Hassanally A. Rahman
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Hassanally A Rahman was born in Karachi
, Sindh
(1909–1986), to a prominent and respectable family of legal professionals, government officers, and people actively involved in the education sector. He received his barrister-at-law from Middle Temple
, England
in 1934. He was one of the founding architects along with his younger brother Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman
of the Sindh Muslim Government Law College in Karachi. He also served as the first principal of the college. Known as a social and community leader, Mr. Hassnally A. Rahman was the vice chancellor of Sindh University, Jamshoro
, where he served twice in the same capacity.
He was the treasurer of the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, Secretary General of All Pakistan Educational Society, and President/Board Member Sindh Muslim Law College (S.M. Law College). In 1952, he led the Pakistani delegation to UNESCO and in 1953, represented the country at the Commonwealth University Conference.
Hassanally A. Rahman was the older brother of Justice Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman
one of the top most lawyers practicing criminal law in Pakistan, who also served as Attorney General of Pakistan and the Chief Justice of Sindh
and Balochistan
High Courts. Justice Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman
was also the presiding judge who sat on the Hamoodur Rahman
commission post 1971 civil war between then West Pakistan
(present-day Pakistan
) and East Pakistan
(present-day Bangladesh
).
The two brothers were the only founding members of the Sindh Muslim Law College. Hassanally Rahman's father Barrister Abdul Rahman was a famous barrister-at-law of the Subcontinent and was affiliated with the prestigious Queens Council.
In addition, the late Hassanally A. Rahman was involved in numerous other projects - from being active in the Pakistan Movement
to serving as one of the founding members of Karachi University.
Mr. Hassanally Rahman was succeeded by five daughters, all of whom in their own right have earned respect both in Sindh
, Pakistan
, and the world-at-large.
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...
, Sindh
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...
(1909–1986), to a prominent and respectable family of legal professionals, government officers, and people actively involved in the education sector. He received his barrister-at-law from Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1934. He was one of the founding architects along with his younger brother Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman
Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman
Justice Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman Zubedi was born in Karachi, Sindh in 1921 and belonged to a highly respectable family that produced a lot of legal professionals, government officers and people actively involved in the education sector....
of the Sindh Muslim Government Law College in Karachi. He also served as the first principal of the college. Known as a social and community leader, Mr. Hassnally A. Rahman was the vice chancellor of Sindh University, Jamshoro
Jamshoro
Jamshoro is a city in Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan. It is located on the right bank of Indus River, approximately 18 kilometres north-west of the city of Hyderabad and 150 kilometres north-east from the provincial capital Karachi....
, where he served twice in the same capacity.
He was the treasurer of the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, Secretary General of All Pakistan Educational Society, and President/Board Member Sindh Muslim Law College (S.M. Law College). In 1952, he led the Pakistani delegation to UNESCO and in 1953, represented the country at the Commonwealth University Conference.
Hassanally A. Rahman was the older brother of Justice Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman
Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman
Justice Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman Zubedi was born in Karachi, Sindh in 1921 and belonged to a highly respectable family that produced a lot of legal professionals, government officers and people actively involved in the education sector....
one of the top most lawyers practicing criminal law in Pakistan, who also served as Attorney General of Pakistan and the Chief Justice of Sindh
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...
and Balochistan
Balochistan
Balochistan or Baluchistan is a region which covers parts of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. It can also refer to one of several modern and historical territories within that region:...
High Courts. Justice Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman
Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman
Justice Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman Zubedi was born in Karachi, Sindh in 1921 and belonged to a highly respectable family that produced a lot of legal professionals, government officers and people actively involved in the education sector....
was also the presiding judge who sat on the Hamoodur Rahman
Hamoodur Rahman
Chief Justice Hamoodur Rahman, Urdu: حمود الرحمن) was Pakistan-Bengali jurist and academia, a legal educator, who formerly served as the 7th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University as well as Professor of Law and Justice at the Karachi University...
commission post 1971 civil war between then West Pakistan
West Pakistan
West Pakistan , common name West-Pakistan , in the period between its establishment on 22 November 1955 to disintegration on December 16, 1971. This period, during which, Pakistan was divided, ended when East-Pakistan was disintegrated and succeeded to become which is now what is known as Bangladesh...
(present-day 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...
) and East Pakistan
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal...
(present-day Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
).
The two brothers were the only founding members of the Sindh Muslim Law College. Hassanally Rahman's father Barrister Abdul Rahman was a famous barrister-at-law of the Subcontinent and was affiliated with the prestigious Queens Council.
In addition, the late Hassanally A. Rahman was involved in numerous other projects - from being active in the Pakistan Movement
Pakistan Movement
The Pakistan Movement or Tehrik-e-Pakistan refers to the historical movement to have an independent Muslim state named Pakistan created from the separation of the north-western region of the Indian subcontinent, partitioned within or outside the British Indian Empire. It had its origins in the...
to serving as one of the founding members of Karachi University.
Mr. Hassanally Rahman was succeeded by five daughters, all of whom in their own right have earned respect both in Sindh
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...
, and the world-at-large.