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Mr.
Justice Ghulam Nabi Soomro
Mr. Ghulam Nabi Soomro, Judge Sindh High Court was
born on April 27,1942, thus setting a trend of an interesting
series of events on the 27th.
Mr. Soomro was enrolled as an advocate on September
10, 1970 after passing his B.Sc., LL.B. and M.A. in
Political Science in 1964, 1967 and 1969 respectively
from Karachi University.
He joined Mr. Khalid M. Ishaque, Senior Advocate, Supreme
Court, Mr. Nasir Aslam Zahid (Retired Judge, Supreme
Court of Pakistan), Mr. Nizam Ahmed (late ex-Judge of
Sindh High Court) and Mr. Rauf Ahmed, Advocate, in a
firm of Advocates known as Khalid, Rauf, Zahid and Nizam
Advocates of Karachi.
In 1973, the same year his father expired. He came
to Dadu Town and continued legal practice as an Advocate.
He remained Assistant Public Prosecutor and Assistant
Government Pleader from 1973-1979. He remained President
of District Bar Association, Dadu for three terms.
He was the first elected Member of Sindh Bar Council
from Dadu District for five years, i.e. 1979-1984. On
May 12,1980 he was enrolled as an Advocate of High Court
of Sindh.
He possesses more than 25 years of splendid experience,
practice before the Hon’ble High Court and Sub-Ordinate
Courts.
Like mentioned before, he carries an interesting autobiography
of events occurring on the 27th, such as
he was born on 27th, he was assigned the
post of Additional Advocate General of Sindh on 27th
March 1997. He was elevated to the Bench of High Court
of Sindh on May 27, 1998 and got confirmed on May 27,
1999.
Apart from his professional caliber, during College
days he remained Senior House Monitor in Jamia Millia
College Malir Hostel. He remained well-known Volleyball
Player and was awarded colours by the Karachi University.
He was elected Vice Chairman of Patients Welfare Society,
Civil Hospital and Chairman of District Anti-T.B. Association,
running a charitable hospital in Dadu.
Presently, he is Chairman of Service Tribunal for Sub-ordinate
Judiciary.
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