Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal explained

Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal
Native Name:امیر الملک مینگل
Native Name Lang:ur
Birth Date:4 March 1945
Birth Place:Nushki, British India
Predecessor:Munawar Ahmed Mirza
Successor:Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
Office:Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court
Termstart:17 November 1996
Termend:21 April 1999
Office1:16th Governor of Balochistan
Termstart1:25 October 1999
Termend1:29 January 2003
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Jam Mohammad Yousaf
Predecessor1:Syed Fazal Agha
Successor1:Abdul Qadir Baloch
Alma Mater:University of Karachi

Justice Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal (Urdu: امیر الملک مینگل; born 3 April 1945 in Nushki, Balochistan) is a Pakistani jurist. Mengal served from 1996 to 1999 as Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court.[1] [2] He was from October 1999 till January 2003 the Governor of Balochistan.[3] [4]

Early life and education

Mengal got his early education from Government High School Noshki. Later he did his M.A in political science from University of Karachi and L.L.B from Islamia Law College Karachi, in 1968.

Career

Mengal joined as an Advocate of Subordinate Courts in 1969, enrolled as an Advocate of the erstwhile Sindh and Balochistan High Court in 1972, and was elected as General Secretary of the Balochistan Bar Association the same year. He was unanimously elected as President of the Balochistan Bar Association, a position he held from 1979 to 1983. He was appointed as Advocate General of Balochistan in 1985 and then elevated as a Judge of the High Court of Balochistan in 1986. He resumed as Chief Justice of the High Court of Balochistan from 1996 to 1999. During the course of his career in the judiciary, he also became, in 1990, a member of the Pakistan Election Commission, Chairman of the Provincial Provincial Zakat Council Balochistan, and Chairman of the Balochistan Service Tribunal.

Mengal also served as Chancellor of Balochistan University of Information Technology. He is the author of three books, two of them poetry in brahvi, his mother tongue. Mengal wrote "Dastur-ul-Amal, Deewani Kalat" a book on law.

In 2008, Mengal received the second highest national award Hilal-e-Imtiaz for his services in the public sector.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Honourable Former Chief Justices . bhc.gov.pk . High Court of Balochistan . 1 May 2024 . en.
  2. Book: Akbar . Malik Siraj . The Redefined Dimensions of Baloch Nationalist Movement . 30 March 2011 . Xlibris Corporation . 978-1-4568-9533-4 . 99 . 1 May 2024 . en.
  3. Web site: Former Governors of Balochistan . governorbalochistan.gov.pk . Governor Balochistan . 1 May 2024 . en.
  4. News: Rashid . Haroon . Balochistan drought at 'crisis point' . 1 May 2024 . news.bbc.co.uk . BBC News, South Asia . 8 May 2000 . Quetta . en.
  5. News: President confers awards on outstanding individuals . 1 May 2024 . Dawn . 24 March 2008 . en.