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Date of birth5 January 1958
Age65 Years
BirthplaceBeluvai village, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India
ProfessionLaw personnel; Governor
NationalityIndian
Marital statusMarried
SpouseSameera Nazeer
FamilyParents: Fakir Saheb (father, deceased), Ameedabi (mother, deceased); five siblings
S. Abdul Nazeer Biography
S. Abdul Nazeer is an Indian jurist who served on the Karnataka High Court and the Supreme Court of India before being appointed as the Governor of Andhra
Early life and backgroundSheikh S. Abdul Nazeer was born on 5 January 1958 in Beluvai village in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. He grew up in Moodabidri, where he attended Jain High School and later studied at Sri Mahaveera College. He completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree and pursued legal studies at S.D.M. (S.D.M.) Law College in Mangalore. Nazeer was raised in a Muslim family and has described the sacrifices made by his mother as central to his journey.
During his youth he took on a variety of jobs to support his family and also became involved in college theatre, directing productions and composing music for the stage. He has continued to pursue literary interests, including keeping a diary and learning Sanskrit.
Career
After finishing his law degree, Nazeer moved to Bengaluru in 1983 and enrolled as an advocate. He practised at the Karnataka High Court for nearly two decades. On 12 May 2003 he was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court and became a permanent judge in 2004.
On 17 February 2017 Nazeer was elevated to the Supreme Court of India. His six-year tenure on the Supreme Court bench lasted until his retirement on 4 January 2023. During that period he sat on 458 benches and authored 93 judgments, participating in several high-profile cases that shaped contemporary Indian jurisprudence.
Notable judgments in which he participated include the Triple Talaq case (Shayara Bano v Union of India) and the landmark privacy decision (Justice K. S. Puttaswamy v Union of India), both in 2017. He was a member of the five-judge bench in the Ayodhya title dispute (M. Siddiq v Mahant Suresh Das) in 2019 and was part of the bench that upheld the Union’s 2016 demonetisation scheme in 2023. In the Triple Talaq case he was the only Muslim member of the five-judge bench that delivered a 3:2 majority decision. In the Ayodhya dispute he was on the bench that accepted the Archaeological Survey of India’s findings and gave a unanimous verdict in 2019.
Beyond those matters, Nazeer inaugurated a POCSO court in Udupi on 14 March 2020, reflecting involvement in judicial infrastructure and child protection initiatives at the district level.
Public profile
Nazeer is known for a varied personal profile: he enjoys singing, particularly Tulu songs, and often participated in co-curricular musical activities with colleagues. He is a cricket enthusiast, has an inclination toward literature, and has learned Sanskrit. In public remarks at his retirement ceremony he spoke about the hard work of his early years, using an image of a duck gliding smoothly while paddling furiously underneath to describe the effort required to succeed.
He has five siblings. His parents, Fakir Saheb and Ameedabi (Hameedabi), are deceased. He is married to Sameera Nazeer and lists Moodabidri as his hometown. Physical details listed for him include black eyes and salt-and-pepper hair.
Latest updates
On 12 February 2023 S. Abdul Nazeer was appointed as the 24th Governor of Andhra Pradesh. He took office on 13 February 2023 and continues to serve in that role. His judicial service record is noted from 12 May 2003 to 4 January 2023, encompassing his time at both the Karnataka High Court and the Supreme Court of India.
Nazeer has reflected publicly on the social and economic barriers he overcame early in his career and credits mentors and family support for his progress. He is also described as a subscriber to WhatsApp University, an informal reference to following widely circulated information via social media.
He remains a public figure whose career spans advocacy, long judicial service, and gubernatorial office.
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Appointed as the 24th Governor of Andhra Pradesh; took office on 13 February 2023.
2023Served as a judge of the Supreme Court from 17 February 2017 until retirement on 4 January 2023; sat on 458 benches and authored 93 judgments.
2017–2023Career Highlights
- Appointed Additional Judge of Karnataka High Court on 12 May 2003 and made permanent judge in 2004
- Elevated to the Supreme Court of India on 17 February 2017
- Participated in major judgments including Triple Talaq (2017), Right to Privacy (2017), Ayodhya dispute (2019), and the challenge to the 2016 demonetisation scheme (2023)
- Appointed 24th Governor of Andhra Pradesh in February 2023
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