By Hasan Mansoor
KARACHI: Abdul Hafeez Pirzada, the celebrated author of the country’s unanimously adopted Constitution, was a lawyer par excellence who quite belatedly discovered that his unparalleled skill inside a courtroom did not pose to him the risks of the political path he had adopted in his youthful years that put him in the corridors of power and as well as behind bars.
Born to a famous family of lawyers in Sukkur on February 24, , the late Pirzada was the third generation of lawyers since his grandfather who was among the first of Muslim lawyers in that part of British India. However, his father Pirzada Abdul Sattar was the first in the bloodline to enter politics. He was a federal minister in the first cabinet of Pakistan and later enjoyed a brief stint as the chief minister of Sindh in
Pirzada’s association with former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto began in when he started appearing before the West Pakistan High Court from the late Bhutto’s chamber. Later, he set up his own firm and then became eligible to practise in the Supreme Court.
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KARACHI: Abdul Hafeez Pirzada, the celebrated author of the country’s unanimously adopted Constitution, was a lawyer par excellence who quite belatedly discovered that his unparalleled skill inside a courtroom did not pose to him the risks of the political path he had adopted in his youthful years that put him in the corridors of power and as well as behind bars.
Born to a famous family of lawyers in Sukkur on February 24, , the late Pirzada was the third generation of lawyers since his grandfather who was among the first of Muslim lawyers in that part of British India. However, his father Pirzada Abdul Sattar was the first in the bloodline to enter politics. He was a federal minister in the first cabinet of Pakistan and later enjoyed a brief stint as the chief minister of Sindh in
Pirzada’s association with former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto began in when he started appearing before the West Pakistan High Court from the late Bhutto’s chamber. Later, he set up his own firm and then became eligible to practise in the Supreme Court.
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He secured around 64, votes in the Malir constituency of Karachi in the first general elections
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The sad demise of Abdul Hafeez Pirzada is a big blow on Pakistan politics and judiciary of the country. He was under treatment in London for gastroenteritis. The veteran lawyer was a key political figure of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and served as minister of parliament under platform of the party. His most distinguished achievement was his role in formation of constitution of Pakistan.
BiWi explores the legal and political life of this first author constitution of Pakistan:
Law Career
Abdul Hafeez Pirzada was born to Pirzada Abdul Sattar in After completing his early education, he pursued LLB from University of Karachi. He then sought a Masters in Political Science before joining Sindh High Court in From then on, he went on to become one of the most highly-paid lawyers of Pakistan. He even established a law firm by the name of Hafeez Pirzada Law Associates.
Role in Pakistan Peoples Party
Abdul Hafeez Pirzada was one of the founding members of PPP when it was created in He joined Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as his legal advisor and took active part in political affairs of the party. He was arrested by Military Police as result of a coup in April He represented Zul
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