Mr HAMID KHAN studied law at the Universities of Punjab (Pakistan ) and Illinois (US) and has been practicing for over thirty years. He is an Advocate of the Supreme Court and High Courts of Pakistan and is one of the founding partners of Cornelius, Lane and Mufti, a leading law firm based at Lahore. Mr Khan is former chairman of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan (2001-03), a past Secretary and President of the Lahore High court Bar Associations and former Vice-Chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council. Hamid Khan has regularly lectured on various legal subjects at the Punjab University, the Civil Services Academy and the National Institute of Public Administration in Pakistan.He has authored five books on legal subjects, three of which-Islamic Law of Inheritance, Principles of Administrative Law and Administrative Tribunals for civil Servants in Pakistan-are prescribed as Textbooks at law schools. He is an Ebert and DAAD Fellow, as well as a member of The Hague Academy of International Law. His book "Constitutional and Political History of Pakistan" is taught at the LLB level, and is a comprehensive reference on the making of Pakistan.
