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Minister For Law, Justice And Human Rights (Pakistan)
The Law Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Law and Justice. They serves in the cabinet of the Prime Minister. List of ministers *Jogendra Nath Mandal (1947–1951) *Pirzada Abdus Sattar Abdur Rahman (1951–1953) *A.K. Brohi (1953–1954) *Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (1954–1955) *I. I. Chundrigar (1955–1957) *Muhammad Ibrahim (1958–1962) *Muhammad Munir (1962–1963) * Khurshid Ahmad (1963–1965) *Syed Muhammed Zafar (1965–1969) *Alvin Robert Cornelius (1969–1971) *Mahmud Ali Kasuri (1971–1973) * Malik Meraj Khalid (1973–1975) * Abdul Hafeez Pirzada (1975–1977) *Malik Mohammad Akhtar (1976–1977) *Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada (1977–1985) *Iqbal Ahmad Khan (1985–1986) *Wasim Sajjad (1987–1988) *Aitzaz Ahsan (1989) *Iftikhar Gilani (1989–1990) * Syed Fakhr Imam (1990–1991) *Chaudhry Abdul Gafoor (1991–1993) *Abdul Shakoor-ul Salam (1993–1994) * Iqbar Haider (1994–1995) *N.D. Khan (1995–1997) *Khalid Anwer (1997–1999) * Aziz A. Munshi (2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-largest Muslim population just behind Indonesia. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country in the world by area and 2nd largest in South Asia, spanning . It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest, and China to the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the site of several ancient cultures, including the 8,500-year-old Neolithic site of Mehrgarh in Balochistan, the Indus Valley civilisation of the Bronze Age, the most extens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharifuddin Pirzada
Sharifuddin Pirzada () NI (12 June 1923 – 2 June 2017) was a noted Pakistani Barrister who served as a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Personal life Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada was born in the city of Burhanpur, in what is today Madhya Pradesh, to parents Mir Niazi Pirzada and his wife, Fatima. His father was a noted barrister as well, serving in the Indian Civil Service at the time and posted in the state. He died on 2 June 2017, aged 93. Awards *Awarded Nishan-i-Imtiaz in 1998 Publications *Pakistan at a Glance, Bombay 1941. *Jinnah on Pakistan, Bombay 1943. *Leaders Correspondence with Jinnah. *Evolution of Pakistan, Karachi 1962 (also published in Urdu and Arabic). *Fundamental Rights and Constitutional Remedies in Pakistan, Lahore 1966. *The Pakistan Resolution and the historic Lahore Session. Islamabad 1970. *Foundation of Pakistan (3 volumes), 1971. *Some Aspects of Quaid-i-Azam's Life 1978. *Collected Works of Quaid-i-Azam Jinnah (3 volumes). *Dissol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mola Baksh Chandio
Maula Bakhsh Chandio ( ur, مولا بخش چانڈیو , sd, مولا بخش چانڊيو), is a Pakistani politician who served as the Federal Minister for Law. He is also a member of the Senate of Pakistan. Early life He born on 16 April 1944 in Hyderabad and belongs to Chandio The Chandio () is a Baloch tribe in the Sindh and Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far south ... Baloch family. Recently he wrote his biography ''Galiyaan Yad Nagar ki'' which was launched by Sindh Governor Dr. Ishratul Ibad Khan at Karachi Press Club. Career He was selected as information adviser to CM Sindh. He was elected as Senator in 2009 by PPP-P. In April 2011 he became Federal Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, where he contributed 18th Amendment in the Constitution of Pakistan. In April 2012 his portfolio was ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babar Awan
Zaheer-ud-din Babar Awan ( ur, ظہیر الدین بابر اعوان; born 27 January 1958; SI), is a Pakistani politician, senior lawyer, author, analyst, columnist, and leftist writer who served as Adviser to Prime Minister for Parliamentary Affairs from April 2020 to 10 April 2022, and before that as the Federal Law Minister in the cabinet of former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani. He also served as a junior Pakistani Senator of Punjab Province from 2012 to 2017. He regularly writes and publishes on left-wing philosophy. He extensively writes political columns in a leading Urdu newspaper, the ''Daily Jang'', in support of social democracy and social justice. Biography Babar Awan matriculated in 1971, and attended the Punjab University to study humanities. In 1975, Awan graduated with a B.A. in Humanities, and later obtained Master of Science in Economics from the Punjab University in 1978. In 1980, Awan moved to Karachi and attended the Karachi University t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zahid Hamid
Zahid Hamid (; born 24 October 1947) is a Pakistani politician, and lawyer. A member of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Hamid previously served as the Minister for Law and Justice and Minister of Climate Change in the Third Sharif ministry between 2015 and 2017. He briefly served as the Minister of Law and Justice in June 2013 before being appointed as Minister of Science and Technology from June 2013 to November 2014. He again served as Minister for Law and Justice under Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi from August 2017 until he resignation in November 2017. Hamid had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to May 2018. Family and education Hamid was born on 24 October 1947 in Lahore, Punjab, to Hamid Nawaz, a two-time MNA who served in the Pakistan Army and retired as a Brigadier in 1975 and later served as foreign service to tenured as diplomat in various countries Hamid's brother Shahid Hamid, served as Governor of Punjab in 1997 and was sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasi Zafar
Muhammad Wasi Zafar (12 January 1949 – 7 August 2021) was a Pakistani politician. He was the former Law minister of Pakistan. He was born in the city of Multan in Punjab, Pakistan. He was a lawyer and became a member of the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ... on a PML(Q) ticket. Zafar was unable to run in the February 2008 parliamentary election as a PML(Q) candidate and instead ran unsuccessfully as an independent. Zafar received media attention during the election campaign for verbally threatening a television journalist during a live telecast. References 1949 births 2021 deaths Pakistan Muslim League (Q) politicians Pakistani lawyers Politicians from Multan Punjabi people {{Pakistan-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid Ranjha
Khalid Ranjha is a Pakistani lawyer and a politician from Punjab, Pakistan. He also served as Federal Law Minister of Pakistan in 2002 and a member of the Senate of Pakistan. He remained Advocate General Punjab, Judge Lahore High Court and the President of Lahore High Court Bar Association, Lahore Educational background Khalid Ranjha studied at St. Anthony's High School, Government College University, Lahore and at the University of London, where he received his PhD degree, eventually becoming a Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London.Profile of Khalid Ranjha on PakistanHerald.com website Retrieved 12 January 2020 Political career He is a former senator for |
Raza Hayat Hiraj
Mohammad Raza Hayat Harraj (; born 21 July 1969) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to May 2018. Early life and education According to PILDAT, he was born on 21 July 1968. According to The News International, he was born on 21 July 1969. He received his LLB degree from University of Leicester in 1992. Political career He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency NA-156 (Khanewal-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 86,438 votes and defeated Fakhar Imam, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q). He became part of Musharraf cabinet and served as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-156 (Khanewal-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 71,381 votes and defeated Fakhar Imam, a candidate of PPP. He was re-elected to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahida Jamil
Shahida Nighat Jamil (born 30 January 1944 as Shahida Nighat Sulaiman) is a Pakistani lawyer and politician who served as the Law Minister of Pakistan. Early education and family Jamil is the only daughter of the late Shah Ahmed Sulaiman (a businessman and son of Sir Shah Sulaiman) and the late Begum Akhtar Sulaiman (a prominent social worker and daughter of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy). She was called to the Bar in 1973. Prior to that she graduated from Sindh Muslim Law College and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and English literature from Karachi University through St. Joseph's College. She is married to Chaudhry Mohammad Jamil (a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and former Vice-President of the Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association). They have two sons, Zahid Jamil (a barrister in Karachi) and Shahid Jamil (a solicitor in Chicago). Political career She became the first woman to be appointed the Law Minister of Sindh province in 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aziz A
Aziz ( ar, عزيز, , is an Arabic male name. The feminine form of both the adjective and the given name is Aziza. ''Aziz'' in Arabic is derived from the root ''ʕ-z-z'' with a meaning of "strong, powerful" and the adjective has acquired its meaning of "dear, darling, precious". It is a cognate of Hebrew ''oz'' עוז meaning "might, strength, power". The Semitic word refers to the "power and glory" of deities and kings. In the Latinised form "Azizus" it is attested as the name of one of the Arab Priest-Kings who ruled Emesa (the modern Homs, Syria) as clients of the Roman Empire. In ancient Levantine mythology, Azizos or Aziz is the Palmyrene Arab god of the morning star. The Arabian goddess Al-Uzza, also related to the planet Venus, is named from the same root ''ʕ-z-z''. ''Al-Aziz'' is one of the names of God in Islam. The "Al" makes the word "Aziz" proper. "Aziz" without "Al" is used as a royal title borne by the high nobles of Egypt, being a title borne by the prophe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid Anwer
Khalid Anwer (Urdu/ pa, ; born 4 November 1938 in Delhi, British India in a Nobal Arain Family) is a Pakistani lawyer, jurist and constitutional expert who previously served as the federal Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights following his appointment in 1997. He remained in office until the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état led by General Pervez Musharraf which toppled the ruling government of Nawaz Sharif. He is the son of Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, a freedom fighter and the fourth Prime Minister of Pakistan who was notable for having played a role in the formation of the first Constitution of Pakistan in 1956. Anwer obtained a B.Sc (Hons.) degree from the University of the Punjab and later a B.A. (Hons.) degree from Cambridge. In addition, he is a barrister-at-law from the Inner Temple, England. In March 1997, Anwer was elected as a member of the Senate of Pakistan for a term of six years. Anwer has an experience of 38 years as a court advocate and legal expert and argues cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iqbal Haider
Iqbal Haider ( ur, اقبال حیدر; 14 January 1945 – 11 November 2012) was a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the co-chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan ("HRCP"). He was also a Senator, Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs from November 1993 to December 1994, Pakistan's first Federal Minister for Human Rights and Attorney General. Life and education Haider was born on 14 January 1945 in Agra in pre-partition India (British Raj). He migrated to Pakistan with his family and got his early education in Karachi. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from the Government College of Commerce & Economics, Karachi in 1964, and an LLB from the Punjab University Law College, Lahore in 1966, where he was Secretary of the Debating Society, Vice-chairman of the Cultural Society of the Punjab University Students Union. In 1967, Haider was admitted to the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, where he became the v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
