Shafi ur Rahman

Shafi ur Rahman
Born	(1929-02-16)February 16, 1929 Varanasi, British India
Citizenship	Pakistani
Occupation	Retired Judge

Justice Shafi ur Rahman (born February 16, 1929)^[1] was one of the longest serving judges of Supreme Court of Pakistan.^[2] He was conferred Nishan-i-Imtiaz^[3] for his meritorious services in the field of Human Rights.

Education

MA Political Science 1950

L.L.B. 1951

Public service

• Civil Service of Pakistan 1951-1959
• Judicial Service 1959-1994

Lahore High Court

• Judge 1969 to 1979

Supreme Court

• Adhoc Judge June 14, 1979 to July 29, 1981
• Judge July 31, 1981 to February 15, 1994

Other positions

• Chairman, Commission on Eradication of Corruption
• Chairman, Central Zakat Council Pakistan
• Acting Wafaqi Mohtasib (Federal Ombudsman) of Pakistan in 1983, 1984 and 1987
• Member Syndicate, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
• Ahmed Kasuri Murder Inquiry 1974
• President Gen. Zia ul Haq Plane Crash Inquiry Commission 1988 Shafi–ur–Rehman Commission

See also

• Supreme Court of Pakistan
• List of Pakistanis

References

1. ↑ Mr. Justice Shafi ur Rehman
2. ↑ Supreme Court of Pakistan Annual Report Golden Jubilee Edition 2006
3. ↑ Dawn March 24, 2000

External links

• Brief biography on Wafaqi Mohtasib (Ombudsman)'s Website