Sibghat Kadri

Sibghatullah Kadri QC (23 April 1937 – 2 November 2021) was a British barrister and a Chair of the Society of Black Lawyers.

Kadri was born in the United Provinces, British India (now Uttar Pradesh) on 23 April 1937[3] into a Sunni Muslim family.

He was involved in student movements in Karachi, Pakistan before martial law was imposed on the country.

[4] When he moved to Britain, Kadri joined the Labour Party and worked for Inland Revenue, the Post Office and BBC Urdu.

[4] He was called to the Bar in 1969 and became a lawyer with an interest in civil rights.