Abu Saleh Muhammad Akram, better known as A.S.M. Akram, or Justice A.S.M. Akram (, 1888-1968) was the first
Chief Justice of
Dacca High Court and a former justice of the Federal Court of Pakistan (now the
Supreme Court of Pakistan
The Supreme Court of Pakistan (; ''Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān'') is the apex court in the Judiciary of Pakistan, judicial hierarchy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Established in accordance witPart VIIof the Constitution of Pakistan, it h ...
).
Bengal Boundary Commission
Akram was one of the two members from Pakistan at the Bengal Boundary Commission for the Radcliff Award in June 1947.
Pakistan
East Pakistan
Akram was appointed the first Chief Justice of the
Dacca High Court after it was created in 1947.
Federal Court of Pakistan
In 1951, Akram became a judge of the Federal Court of Pakistan. In 1954 he was in line to succeed the retiring Chief Justice,
Abdul Rashid but stood aside under pressure from Governor-General
Ghulam Muhammad, and Justice
Muhammad Munir
Muhammad Munir (; 1895–1979) was the second Chief Justice of Pakistan serving from 1954 to 1960.
Background
Munir was born into a Kakkyzai Pashtun family and obtained his degree of master's in English Literature from Government College Univer ...
was appointed instead.
In 1952, he led an inquiry against Khan Najaf Khan, a police official in connection with the assassination of Pakistan's first Prime Minister,
Liaquat Ali Khan
Liaquat Ali Khan (1 October 189516 October 1951) was a Pakistani lawyer, politician and statesman who served as the first prime minister of Pakistan
The prime minister of Pakistan (, Roman Urdu, romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the he ...
.
Council of Islamic Ideology
Akram became the first chairman of the
Council of Islamic Ideology
Council of Islamic Ideology (CII; () is a constitutional body of Pakistan, responsible for giving legal advice on Islamic issues to the government and the Parliament.
This body was founded in 1962 under the government of Ayub Khan.
Functions ...
, serving from 1 August 1962 to 5 February 1964.
Death
Akram died in Lahore in April 1968.
References
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1888 births
1968 deaths
19th-century Bengalis
20th-century Bengalis
Justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
People of East Pakistan