Sibghat Kadri
British barrister (1937–2021)
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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 the United Provinces, British India (now Uttar Pradesh) 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]
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