Interim PM of Pakistan, Balochistan Chairman of the Zakat Council
Born: September 1929
Profession: Law
Affiliation(s): Former high court chief justice
Citizenship: Pakistani
Profile Khoso served as the chief justice to the high court in southwest Baluchistan province and also briefly served as the acting governor of the province. Place of Birth = Village Azam Khan, District Jaffarabad, Balochistan Age = 84 Years Graduation = University of Sindh (1954) LL.B = University of Karachi (1956) Justice (retd) Mir Hazar Khoso A venerated officer, bearing a reputation of honesty, Justice (retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, 84, hails from the Goth Azam Khan Khoso in Jaffarabad district of Balochistan. Nominated by the ruling party, his first political appointment came as the Acting Governor of Balochistan – an office he kept for three months after the death of Governor Muhammad Musa, who served as the 10th governor of the province from December 17, 1985 to March 12, 1991. Earlier, having served as judge of the Balochistan High Court, Khoso was promoted to assume the position of Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court for a tenure spanning from 1990 to 1991. As a judicial officer, Khoso never indulged in any controversy and kept himself away from politics and while being a judge in the superior courts. Owing to the respect and trust he enjoyed from Baloch nationalist leaders and separatist elements of Balochistan, the ruling party considers him invaluable in bringing disgruntled elements to unity. After retiring from the provincial court in September 1991, Khoso took up the office of Judge of the Federal Shariat Court. After a few years of diligent service, in 1994, Khoso was promoted as Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court. Because of his clean reputation, Khoso currently serves as the Balochistan Chairman of the Zakat Council, a position that demands both uprightness and responsibility. This is a testimony to Khoso’s wide popularity among the leadership of Balochistan. Since long, Khoso has steered clear from politics, focusing mainly to his Zakat Council job. However, he is active as an agriculturist in his town Subatpur. Recently, his son, Advocate Amjad Khan Khoso, is reported to have joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. His other son, Mehrab Khan Khoso, was elected as an MPA of Balochistan Assembly on the ticket of Pakistan Peoples Party in 2008. Professional Career Pleader in 1957 Advocate of High Court – West Pakistan Karachi Bench (1959) Advocate of Supreme Court (1980) Additional Judge of Balochistan High Court (1977) Permanent judge of Balochistan High Court (1987) Chief Justice Balochistan High Court (December 1989 to September 1991) Judge Federal Shariat Court (1991) Chief Justice Federal Shariat Court (November 1992 to July 1994)
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