After experiencing a heart failure at his home on Rawal Road Chaklala, Justice (R) Ali Nawaz Chohan passed away on Sunday at the age of 77.
There are highs and lows in Justice Nawaz’s bizarre life.
Chief Justice of the Gambia was Justice Chohan. He was chosen to lead the National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) in 2015.
In Pakistan, Justice Chohan served as an advisor on administrative and international law to former president Asif Ali Zardari. He was also a Thomas Jefferson fellow and a visiting professor of law.
Rawalpindi is the birthplace of Justice Chohan. Prior to India’s partition, his father Mola Dad Chohan served as the city’s first Muslim mayor. He held the role until October 1958, when Field Martial Ayub Khan established martial law. In the 1920s, Mola Dad Chohan became the first person in Rawalpindi to buy a car.
Chaudhry Waris Khan, the grandfather of Justice Chohan During the British rule, Chohan served as the municipality of Rawalpindi’s vice president. Waris Khan is a well-known marketplace that bears his name. It is located in the heart of Rawalpindi.
