Shafi ur Rahman

Shafi ur Rahman
NI; Shafi ur Rahman
Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
	In office; 31 July 1981 – 15 February 1994
Appointed by	Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Justice of the Lahore High Court
	In office; 1969–1979
Personal details
Born	16 February 1929; Varanasi, United Provinces, British India
Citizenship	Pakistan
Alma mater	Political Science (M.A) (1950) L.L.B (1951)
Occupation	Judge
Awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz

Justice Shafi ur Rahman (born 16 February 1929)[1] was one of the longest serving judges of Supreme Court of Pakistan.[2] He was conferred the Nishan-i-Imtiaz[3] for his meritorious services in the field of Human Rights. He is known for writing the Shafi–ur–Rehman Commission Report which is a highly classified document that is still kept hidden from the public eye. It detailed the events leading to the rise to power and death of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the 6th President of Pakistan.[4]

Supreme Court of Pakistan

Education

Rahman completed his Master of Arts in Political Science in 1950 and his Bachelor of Laws in 1951.

Rahman served as a Judge in the Lahore High Court, which has jurisdiction over Punjab. His term started from 1969 to 1979, and from then on he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Pakistan[5]

Shafi ul Rahman was appointed as an Ad Hoc Judge of the apex court in 1979. He elevated to the Supreme Court of Pakistan as a Senior Justice on 31 July 1981 by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the 6th President of Pakistan.[6]

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 Tribunal 1974
President Gen. Zia ul Haq Plane Crash Inquiry Commission 1988 Shafi–ur–Rehman Commission

Mr. Justice Shafi ur Rehman Archived 6 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
Supreme Court of Pakistan Annual Report Golden Jubilee Edition 2006
Dawn 24 March 2000
"Islamabad continues to hide the truth - thenews.com.pk". 1 February 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
"About Me". Experiences of a Lifetime. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
"About Me". Experiences of a Lifetime. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

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