Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
, situated in
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
,
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
. The college has produced numerous notables including
Chief Justices of Pakistan
Chief may refer to:
Title or rank
Military and law enforcement
* Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force
* Chief of police, the head of a police department
* Chief of the boa ...
Chief Ministers of Sindh
Chief Minister of Sindh (, ur, —), is the elected head of government of Sindh. Syed Murad Ali Shah is a PPP politician and the current Chief Minister of Sindh.
The Chief Minister is the head of the provincial government alongside the Chief ...
Supreme Court of Pakistan
The Supreme Court of Pakistan ( ur, ; ''Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān'') is the apex court in the judicial hierarchy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Established in accordance to thePart VIIof the Constitution of Pakistan, it has ultimate a ...
and
Sindh High Court
The High Court of Sindh ( ur, ) is the highest judicial institution of the Pakistani province of Sindh. Established in 1906, the Court situated in the provincial capital at Karachi. Apart from being the highest Court of Appeal for Sindh in ...
.
The college was established by its first Principal
Hassanally A. Rahman
Hassanally A Rahman ( sd, حسن علي رحمان ur, حسن علی رحمان) was born in Karachi, Sindh (1909 to 1986), to a prominent and respectable family of legal professionals, government officers, and people actively involved in the ed ...
, a leading Advocate of
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
on the June 28, 1947 and was affiliated to the
University of Sindh
The University of Sindh ( ur, ; sd, سنڌ يونيورسٽي; informally known as Sindh University) is a public research university in Pakistan located in the city of Jamshoro. It is one of the oldest universities in Pakistan and was certifi ...
. It started functioning at Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam. After the closure of Shahani Law College, the college shifted to its present building in 1948 and is affiliated with the
University of Karachi
The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (wh ...
.
Library
The college has one of the oldest law library in
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. The library is an important resource centre, primarily intended to provide undergraduate and postgraduate students with the books, law journals and reading materials they need for their studies, as well as having a valuable and ever increasing collection of legal works. The library contains over 50,000 volumes, the core of which is a comprehensive range of legal materials for practitioners, law students and faculty members.
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar (or Zulfiqar) Ali Bhutto ( ur, , sd, ذوالفقار علي ڀٽو; 5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979), also known as Quaid-e-Awam ("the People's Leader"), was a Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the fourth ...
(former
President
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*President (corporate title)
*President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...
and
Prime Minister of Pakistan
The prime minister of Pakistan ( ur, , romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen cabinet, despite the president of Paki ...
Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui
Saeed Uz Zaman Siddiqui (Urdu: ; 1 December 1939 – 11 January 2017) (pronunciation 'sa'eed -uz- zam'an'; alternatively Saiduzzaman Siddiqui) was a Pakistani jurist and legislator of great prominence who formerly served as the 15th Chief J ...
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Gulzar Ahmed
Gulzar Ahmed ( ur, ; born 2 February 1957) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan from 21 December 2019 to 1 February 2022.
Early life and education
Ahmed's father, Noor Muhammad, was a lawyer in Karachi. Ahmed c ...
Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court
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Haziq-ul-Khairi
Haziqul Khairi ( ur, حازق الخيری ; born November 5, 1931) is a Pakistani jurist and author who served as Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan, Judge of the Sindh High Court, Ombudsman of Sindh and Principa ...
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Mir Hazar Khan Khoso
Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (, ) (30 September 1929 – 26 June 2021) was a Pakistani jurist who was the caretaker prime minister of Pakistan from 25 March to 5 June 2013. Khoso was a judge who previously served as the Chief Justice of the Federal Shar ...
Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman
Justice Tufail Ali Abdul Rahman was born in Karachi, Sindh in 1921 and belonged to a highly respectable family that produced a lot of legal professionals, government officers and people actively involved in the education sector.
Family backgroun ...
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Wajihuddin Ahmed
Wajihuddin Ahmed ( ur, ; born 1 December 1938) is a retired senior justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, human rights activist, and former professor of law at the Sindh Muslim Law College.
Prior to be elevated as Senior Justice of the ...
Majida Rizvi
Justice (R) Majida Rizvi ( ur, ماجدہ رضوی) is the first woman judge of a High Court in Pakistan. She practiced in the High Courts and Supreme Court and taught Law in Hamdard School of Law. As a writer she specialized in legal issues per ...
Zafar Hussain Mirza
Zaffar Hussain Mirza (10 October 1926 – 27 August 2015) was a Pakistani judge and the father of former Home Minister of Sindh Zulfiqar Mirza. He was also the grandfather of Hasnain Mirza.
Early life
Mirza was born on October 10, 1926, in ...
Makhdoom Ali Khan
Makhdoom Ali Khan ( ur, مخدوم علی خان ; born 9 January 1954), is a practising Senior Advocate Supreme Court. Makhdoom Ali Khan is a former Attorney General of Pakistan, former chairman Pakistan Bar Council, former member of the Law ...
–
Senior Advocate Supreme Court
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, former
Attorney General of Pakistan
The Attorney-General for Pakistan is the chief law officer and legal advisor of the Government of Pakistan and enjoys rights of audience before Parliament. The Attorney-General, who serves as Pakistan's public prosecutor, is nominated by the Prime ...
and chairman
Pakistan Bar Council
The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) ( ur, ) was established by the Parliament in 1973 under the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act.
It is the highest elected body of lawyers in Pakistan. It has twenty two members elected from across the count ...
*
Syed Qaim Ali Shah
Syed Qaim Ali Shah Jillani ( sd, سيد قائم علي شاه جيلاني , ur, ) is a Pakistani politician who served as the elected Chief Minister of Sindh for three terms. His last two terms combined, a total of eight years, makes him t ...
Rana Muhammad Akram Khan
Rana Muhammad Akram Khan ( ur, رانا محمد اکرم خاں) is a Pakistani lawyer and zamindar. He is former chairman executive of the Punjab Bar Council (PBC).
Education and background
Khan was born in Chiraghabad, Faisalabad (Pakist ...
, former Chairman
Punjab Bar Council
The Punjab Bar Council ( ur, ) is a deliberative assembly of lawyers in Punjab. It is established by Parliament of Pakistan and consists of 75 members elected from different constituencies of Punjab. Its main functions are to promote and sugges ...
.
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Ghous Ali Shah
Syed Ghous Ali Shah (Urdu: سید غوث علی شاہ; born 1 January 1934) is a Pakistani politician and jurist. He was Chief Minister of Sindh, Pakistan from 1985–1988 and later the Chief Executive in 1999.
He has also remained the Defe ...
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 bu ...
– former Federal Minister for Women Development, former Minister for Law, Human Rights, Social Welfare and Environment
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Naimatullah Khan
Naimatullah Khan (1 October 1930 – 25 February 2020) was a Pakistani politician who served as the City Nazim (Mayor) of Karachi from August 2001 to June 2005.
Early life and career
He graduated from Punjab University with a Masters in Jou ...
– former
Mayor of Karachi
Mayor of Karachi (Urdu: ) is the executive of the Karachi metropolitan corporation and the Karachi local government system of the city of Karachi which is the third tier of governance in Pakistan after Federal and provincial governments.
Pre ...
Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
The Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan ( ur, ), is the president-chair of the Senate of Pakistan.Farman Fatehpuri
Farman Fatehpuri ( ur, ) (born Syed Dildar Ali ( ur, ), 26 January 1926 – 3 August 2013) was an Urdu linguist, researcher, writer, critic and scholar of Pakistan.
He is widely regarded as a leading authority on the life and work of ...
Khalid Ali Z. Qazi – former Education Minister of Sindh, former Additional Advocate General of Sindh. Currently the Vice Chancellor of
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law
The Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law (SZABUL) ( sd, شهيد ذولفقار علي ڀٽو يونيورسٽي آف لا) is a public university, Public University situated in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. SZABUL has unique privilege to be ...
.
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Rasul Bux Palejo
Rasul Bux Palejo (also spelled Rasool Bux Palijo) (, ur, ; 21 February 1930 – 7 June 2018) was a Pakistani leftist, Marxist leader from Sindh, scholar and writer. He was a human-rights lawyer and the leader and founder of Awami Tahre ...
– senior politician
See also
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List of colleges in Karachi
Girls
Federal government colleges
Colleges administrated by the Pakistan military
Pakistan Army
Pakistan Navy
Pakistan Air Force
External links
*{{url, https://biek.edu.pk/gmaleCol.asp, List of Government Affiliated Colleges - Bo ...
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Education in Pakistan
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