Manzur Qadir

Manzur Qadir (Urdu: منظور قادر; 28 November 1913 – 12 October 1974)[1] was a Pakistani jurist and politician who served as the Foreign Minister of Pakistan in the military government of Ayub Khan from 1958 to 1962.

He married Asghari, a daughter of Fazli Husain, a political leader of Punjab, British India.

After his demise, his associate Ijaz Husain Batalvi annually organized Mazur Qadir memorial lectures attended by hundred of thousands lawyers and judges, this practice was continued by his associate Akhtar Aly Kureshy for Ijaz Husain Batalvi memorial.

Qadir was a role-model to and a friend of Khushwant Singh - a famous journalist and editor in India.

[3] In February 2015, this view was endorsed by a panel of guests on a TV show including late Khushwant Singh's son Rahul Singh, Pakistani Senator Aitezaz Ahsan, an Indian writer Shobha De and the son of Manzur Qadir - Basharat Qadir.

Lahore High Court