Former CEC Fakhruddin G Ebrahim passes away in Karachi
His funeral prayer will be held at 7 pm in Karachi.
KARACHI (Dunya News) –Former Chief Election Commissioner and Justice (retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim has unfortunately passed away at the age of 91 on Tuesday.
His funeral prayer will be held at Noor Bagh Mewa Shah graveyard at 7:00 pm in Karachi.
The Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa also expressed gief on the demise of the notable jurist. He prayed for the departed soul and extended condolence to the bereaved family.
COAS expresses grief on demise of Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim.
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) January 7, 2020
“May Allah bless the departed soul and gives strength to the bereaved family, Aamen”, COAS.
Life and Service
He was born on February 12, 1928 in Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat. Ebrahim attended the Gujrat Vidyapith and received an undergraduate degree in law in 1949. He also studied courses based on philosophy and attended lectures given by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, which played an important role in his advocacy for non-violence.
In the year 1950, Ebrahim migrated to Pakistan and attended Sindh Muslim College. He received LLM degree and an honorary Juris Doctor in 1960 and later established his own law firm by the name of Fakhruddin G Ebrahim & Company.
Ebrahim also served as the Attorney General of Pakistan during Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s regime and later as the Governor of Sindh. In the March of 1981, he was amongst the very few judges who refused to take oath under Provincial Constitutional Order (PCO) drafted by General Zia-ul-Haq, along with Justice S. Anwarul Haq, Justice Maulvi Mushtaq Hussain and Justice Dorab Patel. The PCO not only negated the independence of the judiciary but also prolonged martial law by nullifying the effect of a judgment giving General Zia regime’s limited recognition.
The establishment of the Citizen Police Liaison Committee in 1989 remains one of Ebrahim’s prolific achievements.
He served as the interim Law Minister from 18 July 1993 until 19 October 1993, and interim Justice Minister from 5 November 1996 until 17 February 1997. In 1996, Ebrahim served as law minister in the caretaker cabinet of President Farooq Leghari, following the dismissal of the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
He was appointed as the 24th Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan on 14 July 2012 and and oversaw the 2013 election. He served until 31 July 2013 and resigned.
Ebrahim is a retired Associate Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and Senior Advocate Supreme Court and is known also as a peace activist.
