Haziqul Khairi | |
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11th Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court | |
In office 9 May 2006 – 4 June 2009 | |
Appointed by | Pervez Musharraf |
Preceded by | Chaudhry Ejaz Yousaf |
Succeeded by | Agha Rafiq Ahmed Khan |
Personal details | |
Born | Delhi, British India | 5 November 1931
Died | 1 April 2023[1] Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | (aged 91)
Nationality | Pakistani |
Relations | Allama Rashid-ul-Khairi (grandfather) Begum Amina Nazli (mother) Rizwan Ahmed (son-in-law) |
Education | Bachelor of Arts Bachelors in Law Masters in Political Science |
Haziqul Khairi (Urdu: حازق الخيری; 5 November 1931 – 1 April 2023) was 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 was the grandson of eminent British India social reformer, Allama Rashid ul Khairi.[2][3][4]
Khairi also served as a member of the Council of Islamic Ideology where as chairman of the Legal Committee he drafted the Women's Protection Bill.[5][6][7] Founder of the private law firm H. Khairi Law Associates, Khairi practiced as an advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan before his appointment as a judge of the Sindh High Court.[8][9] He also remained Member of the National Judicial Policy Making Committee, Member of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan, Secretary of the Sindh High Court Bar Association and Member of Sindh Bar Council.[10][11]