Mirza Ali Ispahani

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
Born1900
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died1982
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
ProfessionJudge

Early life

born 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

Ispahani 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

Ispahani died in 1982 and was buried in Dhaka.[2][3][7]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Justice Mirza Ali Ispahani". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. "Government of Bangladesh Vs. Mirza Shahab Ispahani, 40 DLR (AD) (1988) 116 - The Lawyers and Jurists". www.lawyersnjurists.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  4. Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan. Biographical Research Institute, Pakistan. 1960. p. 105.
  5. "Justice M.A Ispahani, C.J. | Dhaka Club". Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  6. Pakistan Affairs. Information Division, Embassy of Pakistan. 1960.
  7. Ilias, Ahmed (2003). Biharis, the Indian Émigrés in Bangladesh: An Objective Analysis. Shamsul Huque Foundation. p. 189.
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