Haziqul Khairi ( ur, حازق الخيری ; born November 5, 1931) is a
Pakistani jurist
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and
author who served as
Chief Justice of the
Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan, Judge of the
Sindh High Court,
Ombudsman of Sindh and Principal of
Sindh Muslim Law College. He is the grandson of eminent British India social reformer,
Allama Rashid ul Khairi.
Khairi also served as Member of the
Council of Islamic Ideology where as Chairman Legal Committee he drafted the
Women's Protection Bill. Founder of the private law firm ''H. Khairi Law Associates'', Khairi before his appointment as a Judge of the Sindh High Court was practising as
Advocate
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of the
Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Personal life and education
Khairi was born in
Delhi on November 5, 1931, into a literary family to Raziq-ul-Khairi and
Begum Amina Nazli. Khairi's grandfather was
Allama Rashid-ul-Khairi, a social reformer of
British India and a reputed writer of
Urdu Language
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. Khairi is the father-in-law of senior civil servant
Rizwan Ahmed.
Khairi initially got education in
Delhi but later on studied in
Karachi after Khairi's family migrated after independence of Pakistan. He graduated in arts in 1954 and obtained his
Bachelor of Laws degree from
Sindh Muslim Law College in 1956. Khairi also holds a
master's degree in
political science.
Other contributions
Khairi has written several plays and short stories over the years. His autobiography, ''Jaagtey Lamhey'', composed by the young energetic IT Professional Mr
Shahid Mehmood Shahid on Googlewas published in 2012. Khairi is the chairman of the Thinker's Forum at Hamdard Shura Karachi and serves on the Board of Governors of
Habib University.
He has previously served on the board of governors, board of trustees, council of trustees and selection board of the
International Islamic University.
See also
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Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court
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Federal Shariat Court
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Sindh Muslim Law College
References
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Muhajir people
Pakistani judges
Living people
University of Karachi alumni
Chief justices of the Federal Shariat Court
1931 births
Sindh Muslim Law College faculty