When Muhammad Wajahat Faizan walks into a courtroom, a lecture hall, or a community meeting, there is an unmistakable sense that he represents more than his own professional achievements. His career, which spans over 15 years and across Pakistan, the United Kingdom, and Canada, is anchored in a family legacy that stretches back to the courts of the Indian Subcontinent and the founding days of Pakistan. For Wajahat, law is both a profession and a heritage, a calling that carries with it a duty to serve and uphold justice.
Maulvi Muhammad Wajahat Faizan descends from the Sheikh Ansari family of Saharanpur, UP India that later migrated to Multan, Pakistan, a lineage of jurists, advocates, and reformers whose impact on law and society spans more than a century and a half. In late 1800s, his ancestor Sheikh Maulvi Muhammad Ilyas Ansari, was known for his mastery of Islamic jurisprudence and his service for Muslims as an advocate of the Allahabad High Court. As one of he few Muslim law graduate in the district of Saharanpur, he earned a reputation for defending the marginalized.
This commitment was carried forward by subsequent generations. Both of his grandparents were active participants in the Khilafat Movement and the Pakistan Movement, lending their legal voices to defining moments in South Asian history. Maulvi Furqan Ahmed Ansari and Maulvi Muhammad Faizan, both Supreme Court Advocates in Pakistan and graduates of Aligarh Muslim University, worked closely with Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Liaquat Ali Khan in shaping the legal and political foundation of the new nation. In recognition of their role in Pakistan’s creation, both were awarded the Tahreek-e-Pakistan Medal by the Government of Pakistan. His grandmother, Begum Faizan, was a member of the Majlis-e-Shoora and one of Multan’s most prominent philanthropists in the 1980s and 1990s, dedicating her life to social welfare and charitable causes. His mother, Nighat Rafi, herself a distinguished lawyer in Multan, carried forward the family’s legal tradition, practicing with the same commitment to justice and service that had defined the generations before her. Later, Maulvi Muhammad Soltan Alam Ansari, Wajahat’s uncle, would sustain a distinguished legal and political career for over five decades in Multan. Other notable members of the family in the legal field include Sheikh Muhammad Usman (late), who played an instrumental role in the iconic Lawyers’ Movement of 2007, Muhammad Iqbal Khan, and Sheikh Muhammad Ahsan, each contributing significantly to the profession and to the preservation of the family’s proud legal heritage.
Upon his admission to the Law Society of Ontario as a qualified Barrister and Solicitor, Wajahat elevated the honour and pride of the family. It marked the first time in the family’s history that a lawyer had achieved professional qualification in three jurisdictions, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, and Canada. In recognition of this rare accomplishment, and of his ability to bridge legal systems while upholding the highest standards of the profession and the family’s guiding values, Maulvi Soltan Alam, along with other esteemed elders, formally conferred upon him the ancestral title of Maulvi Muhammad Wajahat Faizan.
Wajahat embarked on his legal journey at the Pakistan College of Law, where he learned from some of the nation’s most esteemed legal educators, Prof. Humayun Ihsan, Prof. Tasneem Kausar, Barrister Shabnam Ishaque, Dr. Ali Qazilbash, Justice (R) Karamat Bhandari ASC, Barrister Salman Safdar ASC, Prof. Aatir Rizvi and Dr. Marjoleine Zieck. He subsequently earned his LL.B. (Hons.) from the University of London before pursuing an LL.M. in Energy Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution at Aberdeen Business School in Scotland, where he also completed the distinguished graduate program at the Energy Institute of the United Kingdom. Upon moving to Canada, Wajahat earned a Post-Graduate Certificate in Public Policy and Administrative Law from York University and secured his Juris Doctor through the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. He then deepened his legal expertise further with a certification in Construction Law from Osgoode Hall Law School, one of Canada’s oldest, largest, and most distinguished law schools.
Between 2007 and 2010, Faizan trained as a lawyer under the mentorship of Barrister Salman Safdar, one of Pakistan’s most respected criminal lawyers. In 2010, he began his formal legal career under the guidance of his uncle, Maulvi Muhammad Soltan Alam Ansari, later advancing to the position of Associate Lawyer at Alam & Alam Advocates and Consultants. His Canadian career commenced in January 2021 with Realink Law, and in March 2024 he joined Kormans LLP as an Associate Lawyer. Over the course of these years, he has successfully completed close to 2,500 residential, commercial, and estates-related transactions. At Kormans, he continues to build a thriving practice focused on real estate, wills and estates, corporate matters, and contracts, with a well-recognized specialization in Islamic wills and Sharia-compliant financing.
From 2015 to 2020, Faizan also led PRISM Immigration Services, completing over 1,000 immigration files for clients around the world. His advocacy in Vilcassim v. Canada before the Immigration and Refugee Board set an important precedent for protecting children’s rights in refugee proceedings.
Parallel to his legal practice, Faizan is an educator who has significantly shaped Canada’s immigration law community. As an Adjunct Professor at Queen’s University – Faculty of Law, he teaches in the Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law program, covering Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Immigration Practice Management, and Advanced Legal Issues. Over the years, he has taught at Academy of Learning College and CDI College in Canada, and internationally at The Institute of Legal Studies and Superior Law College in Pakistan under the University of London International Program.
Faizan is also a prolific legal writer, with published works on Islamic estate planning, Halal mortgage structures, Tarion warranty protections, joint tenancy, easements, and ethics in immigration practice. His articles serve both as scholarly contributions and practical resources for the public, reflecting his belief that legal knowledge should be accessible and empowering.
His service to law and community has been recognized with prestigious Canadian civilian honors. In 2022, he received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Award for his contributions to immigration law and public service from the Hon. Rechie Valdez, Minister of Small Business. In 2025, he was conferred with the King Charles III Coronation Medal by the Governor General of Canada, recognizing his excellence in legal practice and contribution to academia. In July 2025, he was invited and conferred with the Honorarium by the Mayor of Mississauga, Her Worship Carolyn Parrish, for outstanding community legal service and for his contributions to the city through his legal work.
Beyond his professional roles, Faizan remains deeply engaged in community leadership, he, served on the Board of Directors for the Halton Children’s Aid Society and the Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies. He regularly mentors youth, provides pro bono legal support, and participates in public education initiatives, carrying forward the family’s long-standing commitment to civic engagement.
For Wajahat, every client served, every student taught, and every public initiative undertaken is part of a larger story, one that began in the courthouses of Multan and continues in the modern legal and academic institutions of Canada. “Law has given me a platform,” he reflects, “but community gives me purpose.” It is this balance of professional excellence and public service that defines his journey and ensures that the legacy he carries will endure for generations to come.
