Khuda Bakhsh Marri

Justice Mir Khuda Bakhsh Marri (1926 – 14 May 2006) (Urdu: خدابخش مری) was a Pakistani judge, politician, and author. He served as the Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court and held several other prominent positions in the judiciary and government of Balochistan.

Khuda Bakhsh Mari
Governor of Balochistan
In office 5 July 1977 – 18 September 1978
Preceded by	Ahmad Yar Khan
Succeeded by	Rahimuddin Khan
Acting Chief Minister of Balochistan
In office 24 December 1988 – 5 February 1989
Preceded by	Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali
Succeeded by	Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti
Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court
In office 01 December 1976 – 16 July 1977
Succeeded by	Abdul Hayee Qureshi
In office 18 September 1978 – 25 March 1981
Preceded by	M. A Rashid
Succeeded by	Zakaullah Lodi
Justice of the Balochistan High Court
In office 21 October 1970 – 25 March 1981
Justice of the Sindh-Balochistan High Court
In office 1969 – 21 October 1970
Personal details
Born	1926 Kohlu, Balochistan, Pakistan
Died	14 May 2006(2006-05-14) (aged 79–80) Switzerland
Occupation	Judge, politician, author

Early life and education

Marri was born in 1926 in Kohlu, Balochistan. He began his schooling in Kohlu and Sibi before moving to Karachi for higher education. He completed his Bar-at-law from Lincoln's Inn in London in 1956.

Career

Marri started his career as a lawyer and later became a judge. He was appointed as a Judge of the Sindh-Balochistan High Court in 1969 and subsequently served as the Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court in 1977.^[1] He also held the position of Governor of Balochistan and served as the acting Chief Minister of Balochistan in 1989.

Literary work

In addition to his contributions to the judiciary and government, Marri was also an author. He wrote several books on various topics, including Balochistan. His famous book is "A Judge May Speak".

Personal life

Marri was the elder brother of Justice Mohammad Nawaz Khan Marri and Senator Mir Mohabat Khan Marri. His son Mir Shahnawaz Marri served as D.G Mines and Minister of Sports and Culture.

Death

Justice Khuda Bakhsh Marri died in Switzerland at the age of 80.^[2]