Majida Rizvi


Majida Rizvi is the first woman judge of a High Court in Pakistan. She practiced in the High Courts and Supreme Court and taught Law in Hamdard School of Law. As a writer she specialized in legal issues pertaining to rights of women and children, and is associated with various organizations for the removal of all discrimination against women and supporting human rights.
She retired as Judge of the Sindh High Court and worked as the Chairperson, National Commission on the Status of Women.