Khalid M. Ishaq
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Khalid Muhammad Ishaq Senior Advocate Supreme Court, was an eminent Pakistan
i jurist
and scholar of law, Islamic studies
and literature
.
in 1945. He received the first position in MA
examinations given by the Bombay University. Later, he did his LLB, his institution being the SC Shahani Law College.
to Mohammed Ishaque and Begum Talat Farrukh Ahmed Ishaque. His maternal grandfather was Maulvi Ziauddin Ahmed who was the first Indian to serve as DIG of Bombay Sind Presidency. His first marriage was to an Italian lady. His second marriage was with Begum Khursheed Ishaque. He has two daughters and two sons. Kahlid Ishaq started legal practice in 1948. Prepared to work diligently he was soon noticed by the people who mattered. In 1958, when he was only 32 years of age, he was appointed Additional Advocate General
of the then West Pakistan. Five years later, he was promoted as Advocate General. In 1964, Mr Ishaq decided to step down from that position and establish his own practice. He went on to practice civil law
in the High Court of Sindh and the Supreme Court of Pakistan
. He became president of the High Court Bar Association in 1965. He died in Karachi
in 2004.
was his inspiration, his chief interest lay in Persian
and Arabic. In 1965, he also became the project director of the Islamic Research Institute. He was a member of the Council of Islamic Ideology
Pakistan
from 1969 to 1972, and again from 1977 to 1980. He taught at the Sindh University from 1976 to 1977 as a Professor
of Seerut-un-Nabi. He also appeared in scores of television programmes which dealt with legal and religious problems.
Mr Ishaq had arguably the largest collection of commentaries on the Quran. His private library until 1999 boasted of 175,000 volumes, making him the proud owner of one of the biggest collection of books in Pakistan. In recent years many institutions had requested him to donate his collection but he simply refused to part with his books.
They were being donated to Lahore University of Management Sciences
(LUMS) in 2005 or probably after his death. Lahore University of Management Sciences
(LUMS) has dedicated the whole of 1st floor of its library to him as a "Khalid Ishaque Wing" in recognition of the massive donation of books.
, Justice Majida Rizvi
, the late Justice Nizam Ahmed, Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed
, Justice Ghulam Nabi Soomro, Justice Mujeebullah Siddiqui, Justice Amir Hani Muslim and Justice Mushtaq Memon.
An equally impressive array of men and women who cite Khalid Ishaque as their mentor, teacher and colleague now lead the fight for an independent judiciary, command the corporate law world, and continue to make an indelible mark on the legal profession. Abdul Hafeez Lakho, Muneer Malik, Shehenshah Hussain, Ahsan Zaheer Rizvi, Khalid Ibrahim, Abdul G. Soomro, Abid Zuberi, Faisal Kamal Alam, Arshad Hussain Khan, Ghulam Sarwar Jenjer, Muhammad Ehsan and Khalid Ishaque's own son, Sohaib Khalid Ishaque, to name a few, are some of the other leading names associated with Khalid Ishaque's law chambers.
An important feature of his life was the weekly sitting of around 20 to 30 eminent people at his home on every Sunday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.These sittings were regularly held without any interruption for almost 40 years and terminated only a few weeks before his death.These sittings were a kind of intellectual forum where the current issues were discussed freely. Among the regular participants were the journalists, Salahuddin, the then editor of weekly Takbir, Major Ibn ul-Hasan, a renowned columnist of that time and Nusrat Mirza, among the educationist were Professor Dr. Akhtar Saeed Siddiqi, Professor Abd ul-Qadeer Saleem, Molana Amir Usmani and Molan Tasin and among the businessmen were Riaz Shafi, and Saeed Ahmad of Anchor Shipping.
Renowned scholar and professor, Dr. Khalida Ghous
did her Ph. D. under his supervision.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i jurist
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
and scholar of law, Islamic studies
Islamic studies
In a Muslim context, Islamic studies can be an umbrella term for all virtually all of academia, both originally researched and as defined by the Islamization of knowledge...
and literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
.
Education
He graduated with a degree in Arabic from D. J. Science CollegeD. J. Science College
D. J. Science College is an educational institute located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.- History :Inaugurated as Sindh Arts College by Lord Reay, Governor of Bombay, on January 17, 1882, the college was renamed D. J. Science College upon completion of the present structure in 1887...
in 1945. He received the first position in MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
examinations given by the Bombay University. Later, he did his LLB, his institution being the SC Shahani Law College.
Life and career
Born on August 16, 1926 in Shikarpur, SindhSindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
to Mohammed Ishaque and Begum Talat Farrukh Ahmed Ishaque. His maternal grandfather was Maulvi Ziauddin Ahmed who was the first Indian to serve as DIG of Bombay Sind Presidency. His first marriage was to an Italian lady. His second marriage was with Begum Khursheed Ishaque. He has two daughters and two sons. Kahlid Ishaq started legal practice in 1948. Prepared to work diligently he was soon noticed by the people who mattered. In 1958, when he was only 32 years of age, he was appointed Additional Advocate General
Advocate General
An Advocate General is a senior law officer of a country or other jurisdiction, usually charged with advising the courts or Government on legal matters.-India:In India, an Advocate General is a legal adviser to a state government...
of the then West Pakistan. Five years later, he was promoted as Advocate General. In 1964, Mr Ishaq decided to step down from that position and establish his own practice. He went on to practice civil law
Civil law (common law)
Civil law, as opposed to criminal law, is the branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals or organizations, in which compensation may be awarded to the victim...
in the High Court of Sindh and the Supreme Court of Pakistan
Supreme Court of Pakistan
The Supreme Court is the apex court in Pakistan's judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. The Supreme Court has a permanent seat in Islamabad. It has number of Branch Registries where cases are heard. It has a number of de jure powers which are outlined in the...
. He became president of the High Court Bar Association in 1965. He died in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
in 2004.
Scholarship
Since IslamIslam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
was his inspiration, his chief interest lay in Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
and Arabic. In 1965, he also became the project director of the Islamic Research Institute. He was a member of the Council of Islamic Ideology
Council of Islamic Ideology
Council of Islamic Ideology is a constitutional body responsible for giving legal advice on Islamic issues to Pakistan Government and the Parliament.-Functions:The council has following functions:...
Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
from 1969 to 1972, and again from 1977 to 1980. He taught at the Sindh University from 1976 to 1977 as a Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Seerut-un-Nabi. He also appeared in scores of television programmes which dealt with legal and religious problems.
Mr Ishaq had arguably the largest collection of commentaries on the Quran. His private library until 1999 boasted of 175,000 volumes, making him the proud owner of one of the biggest collection of books in Pakistan. In recent years many institutions had requested him to donate his collection but he simply refused to part with his books.
They were being donated to Lahore University of Management Sciences
Lahore University of Management Sciences
The Lahore University of Management Sciences, usually referred to by its acronym LUMS, is a university located in Lahore, Pakistan. LUMS was established in 1984 by a group of industrialists and people belonging to Pakistan's leading private and public sector corporations, to provide rigorous...
(LUMS) in 2005 or probably after his death. Lahore University of Management Sciences
Lahore University of Management Sciences
The Lahore University of Management Sciences, usually referred to by its acronym LUMS, is a university located in Lahore, Pakistan. LUMS was established in 1984 by a group of industrialists and people belonging to Pakistan's leading private and public sector corporations, to provide rigorous...
(LUMS) has dedicated the whole of 1st floor of its library to him as a "Khalid Ishaque Wing" in recognition of the massive donation of books.
Students and companions
Khalid Ishaque's contribution to the legal profession is nothing short of legendary. Men and women from his chambers are leading jurists in their own right. Among his associates who were elevated to the superior judiciary were Justice Abdul Qadir Sheikh, Justice Amir Raza, Justice Nasir Aslam ZahidNasir Aslam Zahid
The Honourable Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid , Barrister-at-Law, is one of the most respected names of Pakistani judiciary. Son of the first Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Mr...
, Justice Majida Rizvi
Majida Rizvi
Justice Majida Rizvi is the first woman judge of a High Court in Pakistan. She practiced in the High Courts and Supreme Court and taught Law in Hamdard School of Law...
, the late Justice Nizam Ahmed, Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed
Sabihuddin Ahmed
Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed was a former Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court and a justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.-Early life and education:Ahmed was born in Hyderabad, Sindh in 1949 to senior civil officer Wajihuddin Ahmed and Atiya Bano...
, Justice Ghulam Nabi Soomro, Justice Mujeebullah Siddiqui, Justice Amir Hani Muslim and Justice Mushtaq Memon.
An equally impressive array of men and women who cite Khalid Ishaque as their mentor, teacher and colleague now lead the fight for an independent judiciary, command the corporate law world, and continue to make an indelible mark on the legal profession. Abdul Hafeez Lakho, Muneer Malik, Shehenshah Hussain, Ahsan Zaheer Rizvi, Khalid Ibrahim, Abdul G. Soomro, Abid Zuberi, Faisal Kamal Alam, Arshad Hussain Khan, Ghulam Sarwar Jenjer, Muhammad Ehsan and Khalid Ishaque's own son, Sohaib Khalid Ishaque, to name a few, are some of the other leading names associated with Khalid Ishaque's law chambers.
An important feature of his life was the weekly sitting of around 20 to 30 eminent people at his home on every Sunday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.These sittings were regularly held without any interruption for almost 40 years and terminated only a few weeks before his death.These sittings were a kind of intellectual forum where the current issues were discussed freely. Among the regular participants were the journalists, Salahuddin, the then editor of weekly Takbir, Major Ibn ul-Hasan, a renowned columnist of that time and Nusrat Mirza, among the educationist were Professor Dr. Akhtar Saeed Siddiqi, Professor Abd ul-Qadeer Saleem, Molana Amir Usmani and Molan Tasin and among the businessmen were Riaz Shafi, and Saeed Ahmad of Anchor Shipping.
Renowned scholar and professor, Dr. Khalida Ghous
Khalida Ghous
Khalida Ghous or Khalida Ghaus is an eminent scholar of International Relations & Human Rights and a prominent activist from Pakistan, who holds the distinguished honour of being First Ph. D. in Human Rights from her country...
did her Ph. D. under his supervision.
External links
- http://www.dawn.com/2004/02/24/letted.htm#8
- http://www.dawn.com/2004/02/13/letted.htm#1
- http://www.dawn.com/2005/05/22/local10.htm
- http://www.dawn.com/2004/02/25/local13.htm
- http://www.pakistantimes.net/2004/02/08/top10.htm
- http://www.dawn.com/2004/02/10/local13.htm