Justice Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal (; born 3 April 1945 in

Nushki Nushki (Balochi and Brahvi: or Noshkay, Nushkay; ) is a city in Nushki District of Balochistan, Pakistan. It lies in the southwest of Quetta, the provincial capital, at an elevation of above sea level. From Nushki, the flat Balochistan desert st ...

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region o ...

) is a

Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

jurist. Mengal served from 1996 to 1999 as Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court. He was from October 1999 till January 2003 the Governor of Balochistan.

Early life and education

Mengal got his early education from Government High School Noshki. Later he did his M.A in political science from

University of Karachi The University of Karachi (; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (which is ...

and L.L.B from Islamia Law College Karachi, in 1968.

Career

Mengal joined as an Advocate of Subordinate Courts in 1969, enrolled as an Advocate of the erstwhile Sindh and Balochistan High Court in 1972, and was elected as General Secretary of the Balochistan Bar Association the same year. He was unanimously elected as President of the Balochistan Bar Association, a position he held from 1979 to 1983. He was appointed as Advocate General of Balochistan in 1985 and then elevated as a Judge of the High Court of Balochistan in 1986. 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. 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. In 2008, Mengal received the second highest national award

Hilal-e-Imtiaz The ''Hilal-e-Imtiaz'' (; ), also spelled as ''Hilal-i-Imtiaz,'' is the second-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") Awards and decorations of the Pakistan military, civilian award and honour given to both civilians and military Officer (armed fo ...

for his services in the public sector.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mengal, Amir-Ul-Mulk Brahui people Pakistani lawyers 1945 births Living people People from Chagai District Governors of Balochistan, Pakistan University of Karachi alumni Chief justices of the Balochistan High Court