Mahmud Jamal’s bio has been featured on Wikipedia. He was nominated as a judge by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Mahmud Jamal is a Canadian lawyer and a judge of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
He was nominated for the judge of Supreme court of Canada by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the 17th of June, 2021.
Mahmud Jamal Wikipedia: Supreme Court
Mahmud is the newly nominated judge of the Supreme Court of Canada on June 17, 2021. He replaced Rosalie Abella.
He became the first person of color to sit on the Supreme Court.
Previously, he was an appellate Litigator and partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt.
Justice Mahmud Jamal has had a distinguished career, throughout which he’s remained dedicated to serving others. He’ll be a valuable asset to the Supreme Court – and that’s why, today, I’m announcing his historic nomination to our country’s highest court. https://t.co/GSoW3zCU3b
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) June 17, 2021
He has mentioned that he was raised at school as a Christian absorbing the values of the Church of England and as a Muslim, memorizing Arabic prayers from the Quran, as per Global News.
Jamal has done his BA from the University of Toronto, LLB/LLL from McGill University, and an LLM from Yale University.
Mahmud Jamal Age And Religion
Jamal’s actual age seems to be 53 or 54 years old.
He was born in the year 1967, however, we do lack intel on his exact date of birth as well as his zodiac sign.
Mahmud Jamal, a bilingual appeal court judge from Ontario, becomes the first person of colour appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.https://t.co/f42sIxMenX
— Toronto Star (@TorontoStar) June 17, 2021
The judge was born and grown in Nairobi, Kenya, as per Wikipedia.
Mahmud’s actual religion is Isma’ili Muslim, however, after he got married he converted to Baháʼí Faith.
Mahmud Jamal Wife And Family
Mahmud is married to his wife named Goleta, as per The Star.
The couple has two teenage children together, however, we do lack data on them, as of now.
We also do not have any info about his family, such as his mother, father, and siblings, as he has yet to reveal their info publicly.
In the 19th century, his family originally immigrated from Gujarat, British India to East Africa, and in 1969 his family moved to England.
And, again in 1981, his family moved again, immigrating to Canada, and currently resides in Edmonton, Alberta.