer as the 24th governor of Andhra Pradesh, succeeding [[Biswabhusan Harichandan]].<ref name=":0" /> This appointment received opposition from parties, stating that the retired judge was being rewarded by the government, due to his favoured judgement related to the [[2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute|Ayodhya Ram Mandir verdict.]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-13 |title='Whole ecosystem in full swing once again': Kiren Rijiju on criticism over ex-SC judge Abdul Nazeer's appointment as governor |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kiren-rijiju-on-criticism-ex-sc-judges-appointment-governor-8441393/ |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

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