Mamoon Kazi (1938–April 2, 2014) was a Pakistani

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who served as the chief justice of the

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from 1996 to 1997 and a justice of the

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from 1997 until 2000 when he refused take oath under

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and resigned.

Early life and education

Mamoon Kazi was born into noble Kazi family. He was a nephew of

justice,

Mushtak Ali Kazi Justice Mushtak Ali Kazi (21 December 1917 – 5 February 2002), was a Pakistani jurist and writer, who served as a Judge of the High Court of Sindh and Balochistan. Birth and family Kazi was born in Sindh, then part of the Bombay Presi ...

. He was educated at the

Sindh Muslim Law College The Sindh Muslim Government Law College (Urdu: سنده مسلم گورنمنٹس لا کالج) or S. M. Law College (Urdu: ایس ایم لاء کالج) is one of the oldest law schools of Pakistan, situated in Karachi, Sindh. The college has ...

Career

Kazi elevated to the

on July 29, 1985. He became the court's chief justice on April 15, 1996. As the chief justice, he famously ordered the third FIR in the 1996 Murtaza Bhutto murder case. On November 4, 1997, he was selected to sit on the

. In 1999, he stopped Nawaz Sharif government to arrest Najam Sethi. After General

seized power in October 1999, Kazi was among five judges who refused to take office under the first

in 2000. Since his retirement, Kazi led a quiet life in

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

, but his name was mentioned in 2013 to be the

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’s chairperson. He died on April 2, 2014, leaving behind his wife Rehana Kazi, two daughters, and a grandchild.

References

1938 births 2014 deaths Lawyers from Karachi Justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan Chief justices of the Sindh High Court Sindh Muslim Law College alumni {{Law-bio-stub