Fali Sam Nariman

Fali Sam Nariman
The President, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (left), presenting Padma Vibhushan to Shri Fali Sam Nariman on 23 March 2007.
Born(1929-01-10)10 January 1929
Rangoon, Burma Province, British India
(present-day Yangon, Myanmar)
Died21 February 2024(2024-02-21) (aged 95)
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Mumbai
Occupations
  • Senior Advocate
  • Jurist
ChildrenRohinton Fali Nariman

Fali Sam Nariman (10 January 1929 – 21 February 2024) was an Indian jurist. He was a senior advocate to the Supreme Court of India from 1971 and was the President of the Bar Association of India from 1991 to 2010.[1][2] Nariman was an internationally recognised jurist on international arbitration. He was honoured with the 19th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2018. He was one of India's most distinguished constitutional lawyers and argued several leading cases.[3] He was the Additional Solicitor General of India from May 1972 to June 1975.[4]

Nariman was awarded the Padma Bhushan (1991),[5] Padma Vibhushan (2007)[6] and Gruber Prize for Justice (2002) and was a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Parliament of India for a term (1999–2005).

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