A wholly aromatic polyamide copolymer having excellent heat, flame and chemical resistances, solubility in organic solvents and shaping property and useful for shaped article having a high mechanical strength and modulus of elasticity, comprising the repeating units of the formulae: ##STR1## and at least one member selected from ##STR2## wherein X=a halogen atom, n, or m=1 to 4 and n+m=1 to 8.