Allah Bukhsh Karim Bukhsh Brohi | |
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| Born | 1915[1] |
| Died | September 1987 at age 72[1] |
| Other names | A K Brohi |
| Spouse | Khulsoom Brohi |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Relatives | Syed Qaim Ali Shah (brother-in-law) |
Allah Bukhsh Karim Bukhsh Brohi (Urdu: الله بخش کریم بخش بروہی; Sindhi: الھ بخش ڪريم بخش بروھي; 1915 – 1987) known as A.K. Brohi) was a prominent Pakistani politician and lawyer. He originated from Shikarpur in Sindh. He was the first partner, and mentor of famous Indian lawyer Ram Jethmalani as acknowledged in his authorized biography.[2]
He also served as the High Commissioner of Pakistan to India from 1 February 1960 to 31 March 1961.
As a notable attorney in Pakistan's early years, Brohi worked on high-profile cases like a lawsuit from Pakistan's first female editor and publisher, Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, challenging a government ban on her magazine, The Mirror. Brohi won the case for Hamidullah at Pakistan's Supreme Court, setting an important legal precedent for the freedom of the press in the country.
A.K. Brohi was later close to military ruler Zia-ul-Haq and his brand of politics and he has been called "the intellectual behind the General".[1]
He was a scholar and author affiliated with the Traditionalist School of metaphysics (more precisely René Guénon, Frithjof Schuon and Martin Lings).[3]
Brohi served briefly as Attorney-General for Pakistan besides Sharifuddin Pirzada who served as Attorney General during most of General Zia-ul-Haq's regime (1977 – 1988).[4]
A.K. Brohi also served for a while as Minister of Law and Justice in General Zia-ul-Haq's regime in the late 1970s.[5][6]
Brohi wrote a long preface for the book of Brigadier General S. K. Malik (i. e. Malik ul-Khan) The Quranic Concept of War (1979), a manual of the brigadier's impression of military tactics from early Islamic times, which has been reprinted in Pakistan and India.[citation needed]
His younger brother, Ali Ahmad Brohi, who died in 2003, was also a writer and scholar, more particularly on Sindhi culture.[7]
His sister Husn Afroze was married to veteran politician Qaim Ali Shah, but died of breast cancer in 1977.[8]
