Mr. Justice Raja Shakeel Ahmed was born on 27-09-1972 in village Birgal, Tehsil Ishkoman, District Ghizer. He got his primary education from Primary School Chatorkhand Tehsil Ishkoman and passed matriculation examination from High School Gahkuch in the year 1987. He got admission in FG Degree College Gilgit and passed intermediate examination in the year 1989 from Federal Board of Islamabad. He passed B.A in 1993 and got LLB Decree in the year 1998 from the University of Punjab Lahore. Raja Shakeel Ahmad was sportsman i.e. best player of football and represented Federal Board Football Team as well as the best football clubs of District Ghizer and Gilgit. He also worked with IUCN (International Union of Conservation of Nature) from 2002 to 2005.
Raja Shakeel Ahmad was enrolled as an Advocate of Northern Areas Chief Court Gilgit in the year 2000. From 2005 he was an active practicing Lawyer in Gilgit-Baltsitan Chief Court, Gilgit. In the year 2018 Raja Shakeel Ahmad was enrolled as an Advocate Supreme Appellate Court Gilgit-Baltistan. He remained Presidend of District Bar Association Ghizer twice. He also remained president of High Court Bar Association GB for the year 2018 - 19.
Besides being an active practicing lawyer Raja Shakeel Ahmad was a seasoned politician and social worker, due to his love and sincereness to the people he is known as “Diloon ka Raja”. He took the oath of Judge Chief Court on 16th September 2021, with the distinction of being youngest Judge ever appointed in the Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court.