Sindh Muslim Law College

The Sindh Muslim Government Law College (Urdu: سندھ مسلم گورنمنٹ لاء کالج) or S. M. Law College (Urdu: ایس ایم لاء کالج) is located on Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The college was established by its first Principal Mr. Hassanally A. Rahman, a leading Advocate of Sindh on the June 28 1947 and was affiliated to the University of Sindh. It started functioning at Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam. After the closure of "Shahani Law College", the College shifted to its present building in 1948 having now been affiliated with University of Karachi and University of London external programme.

The establishment of S. M. Law College attracted students from all over the country leading to the dissemination of legal education throughout Pakistan. With a team of dedicated teachers and eminent jurists such as Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Mr. A.K. Brohi, Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, Ghous Ali Shah Mr. Justice Inamullah, Mr. Justice Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman, Mr. Justice H.T. Raymond, Mr. Justice A.S. Farooqi, Mr. Justice Noorul Arfin, Prof. Manzoor Hussain, Mr. Samad Shaheen and Mr. N.M. Kotwal, Chief Justice Syed Sajjad Ali Shah, Chief Justice Ajmal Mian, Chief Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui, Mr. Justice Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim, Mr. Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid, Mr. Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed, Mrs. Justice Majida Rizvi, Farogh Naseem and Mr. Justice Haziq-ul-Khairi, the college excelled in imparting legal education for more than 60 years.

Alumni

Chief Justices of Pakistan:
* Mr. Justice Syed Sajjad Ali Shah
* Mr. Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui

Supreme Court of Pakistan Judges:
* Mr. Justice Tufail Ali Abdul Rehman
* Mr. Justice Naeem-ud-din
* Mr. Justice Mamoon Kazi
* Mr. Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed
* Mr. Justice mukhtar Ahmed Junejo
* Mr. Justice Kamal Mansoor Alam
* Mr. Justice Hamid Ali Mirza
* Mr. Justice Saiyed Saeed Ashhad
* Mr. Justice Zia Perwaiz

Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan Judges:
* Mr. Justice Haziq-ul-Khairi
* Mr. Justice Shafi Mohammadi

Sindh High Court Judges:
* Mrs. Justice Majida Rizvi
* Mr. Justice Syed Ghous Ali Shah
* Mr. Justice Zafar Hussain Mirza
* Mr. Justice Abdur Rahim Kazi
* Mr. Justice Salahuddin Mirza
* Mr. Justice Hussain Adil Khatri
* Mr. Justice Nizam Ahmed
* Mr. Justice Dr. Ghous Mohammad
* Mr. Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed
* Mr. Justice Abdul Ghani Shaikh
* Mr. Justice S. A. Sarwana
* Mr. Justice Mushtaq Memon
* Mr. Justice Ghulam Nabi Soomro
* Mr. Justice Atta-ur-Rahman
* Mr. Justice Mushir Alam
* Mr. Justice Agha Saifuddin
* Mr. Justice Munib Ahmed Khan

Other High Courts Judges:
* Mr. Justice lmdad Ali Agha; (Student & Professor), Judge High Court of West Pakistan
* Mr. Justice Zakaullah Lodhi; (Student), Chief Justice High Court of Baluchistan
* Mr. Justice Syed Usman Ali Shah; (Student), Chief Justice High Court of Peshawar
* Mr. Justice Mir Hazar Khan Khoso; (Student), Judge High Court of Baluchistan

Other notable persons:
* Makhdoom Ali Khan- Senior Advocate Supreme Court (Former Attorney General of Pakistan & Chairman Pakistan Bar Council)
* Syed Qaim Ali Shah - Chief Minister of Sindh
* Ghous Ali Shah - Ex-Chief Minister of Sindh, Ex Defence Minister of Pakistan Ex Federal Education Minister
* Muzaffar Hussain Shah - Ex-Speaker Sindh Assembly, Ex-Chief Minister of Sindh
* Mrs. Shahida Jamil - Federal Minister for Women Development, Ex-Minister for Law, Human Rights, Social Welfare and Environment
* Naimatullah Khan - former mayor of the city of Karachi
* Farooq H. Naik - Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs

See also

* Law Colleges
* List of colleges in Karachi

External links

* [http://www.smlawcollege.edu.pk/ S.M. Law College - Official site]