Pheroze Nowrojee was born in 1941 in Nairobi, 45 years after his grandfather arrived in East Africa in April 1896 as an engine driver for the Uganda Railway.
He studied in India, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA) at Yale University.
Pheroze was an Advocate of the High Courts of Kenya, Tanzania, and Zanzibar with a practice mainly in constitutional, political and human rights cases.
The seasoned lawyer also made appearances in the High Courts of Uganda and the Seychelles.
Besides being a giant in the courtroom, Pheroze taught at the University of Dar-es-Salaam (1974-1977), the University of Nairobi (1979-1985), and the Kenya School of Law (1968-1970, 1978-1985).
