Mirza Ali Ispahani (1900-1982) was the Chief Justice of East Pakistan.[1] He served as a secretary in the Ministry of Law and later as the Chief Justice of East Pakistan from 1959 to 1962. M.A Ispahani used to live in Dhaka's Ispahani Colony, his family estate. He married Monirea Rashti Ispahani and had a son with her, Mirza Shahab Ispahani. He died in 1982 and was buried in Dhaka.[2][3]
Mirza Ali Ispahani | |
|---|---|
| মির্জা আলী ইস্পাহানি | |
| Chief Justice Dacca High Court | |
| In office 1956–1959 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1900 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 1982 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Profession | Judge |
Early life
editBorn in 1900 in Calcutta to Hashem Ispahani and Fatimah Ispahani. In 1947, he moved to Dhaka, East Pakistan after the Partition of India along with his cousin Ahmad Ispahani.[2][3] He graduated with a law degree from University of Edinburgh and joined the Inner Temple.[4]
Career
editIspahani practiced at the Calcutta High Court from 1928 to 1937.[4] He was then appointed a District and Sessions Judge.[4]
Ispahani was a former President of Dhaka Club Limited.[5]
In 1960, Justice Imam Hossain Choudhury succeeded Justice Isphani as the chief justice of East Pakistan.[6]
Death
editReferences
edit- ^ Hasina, Sheikh (30 September 2021). Secret Documents of Intelligence Branch on Father of The Nation, Bangladesh: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: Volume V (1958–1959). Routledge. p. 435. ISBN 978-1-000-29704-1.
- ^ a b c "Justice Mirza Ali Ispahani". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Government of Bangladesh Vs. Mirza Shahab Ispahani, 40 DLR (AD) (1988) 116 - The Lawyers and Jurists". www.lawyersnjurists.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan. Biographical Research Institute, Pakistan. 1960. p. 105.
- ^ "Justice M.A Ispahani, C.J. | Dhaka Club". Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ Pakistan Affairs. Information Division, Embassy of Pakistan. 1960.
- ^ Ilias, Ahmed (2003). Biharis, the Indian Émigrés in Bangladesh: An Objective Analysis. Shamsul Huque Foundation. p. 189.