Fali S Nariman Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
Fali S Nariman Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
Quick Infoā
Death Date: 21/02/2024
Age: 95 Years
Death Cause: Multiple Ailments
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Fali Sam Nariman check sources The New Indian Express |
| Name earned | Bhishma Pitamah check sources The New Indian Express |
| Profession | Jurist |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 173 cm** in meters**- 1.73 m** in feet & inches**- 5ā 8ā** |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Gray (semi-bald) |
| Career | |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | ā¢ 1991: Padma Bhushan  ā¢ 2002: Gruber Prize for Justice ā¢ 2007: Padma Vibhushan ā¢ 2018: 19th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration ā¢ 2022: SKOCH India Law Award  |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 10 January 1929 (Thursday) |
| Birthplace | Rangoon (now Yangon), British Burma, British India |
| Date of Death | 21 February 2024 |
| Place of Death | At his home in Delhi |
| Age (at the time of death) | 95 Years |
| Death Cause | Multiple ailments, including cardiac issues check sources The New Indian Express |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| School | Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh |
| College/University | ā¢ St. Xavierās College, Mumbai ā¢ Government Law College, Mumbai |
| Educational Qualification(s) | ā¢ B.A. in Economics and History from St. Xavierās College ā¢ Law degree (LLB) from the Government Law College (1950) check sources The New Indian Express |
| Ethnicity | Parsi check sources The New Indian Express |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status (at the time of death) | Widower |
| Marriage Date | Year, 1955 |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Bapsi F. Nariman (died in 2020)  |
| Children | Son- Rohinton Fali Nariman (former Judge of the Supreme Court of India) Daughter- Anaheeta  |
| Parents | Father- Sam Bariyamji Nariman (business executive) Mother- Banoo Nariman |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Fali S Nariman
Fali S Nariman belonged to a Parsi family. check sources The New Indian Express
His father wanted him to take the Indian Civil Service Examination; however, due to financial constraints, he chose to pursue law instead. check sources Bar and Bench
In 1950, after he topped the LLB examination, he received the Kinlock Forbes Gold Medal and Prize for Roman Law & Jurisprudence.
Nariman did his law practice at the Bombay High Court. He was appointed as a Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India in 1971 after 22 years of practice.
He played a pivotal role in shaping Indian Constitutionās Law.
Nariman worked as Additional Solicitor General of India from May 1972 to June 1975. He resigned from the position upon the Declaration of Emergency on 26 June 1975.
He represented Union Carbide in the well-known Bhopal gas disaster case, a decision he later admitted was a mistake. He played a crucial role in negotiating a settlement between the victims and the company outside of court, resulting in an amount of $470 million for the victims.
From 1999 to 2005, Nariman served as a President-appointee member of the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of the Parliament of India).
He held various prestigious positions, including President of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration since 1994, President of the Bar Association of India since 1991, Vice-Chairman of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce since 1989, and honorary member of the International Commission of Jurists since 1988.
Nariman was appointed as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Commission of Jurists from 1995 to 1997.
He had been a member of the London Court of International Arbitration since 1988.
In November 1999, he was appointed to the Advisory Board of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
In January 2014, Nariman published his autobiography titled āBefore Memory Fades.ā
Cover of the 2014 book āBefore Memory Fadesā
On 17 October 2014, he represented former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalitha in a conviction case and successfully obtained bail for her after her earlier plea had been rejected.
The āBest Respondentās Memorandumā Award at the Vis Moot East, an international moot competition, is named after Fali Sam Nariman.
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