Sibghatullah Kadri QC (23 April 1937 – 2 November 2021) was a British barrister and a Chair of the Society of Black Lawyers.[1][2] He was the country's first Pakistani and Muslim Queen's Counsel barrister.

Kadri was born in Uttar Pradesh, British India on 23 April 1937[3] into a Sunni Muslim family. He was involved in student movements in Karachi, Pakistan before martial law was imposed on the country.[4]

When he moved to Britain, Kadri joined the Labour Party and worked for Inland Revenue, the Post Office and BBC Urdu.[4] He was called to the Bar in 1969 and became a lawyer with an interest in civil rights. He was appointed to the Queen's Counsel in 1989.[5]

He died from cancer on 2 November 2021, at the age of 84.[5][6][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sibghatullah Kadri obituary". The Times. 24 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Sibghat Kadri, Indian-born QC who blazed a trail defending victims of prejudice and tackling racial bias in the British legal establishment – obituary". The Telegraph. 15 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Sibghat Kadri obituary". The Guardian. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 Beaumont, Peter (6 January 1991). "Above all, have faith in the law". The Observer. p. 39.
  5. 1 2 Shah, Murtaza Ali (2 November 2021). "UK's first-ever Pakistani Muslim QC Sibghat Kadri passes away". www.geo.tv.
  6. ↑ "UK's first-ever Pakistani QC Sibghat Kadri passes away". www.thenews.com.pk. 2 November 2021.


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