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Justice Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal (Urdu: امیر الملک مینگل; born 3 April 1945 in Nushki, Balochistan) is a Pakistani jurist. Mengal served from 1996 to 1999 as Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court.[1][2] He was from October 1999 till January 2003 the Governor of Balochistan.[3][4]
Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal | |
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امیر الملک مینگل | |
| Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court | |
| In office 17 November 1996 – 21 April 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Munawar Ahmed Mirza |
| Succeeded by | Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry |
| 16th Governor of Balochistan | |
| In office 25 October 1999 – 29 January 2003 | |
| Chief Minister | Jam Mohammad Yousaf |
| Preceded by | Syed Fazal Agha |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Qadir Baloch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 March 1945 Nushki, British India |
| Nationality |  Pakistan |
| Alma mater | University of Karachi |
Early life and education
editMengal got his early education from Government High School Noshki. Later he did his M.A in political science from University of Karachi and L.L.B from Islamia Law College Karachi, in 1968.[citation needed]
Career
editMengal joined as an Advocate of Subordinate Courts in 1969,[citation needed] enrolled as an Advocate of the erstwhile Sindh and Balochistan High Court in 1972,[citation needed] and was elected as General Secretary of the Balochistan Bar Association the same year.[citation needed] He was unanimously elected as President of the Balochistan Bar Association, a position he held from 1979 to 1983.[citation needed] He was appointed as Advocate General of Balochistan in 1985 and then elevated as a Judge of the High Court of Balochistan in 1986.[citation needed] He resumed as Chief Justice of the High Court of Balochistan from 1996 to 1999. During the course of his career in the judiciary, he also became, in 1990, a member of the Pakistan Election Commission, Chairman of the Provincial Provincial Zakat Council Balochistan, and Chairman of the Balochistan Service Tribunal.
Mengal also served as Chancellor of Balochistan University of Information Technology.[citation needed] He is the author of three books, two of them poetry in brahvi, his mother tongue. Mengal wrote "Dastur-ul-Amal, Deewani Kalat" a book on law.[citation needed]
In 2008, Mengal received the second highest national award Hilal-e-Imtiaz for his services in the public sector.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Honourable Former Chief Justices". bhc.gov.pk. High Court of Balochistan. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Akbar, Malik Siraj (30 March 2011). The Redefined Dimensions of Baloch Nationalist Movement. Xlibris Corporation. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-4568-9533-4. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Former Governors of Balochistan". governorbalochistan.gov.pk. Governor Balochistan. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Rashid, Haroon (8 May 2000). "Balochistan drought at 'crisis point'". news.bbc.co.uk. Quetta. BBC News, South Asia. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "President confers awards on outstanding individuals". Dawn. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2024.