Biography:Mian Abdul Rashid
Sir Mian Abdul Rashid سر میاں عبد الرشيد | |
|---|---|
 Rashid (left) swearing-in Muhammad Ali Jinnah as Governor-General | |
| 1st Chief Justice of Pakistan | |
| In office 27 June 1949 – 29 June 1954 | |
| Appointed by | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Munir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdul Rashid 29 June 1889 Lahore, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan ) |
| Died | 6 November 1981 (aged 92) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | FC College University (BA) Cambridge University (Law Tripos), and (LLM) Inns of Court School of Law (Bar Exam) |
| Honours | Knight Bachelor Star of India |
Sir Mian Abdul Rashid, KCSI (Urdu: سر میاں عبد الرشيد; 29 June 1889 – 6 November 1981) was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan , legal philosopher, one of the founding fathers of Pakistan , and a jurist.
Education
He was born on 29 June 1889 to an Arain family.[1] He received his early education at Central Model School in Lahore,[citation needed] and got his B.A. from Forman Christian College, also in Lahore, and a Tripos and Masters from Christ's College, Cambridge.[2] In 1913, he was called to the Bar from the Middle Temple, London.[3]
Law career
He started practising law at Lahore in 1913. He was then appointed as Assistant Legal Remembrancer. In summer of 1923, he was appointed as acting judge of Lahore High Court on recommendation of Sir Shadilal, who was then Chief Justice of the said court.[4] From 1927 to 1931 he officiated as Government of Punjab's Advocate. He was appointed as Judge Lahore High Court in 1933. In 1946, he was made Chief Justice of Judicature at Lahore, and was knighted in that year's Birthday Honours list.[5]
First Chief Justice of Pakistan
On 15 August 1947, when Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was sworn in as the first Governor-General of Pakistan, Rashid, as the most senior Muslim judge in British India, administered the oath of office to him.
Honour and recognition
In 2005, the Government of Pakistan honoured him by naming a main road (7th Avenue) after him in the federal capital, Islamabad. The former Seventh Avenue down to Khayaban-i-Suhrawardy and the Kashmir Highway has been renamed Justice Sir Mian Abdul Rashid Avenue.[6]
See also
- List of Pakistanis
- Chief Justice of Pakistan
- Arain
References
- ↑ "پاکستان کی خدمت کرنے والے ’روشن خیال‘ اینگلو انڈینز جنھیں بھلا دیا گیا". https://www.bbc.com/urdu/pakistan-56954363.
- ↑ "35th death anniversary of first CJP Abdul Rashid today – Pakistan – Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/359742-35th-death-anniversary-of-first-CJP-Abdul-Rashid-t.
- ↑ "Road in capital being named after Justice Sir Abdul Rashid" (in en). DAWN.COM. 2005-09-02. https://www.dawn.com/news/154904.
- ↑ Gauba 1944:
In the summer of 1923, Mian Abdul Rashid, then one of the Assistant Legal Remembrancers was appointed on the recommendation of Sir Shadilal to be an acting Judge of the Court.
- ↑ "The London Gazette, 13 June 1946". http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/37598/supplements/2757. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Road in capital being named after Justice Sir Abdul Rashid". 2 September 2005. http://www.dawn.com/2005/09/02/nat15.htm. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
Bibliography
- Khalid Latif Gauba (1944), The Rt. Hon'ble Sir Shadi Lal: Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Lahore, 1920-1934; a Bibliographical Sketch, Law Book Depot, p. 126, https://books.google.com/books?id=8VYOAQAAIAAJ
External links
- Biography on the Judiciary Section of the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation's Encyclopedia of Pakistan
- List of former Judges of the Pakistani Supreme Court
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| New office | Chief Justice of Pakistan 1949–1954 |
Succeeded by Muhammad Munir |
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