Haziqul Khairi

Haziqul Khairi (Urdu: 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 Principal of Sindh Muslim Law College. He is the grandson of eminent British India social reformer, Allama Rashid ul Khairi.[1][2][3]


Justice Haziqul Khairi
11th Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court
In office
May 9, 2006  June 4, 2009
Appointed byPervez Musharraf
Preceded byChaudhry Ejaz Yousaf
Succeeded byAgha Rafiq Ahmed Khan
Personal details
BornNovember 5, 1931
Dehli, British India
NationalityPakistani
RelationsAllama Rashid-ul-Khairi (grandfather)
Rizwan Ahmed (son-in-law)
EducationBachelor of Arts
Bachelors in Law
Masters in Political Science

Khairi also served as Chairman Legal Committee of the Council of Islamic Ideology where he drafted the Women's Protection Bill.[4][5][6] Before Khairi's appointment as a Judge of the Sindh High Court, he practised as Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[7][8][9][10]

Personal life and education

Khairi was born in Delhi on November 5, 1931 into a literary family to Raziq-ul-Khairi and Begum Amna Nazli. Khairi's grandfather was Allama Rashid-ul-Khairi, a social reformer of British India and a reputed writer of Urdu Language.[11] Khairi is the father-in-law of senior civil servant Rizwan Ahmed.[12]

Khairi initially got education in Dehli 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.[12]

Other contributions

Khairi has written several plays and short stories over the years. His autobiography, Jaagtey Lamhey, was published in 2012.[13] Khairi is the chairman of the Thinker's Forum at Hamdard Shura Karachi and serves on the Board of Governors of Habib University.[14] He has previously served on the Board of Governors, Board of Trustees, Council of Trustees and Selection Board of the International Islamic University.[7]

See also

References

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  2. InpaperMagazine, From (June 10, 2012). "COLUMN: Pioneers of women's right". dawn.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  3. "Former Chief Justices". Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  4. "Letters". Dawn. Pakistan. March 28, 2003. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  5. Mustafa, Zubeida (April 27, 2018). "Justice for all". dawn.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  6. Archive, AAJ News. "Acting governor: no Chief Justice or judges toaccept appointment: NJPMC".
  7. "Justice Haziq-ul-Khairi (Retd.)". Habib University. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  8. "Ombudsman helps KBCA men get dues". Dawn. Pakistan.
  9. "There's a need to revisit ombudsman law, says Khairi". Dawn. Pakistan. October 16, 2003. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  10. "202nd Birth Anniversary Of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Celebrated". UrduPoint. October 21, 2019.
  11. "COLUMN: A feminist in her day". dawn.com. September 27, 2008. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  12. "LITERARY NOTES: An unusual biography". Business Recorder. August 25, 2012. Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  13. "LITERARY NOTES: An unusual biography – Business Recorder".
  14. "KARACHI: Hakim Said remembered". dawn.com. October 19, 2002. Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
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