Khan Muttaqi Nadeem (
خان مطقی ندیم)
(8 March 1940 – July 2006) was born in
Kanpur
Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation ( help· info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military station ...
,
Uttar Pradesh, India
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, and was an advocate lawyer, poet and author.
Education and work
Khan Muttaqi Nadeem had an LLB and
LLM degree
A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: ' or ') is an advanced postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in a related subject. In mo ...
from
islamia law college
Legal education is the education of individuals in the principles, practices, and theory of law. It may be undertaken for several reasons, including to provide the knowledge and skills necessary for admission to legal practice in a particular ...
, Karachi, Pakistan. He received his BA from
University of Karachi
The University of Karachi ( sd, ; 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 (whic ...
.
He served the Government of Sindh as Assistant Advocate General and then Additional Advocate General Sindh for many years.
He served as
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto ( ur, بینظیر بُھٹو; sd, بينظير ڀُٽو; Urdu ; 21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 ...
's lawyer in
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
. Nadeem was appointed as Assistant
Advocate General, Sindh
in 1989. He was very influential among Ullema and politicians and had presented the
Shia
Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the ...
community in important cases including the Tribunal of 1984. Nadeem was the Bani-e-Julos of 9th and 10th muharam which rose from Mehfil-e-Haidri karachi.
Personal life
Nadeem was married to Syeda Waqar Jehan and they have three sons and three daughters. He died in July 2006 and is buried in the
Wadi-e-Hussain graveyard in
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former ...
.
References
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People from Kanpur
Pakistani lawyers
Pakistani scholars
Pakistani poets
Muhajir people
2006 deaths