Shafi-ur-Rahman (16 February 1929 – 28 October 2021) was one of the longest serving judges of

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. He was conferred the

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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 Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (12 August 192417 August 1988) was a Pakistani military officer and statesman who served as the sixth president of Pakistan from 1978 until Death of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, his death in an airplane crash in 1988. He also se ...

, the 6th

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Early life and education

Shafi-ur-Rahman was born in

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, United Provinces,

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on 16 February 1929. He completed his

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in Political Science in 1950 and his

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in 1951.

Public service

Civil Services of Pakistan 1951–1959

Civil Services – Batch of 1951 * Assistant Commissioner Lahore * Assistant Commissioner Rajanpur * Deputy Commissioner Bhawalpur

Judicial Services of Pakistan 1959–1994

* Special Civil Judge Lahore * Senior Civil Judge Lahore * Additional Sessions Judge Lahore * Registrar High Court West Pakistan * District and Sessions Judge Abbottabad * Divisional Judge Peshawar

Lahore High Court

Rahman served as a Judge in the

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, which has jurisdiction over

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. His term started from 1969 to 1979, and from then on he was appointed to the

Supreme Court of Pakistan

Shafi ul Rahman was appointed as an Ad Hoc Judge of the apex court in 1979. He elevated to the

as a Senior Justice on 31 July 1981 by

, the 6th

. * Adhoc Judge 14 June 1979 to 29 July 198

* Judge 31 July 1981 to 15 February 199

Other positions

* Chairman, Commission on Eradication of Corruption * Chairman, Central Zakat Council Pakistan * Actin
Wafaqi Mohtasib
(Federal Ombudsman) of Pakistan in 1983, 1984 and 1987 * Member Syndicate,

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, Islamabad, Pakistan. * Ahmed Kasuri Murder Inquiry Tribunal 197

https://books.google.com/books?id=gzllAgAAQBAJ&dq=%22shafiur+rehman%22&pg=PT55

* President Gen. Zia ul Haq Plane Crash Inquiry Commission 198

Shafi–ur–Rehman Commission

Death

Shafi-ur-Rahman died on 28 October 2021, at the age of 92.

Citations

The Application of Islamic Criminal Law in Pakistan: Sharia in Practice by Tahir Wasti

The Witch Doctor by A. B. S. Jafri

'Honour': Crimes, Paradigms and Violence Against Women by Sara Hossain, Lynn Welchman

References

External links

Brief biography on Wafaqi Mohtasib (Ombudsman)'s Website
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