Ahmed Hussain A Kazi
| Ahmed Hussain A. Kazi | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ahmed Hussain A. Kazi 15 August 1920 Hyderabad, Sindh |
| Died | 7 January 2007 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Spouse(s) | Ayesha Kazi |
| Residence | Karachi, Sindh Province |
| Alma mater |
Bombay University (B.A.(Hons) and LLB) |
| Occupation | Lawyer economist |
| Profession | Civil servant Mathematician |
| National Awards | Tamgha-e-Pakistan |
Ahmed Hussain A. Kazi T.Pk (15 August 1920 – 7 January 2007) was a civil servant of Pakistan and senior advocate of the Pakistan Supreme Court, who shaped the internal revenue, economic and industrialization policies during the seventies.
Kazi was born in Hyderabad, Sindh then part of the Bombay Presidency of British India on 15 August 1920. He matriculated in 1936 and secured the Sir Jairajbhoy Peerbhoy scholarship of the University of Bombay for standing first amongst the Muslim candidates. In 1938, Kazi annexed the Sir Frank Souter scholarship in his intermediate exams for the same reason. In 1940 he secured a degree in Mathematics and English. In 1942, Kazi graduated a second time with a LL.B degree in Law and Justice from the Bombay University.
He belonged to Paat village in Dadu District and was the only surviving child of Dr Ali Ahmed S Kazi, one of the few Muslim physicians from Sindh at the time, who founded the Liaquat Medical School Hyderabad (now the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences), was the first Medical Superintendent of Civil Hospital Karachi and subsequently Director Health Services, Government of Sindh.
He was a grand nephew of Allama I. I. Kazi a Muslim scholar and philosopher, and his German wife Elsa Kazi. He married his cousin Ayesha daughter of renowned educationist Khan Bahadur Ghulam Nabi Kazi MBE in 1946.
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