Mirza Ali Ispahani (1900-1982) was the chief Justice of East Pakistan. He served as a secretary in the Ministry of Law and later as the Chief Justice of East Pakistan from 1959 to 1962. M.A Ispahani used to live in Dhaka's Ispahani Colony, his family estate. He married Monirea Rashti Ispahani and had a son with her, Mirza Shahab Ispahani. He died in 1982 and was buried in Dhaka.

Early life

born in 1900 in Calcutta to Hashem Ispahani and Fatimah Ispahani. In 1947, he moved to Dhaka, East Pakistan after the Partition of India along with his cousin Ahmad Ispahani. He graduated with a law degree from University of Edinburgh and joined the Inner Temple.

Mirza Ali Ispahani

Career

Ispahani practiced at the Calcutta High Court from 1928 to 1937. He was then appointed a District and Sessions Judge.

Mirza Ali Ispahani

Ispahani was a former President of Dhaka Club Limited.

Mirza Ali Ispahani

In 1960, Justice Imam Hossain Choudhury succeeded Justice Isphani as the chief justice of East Pakistan.

Death

Ispahani died in 1982 and was buried in Dhaka.

References

1900 births

1982 deaths

Bangladeshi judges

Justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan

Bengali lawyers

Alumni of the University of Edinburgh