Sharifuddin Pirzada
Pakistani politician (1923–2017)
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Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada ( شریف الدین پیرزادہ سيد ) NI (12 June 1923 – 2 June 2017) was a noted Pakistani lawyer, served as a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada Nishan-e-Imtiaz | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 31 August 1966 – 1 May 1968 | |
| President | Ayub Khan |
| Preceded by | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Succeeded by | Mian Arshad Hussain |
| Attorney General of Pakistan | |
| In office 1968–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Yahya Bakhtiar |
| Attorney General of Pakistan | |
| In office 1977–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Yahya Bakhtiar |
| Succeeded by | Aziz Munshi |
| Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation | |
| In office 1985–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Habib Chatty |
| Succeeded by | Hamid Algabid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1923 Burhanpur, British Raj (now India) |
| Died | 2 June 2017 (aged 93) Karachi, Pakistan (now Pakistan) |
| Political party | All-India Muslim League (Before 1947) Muslim League (1947–1958) |
| Alma mater | University of Mumbai Inns of Court School of Law |
Pirzada was a well known lawyer in Pakistan and internationally. He served as Attorney General of Pakistan from 1965 to 1966 and again from 1968 to 1971. He was the youngest person ever to be appointed to that post and the longest serving. From 1966 to 1968, he served as Foreign Minister of Pakistan.
Pirzada was a member of the United Nations Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities (1972–1979) and served as Chairman from 1977 to 1978.
Pirzada died on 2 June 2017 at a medical center in Karachi, aged 93.[1]
References
change- ↑ Staff (2 June 2017). "Obituary – Syed Shareefuddin Pirzada". Courting the Law. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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