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Sharifuddin Pirzada

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Sharifuddin Pirzada
شریف الدین پیرزادہ سيد
Pirzada in 2007
9th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
31 August 1966 – 1 May 1968
PresidentAyub Khan
Preceded byZulfikar Ali Bhutto
Succeeded byMian Arshad Hussain
Attorney General of Pakistan
In office
1968–1971
PresidentYahya Khan
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byYahya Bakhtiar
In office
1977–1984
Preceded byYahya Bakhtiar
Succeeded byAziz A. Munshi
Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
In office
1985–1988
Preceded byHabib Chatty
Succeeded byHamid Algabid
Personal details
Born(1923-06-12)12 June 1923
Burhanpur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India
(now in Madhya Pradesh, India)
Died2 June 2017(2017-06-02) (aged 93)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political partyAll-India Muslim League
(Before 1947)
Muslim League (1947–1958)
Alma materUniversity of Mumbai
Inns of Court School of Law
AwardsNishan-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

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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

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Publications

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Dawn.com (2 June 2017). "Leading lawyer Sharifuddin Pirzada passes away".
  2. ^ "Three-time attorney general Sharifuddin Pirzada passes away – The Express Tribune". 2 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Leading lawyer Sharifuddin Pirzada passes away". Muslim Global. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  4. ^ Staff (2 June 2017). "Obituary – Syed Shareefuddin Pirzada". Courting the Law. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
1966–1968 		Succeeded by
New office Attorney General of Pakistan
1968–1971 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Attorney General of Pakistan
1977–1984 		Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
1985–1988 		Succeeded by


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