Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada
| Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada Nishan-e-Imtiaz |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 31 August 1966 – 1 May 1968 |
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| President | Ayub Khan |
| Preceded by | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Succeeded by | Mian Arshad Hussain |
| Attorney General of Pakistan | |
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In office 1968–1971 |
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| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Yahya Bakhtiar |
| Attorney General of Pakistan | |
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In office 1977–1984 |
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| Preceded by | Yahya Bakhtiar |
| Succeeded by | Aziz Munshi |
| Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation | |
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In office 1985–1988 |
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| Preceded by | Habib Chatty |
| Succeeded by | Hamid Algabid |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 June 1923 Burhanpur, British Raj (now India) |
| Political party |
All-India Muslim League (Before 1947) Muslim League (1947–1958) |
| Alma mater |
University of Mumbai Inns of Court School of Law |
Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada ( شریف الدین پیرزادہ سيد ) NI (born 12 June 1923, Burhanpur, British India) is a noted Pakistani lawyer, serving as a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
He was the prime advisor to General Pervez Musharraf against maintaining the status quo regarding the 1973 constitutional oath given to the judges prior to the general's coup d'état. He advised Musharraf who then later included Aziz Munshi as a law minister to seek the consent of the Chief Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui for the legitimacy of his rule. Siddiqui was called upon by Musharraf earlier in October and it was made clear that the oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order shall not be administered to any judge of the court. Musharraf had agreed, later when asked by Mr. Munshi, Siddiqui refused and rejected the notion that judges of the courts be administered any other oath and that to contrary to the ones under the 1973 constitution. Later Siddiqui refused to take oath and resigned with 4 years remaining in office.
He is a highly-controversial figure amongst political and judicial circles in Pakistan due to his regular legal work in ensuring the legitimacy of Pakistani military rulers, as well as offering his services to a wide variety of entities seeking on ensuring the status quo in the country. For such reasons, he is regarded as a maverick lawyer with no firm stance on political matters. In addition, he is a member of the Pakistan Civil Service, having served as both Foreign Minister under Ayub Khan and the Attorney-General under Zia-ul-Haq.
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