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Amir Ali Majid is a former judge, legal scholar and author born in Gojra, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Amir Ali Majid is a former judge, legal scholar and author born in Gojra, Punjab, Pakistan.
He was in his second year at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad when he lost his sight. Nevertheless, he went on to receive his B.A., LL.B., LL.M., as well as diplomas in Air and Space Law and International Law.
He is the first blind person in the world to become a Doctor of Civil Law (McGill University). In addition, he is a member of the Higher Education Academy. He sat as a First-tier Immigration Judge for a number of years. In 2018 he was heavily criticised by a panel of Upper Tribunal judiciary as to certain "shambolic" judgments of his which were consequently set aside for very serious errors of law.
His other accomplishments include:
He has published one book, newspaper articles and 35 articles in British, German, Dutch, and American journals.
In 2003, he met with Pakistan's president Pervez Musharraf to discuss disability rights in the country. [2]
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