Syed Ali Aslam Jafri

Syed Ali Aslam Jafri (13 October 1943 – 29 September 2021) was a Pakistani jurist, professor of law, social worker, Justice of the Sindh High Court, Federal Ombudsman for Insurance, Director General of Sindh Judicial academy and principal of Sindh Muslim Law College.

Early life

Syed Ali Aslam Jafri was born on 13 October 1943, in Agra, India, the son of Syed Ali Mutahir Jafri and Mutahira Khatoon. In September 1947, when he was less than 4 years old, he and his family migrated to Pakistan, staying in Haripur, Hazara for less than a year, after which, they moved to Khairpur.

Education Jafri completed his early education at the Sultan-ul-Madaris school, Khairpur, and then his secondary education at Naz High School, Khairpur. He went on to study at Mumtaz College, Khairpur, where he was elected the General Secretary of the Students Union. He led and won many nationwide debating competitions in English, Urdu, and Sindhi.r

He graduated from the University of Sindh in 1962, and completed his Bachelor of Laws in 1964.

In addition to this, he served as director-general for the Sindh Judicial Academy and pioneered many programs to train and develop judges.

In 2019, he was appointed the principal of Sindh Muslim Law College, where he served until his death.

At the time of his death, he was the Member Board of Governors and Board of Trustees of NU-FAST Islamabad; SZABIST, Karachi and Sukkur IBA University. He was also part of the Member Syndicate of Shah Abdul Latif University.