Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim laid to rest in Karachi
Former chief election commissioner and legal expert Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim passed away in Karachi after prolonged illness, family confirmed the news on Tuesday. He was 91.
Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim laid to rest at Mewa Shah graveyardin in the metropolis.
Ebrahim held a number of prominent posts throughout his career in government set-ups and also as legal expert. He was born on February 12, 1928, in Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat.
Ebrahim attended the Gujrat Vidyapith and received an undergraduate degree in law in 1949. He also studied courses based on philosophy and attended lectures given by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. It is believed that his advocacy for non-violence and peace came from Gandhi’s teachings.
In the year 1950, Ebrahim migrated to Pakistan and attended Sindh Muslim Law College. He received LLM degree and an honorary Juris Doctor in 1960 and later established his own law firm by the name of Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim & Company.
He earned a name for himself when he refused to accept a Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) issued by the then military dictator Gen Ziaul Haq in the early ‘80s and resigned as a judge. The renowned jurist also served as the governor Sindh.
The establishment of the Citizen Police Liaison Committee in 1989 remains one of Ebrahim’s prolific achievements.
He was also a former judge of Supreme Court and was appointed as the CEC on 23 July, 2012, by former president Zardari after being approved by a parliamentary panel.
The May 11, 2013 general elections and the presidential election were held during his tenure.
He had also served as the attorney general of Pakistan during Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s government.
After former president Farooq Leghari dismissed former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s government in 1991, Ebrahim was appointed as the federal law minister in the caretaker set-up that followed.
