Sharifuddin Pirzada
Sharifuddin Pirzada | |
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شریف الدین پیرزادہ سيد | |
9th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 31 August 1966 – 1 May 1968 | |
President | Ayub Khan |
Preceded by | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Succeeded by | Mian Arshad Hussain |
Attorney General of Pakistan | |
In office 1968–1971 | |
President | Yahya Khan |
Preceded by | Post established |
Succeeded by | Yahya Bakhtiar |
In office 1977–1984 | |
Preceded by | Yahya Bakhtiar |
Succeeded by | Aziz A. Munshi |
Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation | |
In office 1985–1988 | |
Preceded by | Habib Chatty |
Succeeded by | Hamid Algabid |
Personal details | |
Born | Burhanpur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India (now in Madhya Pradesh, India) | 12 June 1923
Died | 2 June 2017 (aged 93) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Political party | All-India Muslim League (Before 1947) Muslim League (1947–1958) |
Alma mater | University of Mumbai Inns of Court School of Law |
Awards | Nishan-e-Imtiaz (1998) |
Sharifuddin Pirzada (شریف الدین پیرزادہ سيد) NI (12 June 1923 – 2 June 2017) was a Pakistani barrister who served as a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Personal life
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.[citation needed]
He died on 2 June 2017, aged 93.[1][2][3][4]
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).
- Dissolution of Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, Karachi 1985.
References
- ^ Dawn.com (2 June 2017). "Leading lawyer Sharifuddin Pirzada passes away".
- ^ "Three-time attorney general Sharifuddin Pirzada passes away – The Express Tribune". 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Leading lawyer Sharifuddin Pirzada passes away". Muslim Global. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ Staff (2 June 2017). "Obituary – Syed Shareefuddin Pirzada". Courting the Law. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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