Name Tanzil Rahman | ||
Honourable Justice (R) Dr. Tanzil-ur-Rahman, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, (born 1928) is a prominent Pakistani jurist and scholar of Islamic studies. He was the chief justice of the Federal Shariat Court (1990–92), member of the Islamic Research Council and the Council of Islamic Ideology (1980–84). He is the author of numerous books on the codification of Islamic law.
He has been called an "enthusiastic and skillful champion" of advancing the cause of "Islamic reform" of Pakistani law, i.e. interpreting the Pakistani constitution and law to implement Sharia law in Pakistan.
Life and Education
Justice Tanzil-ur-Rahman was born on 16 June 1928 at Nagina, District Binjor, U.P. India. In 1948, he graduated from Agra University and migrated to Pakistan. He completed his M.A. (1952), LL.B. (1954), and Ph.D. in Islamic Law (1971) from Karachi University. He was awarded Tamgah-i-Imtiaz in 1971 by the Government of Pakistan for his contribution to Islamic Law.