Haziqul Khairi

The Honourable Justice Haziqul Khairi جسٹس حازق‌ الخيری
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
Provinical Ombusdman of Sindh
In office 1999–2003
Appointed by	Mamnoon Hussain
Preceded by	Salahuddin Mirza
Succeeded by	Yousuf Jamal
Judge of the Sindh High Court
In office 1988–1993
Appointed by	Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Personal details
Born	5 November 1931 Dehli, British India
Nationality	Pakistan
Relations	Allama Rashid-ul-Khairi (grandfather) Raziq-ul-Khairi (father) Amna Nazli (mother) Rizwan Ahmed (son-in-law)
Alma mater	Sindh Muslim Law College
Occupation	Judge Administrator Writer

Haziqul Khairi (Template:Lang-ur; born November 5, 1931) is a renowned Pakistani jurist who served as the 11th Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan from 2006 to 2009. He held several other key positions, which include; Ombudsman of Sindh province from 1999-2003, Judge of the Sindh High Court from 1988-1993 and Principal of the Sindh Muslim Law College from 1981-1988. He also served as Chairman Legal Committee of the Council of Islamic Ideology, where he drafted the Women's Protection Bill.

Apart from serving as the Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court, the second-highest judicial office in the country after the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Khairi is largely known for his people-friendly tenure as provinicial Ombudsman of Sindh. Dubbed as one of the most popular and effective Ombudsmen in the province's history, Khairi took a record 50 suo moto actions on various issues including the encroachment of police on amenity and private plots. One of the most prominent work initiated and implemented during his tenure was the shifting of the Karachi Sabzi Mandi to its new and current location at the super highway, making it the largest fruit and vegetable market in Asia. Khairi, as Ombudsman Sindh, was known to be a hardliner against corrupt officials and maladministration; with once a SHO being handcuffed and presented infront of Khairi when the SHO failed to appear before the latter when summoned earlier.

Family and education

Khairi was born in Delhi on the 5th day of November 1931 in a literary family. Khairi is the son of late Mr. Raziq-ul-Khairi, Editor ISMAT and Begum Amna Nazli, a short story writer. Khairi's grandfather was Allama Rashid-ul-Khairi, an outstanding social reformer of British India and a reputed writer of Urdu Language. He is the father-in-law of prominent bureaucrat Rizwan Ahmed.

Khairi got early education in Dehli at the Anglo Arabic Senior Secondary School. He then studied in Karachi after Khairi's family migrated after independence of Pakistan. He graduated in Arts in 1954 and got Masters Degree in Political Science and LL.B. in 1956 from Sindh Muslim Law College. Khairi has written several plays and short stories including 'Guzarti Shaab' (1961). His autobiography, entitled 'JAAGTEY LAMHEY' was published in 2012.

Other contributions

Before Khairi's appointment as a Judge of the Sindh High Court, he practised as Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan. Khairi is the chairman of the Thinker's Forum at Hamdard Shura Karachi and serves on the Habib University's Board of Governors. He has previously served on the Board of Governors, Board of Trustees, Council of Trustees and Selection Board of the International Islamic University, Islamabad and remained the chairman of Karachi Gymkhana's project committee.

Police station inspection order 2003

In 2003, Governor Ishratul Ibad found himself to be in hot waters and the center of criticism from all walks of society when he overturned a popular order passed by Ombudsman Khairi for the constitution of a committee to check illegal detentions and other irregularities at police stations. Top police officials including the Inspector General, worried with the findings of the committee which could land the police in trouble, had approached the governor requesting him to overturn ombudsman’s order to which Ibad accepted.

The governor’s quashment order had sent a wave of anger in political, religious and social circles. Notables including Syed Sajjad Ali Shah, Taj Haider, Mamnoon Hussain and Abdul Ghafoor Ahmed severly criticised the Governor on the quashment of the provincial Ombudsman's order.

See also

• Chief Justices of the Federal Shariat Court
• Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan