Allah Bukhsh Karim Bukhsh Brohi
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Allah Bukhsh Karim Bukhsh Brohi (popularly known as A K Brohi) was a prominent politician and lawyer from Sindh
, Pakistan
.He is the first mentor of famous Indian Lawyer Ram Jethmalani as acknowledged in his authorized biography.
Allah Bukhsh Karim Bukhsh Brohi was appointed as Law Minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister
Muhammad Ali Bogra
in 1954. he was Pakistan’s Ambassador to India in the early sixties. In the latter position he was instrumental in getting the Indus Waters Treaty
signed. He was re-appointed as Law Minister
in the late seventies, and was Ambassador-at-Large and/or Rector of the Islamic University at the time of his death in 1987.
A. K. Brohi was a lawyer and later a jurist who held many official positions in the Government of Pakistan
, including ministerial positions under military rule. His chief contribution is through a number of keynote addresses which have been collected in booklets. These include Islam in the Modern World, A Faith to Live By and Adventures in Self-Expression. During the rule of the military ruler, General Zia ul-Haq (1979-88), A. K. Brohi became the chief spokesman of a new ruling elite which promoted a profane consonance between science and the Qur’an. Many conferences were held for this purpose and official media promoted these activities. Sometimes called the mid-night advisor, A. K. Brohi was the intellectual behind the General whose rule was abruptly terminated in a fatal airplane crash in 1988.
Sindh
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...
, 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...
.He is the first mentor of famous Indian Lawyer Ram Jethmalani as acknowledged in his authorized biography.
Allah Bukhsh Karim Bukhsh Brohi was appointed as Law Minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Pakistan
The Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan who is designated to exercise as the country's Chief Executive. By the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan has the parliamentary democratic system of government...
Muhammad Ali Bogra
Muhammad Ali Bogra
Nawabzada Mohammed Ali Bogra was a Pakistani statesman of Bengali origin, who served as the third Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1953 until 1955.-Early life:...
in 1954. he was Pakistan’s Ambassador to India in the early sixties. In the latter position he was instrumental in getting the Indus Waters Treaty
Indus Waters Treaty
The Indus Waters Treaty is a water-sharing treaty between the Republic of India and Islamic Republic Of Pakistan, brokered by the World Bank . The treaty was signed in Karachi on September 19, 1960 by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and President of Pakistan Mohammad Ayub Khan...
signed. He was re-appointed as Law Minister
Law Minister of Pakistan
http://www.molaw.gov.pk/The Law Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Law. He serves in the cabinet of the Prime Minister. The present law minister is Senator Mola Baksh Chandio, He was made Law Minister in April 2011...
in the late seventies, and was Ambassador-at-Large and/or Rector of the Islamic University at the time of his death in 1987.
A. K. Brohi was a lawyer and later a jurist who held many official positions in the Government of Pakistan
Government of Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan is a federal parliamentary system, with an indirectly-elected President as the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Pakistani Armed Forces, and an indirectly-elected Prime Minister as the Head of Government. The President’s appointment and term are...
, including ministerial positions under military rule. His chief contribution is through a number of keynote addresses which have been collected in booklets. These include Islam in the Modern World, A Faith to Live By and Adventures in Self-Expression. During the rule of the military ruler, General Zia ul-Haq (1979-88), A. K. Brohi became the chief spokesman of a new ruling elite which promoted a profane consonance between science and the Qur’an. Many conferences were held for this purpose and official media promoted these activities. Sometimes called the mid-night advisor, A. K. Brohi was the intellectual behind the General whose rule was abruptly terminated in a fatal airplane crash in 1988.
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