Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi

Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi was the second son of the second wife of Kazi Imam Ali Ansari, the District Magistrate of Hyderabad, then in British India. He was born in April 1886 (sources vary regarding the exact date), at Hyderabad. His family was originally from Paat in Dadu District. He studied the Quran, Persian language, Arabic, Sindhi language and Urdu language with a private tutor. Kazi went to London in 1907 for higher education, studying Economics at the London School of Economics and taking numerous other courses. In 1910, he married a German woman, Elsa, who was well-versed in literature. In 1911, Kazi received the degree of Bar-at-Law, after which he returned home to Hyderabad with his wife. Kazi studied Arabic in Cairo in 1932 and in 1933 continued those studies at the London School of Oriental and African Studies. While he was studying in England, he was a contemporary of Allama Iqbal and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. ==Career==

The British offered the young barrister the post of Civil Judge of Tando Muhammad Khan. He also served as the district and sessions judge of Khairpur during the British rule. They also worked on a translation of the verses of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. ==Death and legacy==

Kazi died on 13 April 1968 in Hyderabad, Pakistan. He was buried at the campus of University of Sindh at Jamshoro. Many well-known scholars such as Abul Kalam Azad, Allama Iqbal, Ubaidullah Sindhi and George Bernard Shaw, were deeply impressed by his writings. == Books, essays & articles ==

The following is a selection of significant works authored or co-authored by Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi, including full-length books and notable essays and articles: ==References==