Mohammad Haleem

Honourable Chief Justice Muhammad Haleem (Urdu: محمد حلیم), LL.D. (HC), HI (1 January 1925 – 11 August 2006) was a Pakistani jurist who served as the 10th Chief Justice of Pakistan from 1981 to 1989,[1][2] the longest serving Chief Justice in the history of the judicial branch in Pakistan. He was even endorsed by successive future regimes in Pakistan.[3]

Right Honourable Mohammad Haleem
10th Chief Justice of Pakistan
In office 23 March 1981 – 31 December 1989
Nominated by	Chief Justice Sh. Anwarul Haq
Appointed by	Zia-ul-Haq
Preceded by	Sh. Anwarul Haq
Succeeded by	M. Afzal Zullah
Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
In office 1977 – 23 March 1981
Nominated by	Yakob Ali
Appointed by	Fazal Ilahi
Preceded by	Sh. Anwarul Haq
Succeeded by	M. Afzal Zullah
Chief Justice of Sindh High Court
In office 1972–1977
Nominated by	Hamoodur Rahman
Appointed by	Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Justice of the Balochistan High Court
In office 1970–1972
Nominated by	Hamoodur Rahman
Appointed by	Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Justice of the West-Pakistan High Court
In office 1968–1970
Nominated by	Dr. S. A. Rahman
Appointed by	Ayub Khan
Personal details
Born	Mohammad Haleem 1 January 1925 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, British India now in Uttar Pradesh in India)
Died	11 August 2006 (aged 81)[1] Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Cause of death	Renal Failure
Citizenship	British India (1925–47)
Nationality	Pakistan (1947–2006)
Father	Mohammad Wasim
Alma mater	Lucknow University (LLB) Karachi University (PhD in Phil.)
Awards	Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Navy
Years of service	1947–54
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	JAG Corps, Navy
Commands	Exe-Off. PNS Tariq

Early life

Born in Lucknow, he was the son of Barrister Muhammad Wasim, the first Advocate General of Pakistan, and the pre-independence Advocate General of Uttar Pradesh.[1]

Chief Justice of Pakistan

He was the chief justice of Pakistan from 25 March 1981 to 31 December 1989.[1] As Chief Justice of Pakistan, he wrote the famous judgment in Benazir Bhutto's court case which made the holding of 1988 Pakistani general election possible.[4] On 15 September 2006, paying tribute to Justice Haleem, Chief Justice of Pakistan in 2006, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry observed that Justice Haleem, without fear and favor, had helped Pakistan, with his judgment, get back on rails of parliamentary democracy in 1988.[4]

Education

BSc, LL.B, Lucknow University (1946),[1] and LL.D (Honoris Causa) degree – Karachi University (1990).

Awards

He was awarded Hilal-i-Imtiaz in 1996 by the Government of Pakistan.

Positions held

• Pleader
• Assistant Advocate General (1963)[1]
• Judge, High Court of West Pakistan (1969)[1]
• Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan (1977)[1]
• Chief Justice of Pakistan (1981–1989)[1]
• Chairman, Pakistan Law Commission
• Chairman, Indus Water Commission
• Chairman, Supreme Judicial Council
• acted as President of Pakistan on several occasions during 1981–1984

Publications

Work papers on:[2]

1. The Proper Role of the International Court of Justice in the Law of the World Eleventh Conference of the World Peace through Law, Cairo, Egypt, September 1983
2. The Challenge of Social Justice: The Third International Conference of Appellate Judges, New Delhi, India, 5–8 March 1984
3. Intellectual Property Issues in Pakistan: International Property Colloquium of Judges in Asia and the Pacific, held under the auspices of the World Intellectual Property Organization at Sydney (Australia), 8–12 October 1984
4. The Advisory Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice: Twelfth Conference of The World Peace Through Law Center, West Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, 21–26 July 1985
5. The Development of Deep Sea Resources: Twelfth Conference of the World Peace Through Law Center, West Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, 21–26 July 1985
6. Management of Supreme Court: Lawasia Conference of the Chief Justices on Management of Courts, Penang, Malaysia, 19–22 August 1985
7. Public Interest Litigation – Is it an Unruly Horse? Ninth Lawasia Conference, New Delhi, India, 7–12 October 1985
8. Law, Justice and Society: Fifth Pakistan Jurists Conference, Karachi, 28–30 March 1986
9. The Judiciary and the Intellectual Property System: Regional Forum of Judges organized jointly by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Association with the Law Association for Asia and the Western Pacific (LAWASIA) and with the assistance of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Islamabad, 5 to 9 October 1986
10. Court as the Guardian of the Constitution: Fourth International Conference of Appellate Judges, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20–24 April 1987
11. Protecting and Expanding the Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice: Thirteenth Biennial World Conference, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 6–11 September 1987
12. Transnational Terrorism: Thirteenth Biennial World Conference, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 6–11 September 1987
13. Address Delivered at the Second Conference of the Chief Justices of the LAWASIA region - South East Asian and the Western Pacific Countries, Islamabad, 18–22 October 1987
14. The Domestic Application of International Human Rights Norms: Judicial Colloquium held under the auspices of the Commonwealth Secretariat, London, at Bangalore, India, 24–26 February 1988
15. Permanent Sovereignty and International Responsibility: International Symposium on Legal Aspects of New International Economic Order, held at Islamabad, Pakistan, 14 March 1989

See also

• Chief Justices of Pakistan
• Supreme Court of Pakistan
• List of Pakistanis

References

1. Justice Haleem passes away Dawn (newspaper), Published 12 August 2006, Retrieved 14 November 2017
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. Benazir pays tribute to Justice Haleem Dawn (newspaper), Published 17 August 2006, Retrieved 15 November 2017
4. Tributes paid to Justice Haleem Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 September 2006, Retrieved 14 November 2017