Zafar Ahmed Ansari

Molana Zafar Ahmad Ansari ظفر احمد انصاری
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 14 April 1972 – 10 January 1977
Constituency	NW-133 (Karachi VI)
Personal details
Born	1908
Died	1991
Political 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.

Education and early life

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.

Books

-Pakistan and Muslim India was Translated by Zafar Ahmed Ansari under the title 'Pakistan Aur Musalman', Published from Delhi in 1944.

-Gandhi As I Knew Him, Author Indulal Yagnik was Translated by Zafar Ahmed Ansari under the title with the title 'Pir-i-Sabarmati', Published from Delhi in 1943. 'Pir-i-Sabarmati'. This flawless translation in Urdu, is being published again from Karachi, tentative date of publication is August 2018.

External links

• Pir e Sabarmati (1943 Edition), Title & Other Details https://www.flickr.com/photos/rashid_ashraf/39963294600/in/dateposted/
• Article on Zafar Ahmed Ansari https://www.flickr.com/photos/rashid_ashraf/41098408304/in/dateposted/