Zafar Ahmed Ansari
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Zafar Ahmad Ansari ظفر احمد انصاری | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 14 April 1972 – 10 January 1977 | |
| Constituency | NW-133 (Karachi VI)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1908 |
| Died | 1991 (aged 82–83) |
| Party | All India Muslim League |
| Alma mater | University of Allahabad |
Zafar Ahmad Ansari (Urdu: ظفر احمد انصاری; 1908 – 1991) Pakistani Muslim scholar, politician and joint secretary of All India Muslim League. He was an expert in constitutional law and Islam. He was appointed to the Council of Islamic Ideology in Pakistan in 1977.
He did his MA Hons. in Philosophy and also was a qualified LLB lawyer.
Personal and Family life
He spent most of his life in a flat in Saeed Manzil, Karachi. His son Dr Ishaq Zafar Ansari(d.2016) was a renowned educationist who retired as President of International Islamic University Islamabad.
Political career
He was elected as a member of National Assembly in 1970 elections. He was a key figure in formulating the 1973 constitution. He was amongst the pioneer members of Mutamar Alim e Islami. He was the founding Chairman of the commission setup by President General Zia Ul Haq to advise Islamic changes in constitution in the light of Shariah. It was later named as Ansari Commission.