Amir Ali Majid
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Dr Amir Ali Majid is a 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 barrister (at Lincoln's Inn), and the first to become a Doctor of Civil Law (McGill University. In addition, he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a member of the Higher Education Academy.
His other accomplishments include:
- Reader in International Law, London Metropolitan University
- part-time Immigration Judge
- Adjunct Professor in Law, Webster University
- Visiting Professor (1996), Quaid-e-Azam University
- Senior Research Fellow (2001), Islamabad Policy Research Institute
- Erasmus Lecturer, 2003, Frankfurt, Germany
He has published a law 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.[1] That same year he received the Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Distinction), the second highest civilian honour in Pakistan.
He was granted the Life Learning Award by the Kashmir and Pakistan Professionals Association on 17 July 2005.
