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Ismail Mahomed

Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Africa and the Middle East

Ismail Mahomed, who lived from 5 July 1931 to 17 June 2000, was a South African lawyer and jurist who became the first non-white Chief Justice of South Africa, serving from January 1997 until his death in June 2000, and had earlier served as Chief Justice of Namibia from 1992 to 1999 and as the inaugural Deputy President of the Constitutional Court of South Africa from 1995 to 1996. Born in Pretoria, he was educated at the University of the Witwatersrand, earning a BA in 1953, honours in political science in 1954 and an LLB in 1957, and he served as a judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa from 1991. He died of pancreatic cancer in Johannesburg.

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Role
Lawyer and jurist 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
South African 1
Born
1931 2
Birth Date
1931-07-25 2
Birthplace
Pretoria 2
Died
2000 2
Death Date
2000-06-17 2
Classification
Field of Law
Constitutional Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Jurist 1
Role (category)
Lawyer 1
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1. Ismail Mahomed (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction, gender
    Ismail Mahomed SCOB SC was a South African lawyer and jurist who served as the first non-white Chief Justice of South Africa from January 1997 until his death in June 2000.
  • Introduction, role
    Ismail Mahomed SCOB SC was a South African lawyer and jurist who served as the first non-white Chief Justice of South Africa from January 1997 until his death in June 2000.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Ismail Mahomed SCOB SC was a South African lawyer and jurist who served as the first non-white Chief Justice of South Africa from January 1997 until his death in June 2000.
  • Introduction, field of law
    He was also the Chief Justice of Namibia from 1992 to 1999 and the inaugural Deputy President of the Constitutional Court of South Africa from 1995 to 1996.
  • Member Of: Constitutional Court of South Africa, Lead section
    He was also the Chief Justice of Namibia from 1992 to 1999 and the inaugural Deputy President of the Constitutional Court of South Africa from 1995 to 1996.
  • In Legal System: South African Law, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a South African lawyer and jurist who served as the fir
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2. Wikidata: Ismail Mahomed
  • Wikidata Q6084777, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1931
  • Wikidata Q6084777, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1931-07-25
  • Wikidata Q6084777, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 2000
  • Wikidata Q6084777, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 2000-06-17
  • Wikidata Q6084777, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Pretoria
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