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Justice Tufail Ali Abdul Rahman was born in
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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.


Family background and education

Tufail Ali Abdul Rahman's father Barrister Abdul Rahman? was a prominent member of the legal fraternity of South Asia, affiliated with the prestigious Queens Council. Tufail Rehman was married to his cousin Dr. Sarah Afroze Zubedi who after graduating in medicine acquired four post-graduate degrees in various languages and was actively involved in social work. He studied law at the
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, and he along with his elder brother Barrister Hassanally A. Rahman were the founding architects of the
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, Karachi. His elder brother was also Vice Chancellor of the
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on two occasions. Subsequently Tufail Rahman Zubedi joined the faculty of the law college he founded in the
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Jamshoro. Mr. Tufail Ali Abdul Rahman Zubedi was succeeded by many eminent family members, all of whom in their own right have earned respect both in Sindh, Pakistan, and the world-at-large in the areas of civil services, judiciary and education.


Eminent career as a legal luminary

Tufail Rahman Zubedi soon reached the heights of the legal profession in Pakistan and was appointed to the high office of
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by President
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. Subsequently he was directly elevated to the position of Chief Justice of the High Court of Sindh and
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in 1970. This made him one of the three judges in the entire history of Pakistan to be directly appointed chief justice of any high court; the second being Justice
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who also served as Foreign Minister of Pakistan.and Third was Justice Faiz Esa of Balochistan High court who was made Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court when all the judges of said high court were disqualified through a decision of Supreme court headed by Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. He worked very strenuously in this high office. During this period he also served as acting
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. Justice Tufail Ali Abdul Rahman Zubedi was appointed on the commission to inquire into the dismemberment of East Pakistan in 1971, popularly known as the
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. Throughout his life, Justice Tufail Rahman Zubedi strived to maintain the independence of the judiciary.


Death

Justice Tufail Ali Abdul Rahman Zubedi died on 16 January 1975 while holding the office of the Chief Justice High Court of Sindh at the relatively young age of 54 on account of a long history of rheumatic heart disease. Many emotional scenes were witnessed during the Full Court Reference held in his honour. His prolific contributions towards preserving the independence of the judiciary were recognized posthumously through an award bestowed during March 2006 by the
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for his devotion, hard work and invaluable service in the realm of law and dispensation of justice. His accomplishments have also been proudly mentioned by many in other communities. Prominent personalities of the Memon community
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See also

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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 ...
* Hassanally A. Rahman Zubedi


References

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