Former Chief Justice of Pakistan
Born: 01 December 1937
Profession: Justice
Affiliation(s): Supreme Court of Pakistan
Citizenship: Paksitani
Profile Born at Calcutta 1.12.1937 received his school education at Lucknow Dacca passed Matriculation from the Board of Secondary Education, Dacca (1952) passed Intermediate Science (Engineering Group) from University of Dacca (1954) passed B.A. from University of Karachi (1958) passed LL.B. from University of Karachi (1960) joined the Bar (February 1961) enrolled as Advocate of High Court of West Pakistan (November 1963) enrolled as Advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan (November 1969) elected Joint Secretary, Karachi High Court Bar Association (1967) elected Member of Managing Committee of Karachi High Court Bar Association (1968-69) elected Honorary Secretary of High Court Bar Library (1977) and continued as such until elevated as judge of High Court of Sindh on 05-05-1980. Appointed Member of Election Commission of Pakistan on 09-8-1980. Appointed as Chairman Rule Committee of High Court of Sindh on 01-02-1986. Appointed Chairman Sindh Zakat Council on 13-09-1988. Appointed as Member of Company Law Commission on 07-06-1989. Appointed as Member of 3-men Contact Group, by Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Conference to investigate the plight of Muslim minority in Bulgaria in May 1986 and presented the first report of the group to the 17th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held at Amman, Jordan, in March 1988, second report to the 18th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers at Riyadh in March 1989, and the third report to the 19th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers at Cairo in July 1990. Also presented a preliminary report on the plight of Muslim minority in Bulgaria in the Extraordinary Session of Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers in New York in October, 1989. Attended the 17th, 18th, 19th and the Extraordinary Session of Islamic Conferences of Foreign Ministers in Amman, Riyadh, Cairo and New York on special invitation of Secretary-General of Organization of Islamic Conference. Appointed Acting Governor of Sindh from 27-07-1990 to 30-07-1990. Appointed Acting Chief Justice of High Court of Sindh from 19-09-1990 to 19-10-1990. Appointed as Chief Justice of the High Court of Sindh on 05-11-1990. Appointed as Judge, Supreme Court on 23-05-1992.Appointed as Chief Justice of Pakistan/Chairman Pakistan Law Commission w.e.f. 01-07-1999.
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