Mahmood Ahmed Ghazi

Justice
Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi
Judge of Federal Shariat Court
In office
26 March 2010[1] – 25 September 2010
Appointed byPresident Asif Ali Zardari[2]
Personal details
Born13 September 1950
Kandhla, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died26 September 2010(2010-09-26) (aged 60)
Islamabad

Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi (13 September 1950 – 26 September 2010) was a Pakistani jurist and scholar of Islamic Studies, shariah and fiqh. He was a professor at the International Islamic University, Islamabad, judge at the Federal Shariat Court and Federal Minister for Religious Affairs in Pakistan. He completed his dars-e-nizami at the age of 16 and later obtained a PhD in Islamic Studies from Punjab University. He was fluent in Urdu, English, Arabic, Persian, Turkish and French. He authored numerous works in Urdu and English, and translated Persian poetry Payam-e-Mashriq of Muhammad Iqbal into Arabic.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Hon'ble Judges". Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  2. ^ Syed, Irfan Raza (23 March 2010). "President appoints 4 Ulema judges". The Dawn. Retrieved 31 October 2010.[permanent dead link]