S. Anwarul Haq
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| S. Anwarul Haq ایس انوار الحق |
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| In office September 23, 1977 – March 24, 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Muhammad Yaqub Ali |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Haleem |
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| Born | May 11, 1917 at Jullundur, Punjab (British India) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
Sheikh Anwarul Haq (Urdu: ایس انوار الحق) is a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan [September 23, 1977 - March 25, 1981]. He is often considered 'ill-famed' for giving legitimacy to General Muhammad Zia ul-Haq’s martial law and for uphelding the decision of the Lahore High Court which sentenced Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to death for the authorization of the murder of a political opponent. Four Supreme Court judges headed by Chief Justice Anwarul Haq upheld the murder conviction of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Born on May 11, 1917 at Jullundur, Punjab (India). He received early education at Wazirabad and Jullundur, passing his Matriculation Examination from the Government High School, Jullundur, in the year 1932. He stood first in his School and secured a scholarship. He graduated from the D.A.V. College, Jullundur, in the year 1936 with Economics and Political Science as his majors and was awarded two scholarships accordingly, of which he availed of the one in Economics, joining Islamia College, Lahore for Master’s degree. Stood first in M.A. (Economics) Examination of the Punjab University held in 1938, setting up a new record in that subject. Participated in a large number of declamation contests and prize debates in the College and University and was often judged as the best speaker.
During 1936-38 took active interest in the formation of the All-India Muslim Students Federation, and was a keen advocate of the assertion of the separate identity of Muslims. Attended Muslim League meeting in Calcutta in December 1937, as a student delegate.
Selected for the Indian Civil Service as a result of competitive examination held in 1939, and received one year training at Oxford. On return to India in November 1940, was appointed as Assistant Commissioner at Ferozepur. Later served at Simla, Gurgaon and Hissar (in East Punjab) and held various posts in the Central and Provincial Governments as follows: -
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| 1 | Secretary to the Punjab and NWFP Public Service Commission, in addition Secretary to Government of Punjab, Medical & Local Government Department | February 22, 1944 | February 29, 1944 |
| 2 | Under-Secretary to Government of Punjab Revenue Department, Lahore | March 1, 1944 | May 1, 1944 |
| 3 | Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Dalhousie | May 2, 1944 | |
| 4 | Special Sub-Judge at Lahore for Judicial training | November 9, 1944 | |
| 5 | Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Dalhousie | May 28, 1945 | |
| 6 | Deputy Commissioner, Gurdaspur | June 1945 | July 1945 |
| 7 | District and Sessions Judge, Gurdaspur | November 3, 1945 | |
| 8 | Assistant Commissioner, Gurdaspur | February 23, 1946 | |
| 9 | Deputy Commissioner, Hissar | March 27, 1946 | |
| 10 | Secretary to the Partition Steering Committee for the Punjab | July 9, 1947 | |
| 11 | Deputy Commissioner, Rawalpindi | August 8, 1947 | |
| 12 | Deputy Commissioner, Montgomery (now Sahiwal) | October 1948 | |
| 13 | Deputy Commissioner, Sialkot | April 1950 | |
| 14 | Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Government of Pakistan, Rawalpindi | January 1952 | December 1954 |
| 15 | Under Training at Imperial Defence College, London (I.D.C) | January 1955 | December 1955 |
| 16 | Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Government of Pakistan, Karachi | August 1956 | |
| 17 | Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Government of Pakistan, Karachi | August 1956 | |
| 18 | District and Sessions Judge, Karachi | February 1957 | |
| 19 | District and Sessions Judge, Lahore | June 1958 | |
| 20 | Additional Judge, High Court of West Pakistan, Lahore | October 24, 1959 | |
| 21 | Permanent Judge, High Court of West Pakistan, Lahore | October 24, 1962 | |
| 22 | Appointed Member of the Law Reforms Commission | May 1967 | |
| 23 | Acted as Leader of the Legal Expert Delegation to the Republic of Somalia | July 1969 | |
| 24 | Appointed Chief Justice Lahore High Court, Lahore, on dismemberment of One Unit | July 1, 1970 | |
| 25 | Appointed Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan, after serving on the High Court for about ten years and eight months as Judge and two years and three and a half months as Chief Justice | October 16, 1972 | |
| 26 | Appointed Chief Justice of Pakistan | September 23, 1977 | March 25, 1981 |
| 27 | Appointed Acting President of Pakistan | April 20, 1978 | May 7, 1978 |
He attended the 3rd Commonwealth and Empire Law Conference at Sydney in August-September 1965, as Leader of the Pakistan Delegation. He travelled widely in Europe, Canada and the United States. He was interested in academic and educational activities and had been a member of the Syndicates of the Punjab University, Engineering University, Lahore, Agricultural University, Lyallpur (now Faisalabad) and Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad. He had been President of the Himayat-i-Islam Law College, Lahore, and member of the University Law College, Lahore Committee for several years. He acted as Vice-Chancellor of the Punjab University from time to time. He was appointed as Member of the 1971 War Inquiry Commission from January 1972 to November 1974 along with CJ Hamoodur Rahman. He was also appointed as Chairman of the National Pay Commission and Armed Forces Pay Commission in January 1976.He represented the Pakistan Supreme Court at the Centenary Celebrations of the Supreme Court of Ghana at Accra in October 1976. He was appointed Chairman of the Commission on Indus River System in September 1977. He was appointed Chairman of the Civil Services Commission in February 1978.He had been President of the British Universities Alumni Association, Lahore since 1962. He was a Guest Speaker at a large number of social, intellectual and cultural functions in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi.
| Preceded by Muhammad Yaqub Ali |
Chief Justices of Pakistan | Succeeded by Mohammad Haleem |
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