Gul Muhammad Khan (born 1 December 1925, date of death unknown) was a Pakistani judge who served as the 4th

chief justice of the Federal Shariat Court The chief justice of the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan heads the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan. The chief justice of the Shariat Court is the second-highest judicial office in the country, after the chief justice of Pakistan The chie ...

from 8 November 1984 to 8 November 1990 and

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judge from 2 October 1974 to 8 November 1984.

Biography

Khan was born in

Jhang District Jhang District (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ) is a Districts of Pakistan, district of Faisalabad Division, Faisalabad division in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province, Pakistan. Jhang is the capital and administrative seat of the district. ...

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. He obtained his

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from the

University of the Punjab The University of the Punjab (UoP) is a public university, public research university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 1882, its international influence has made it one of the most prestigious universities in South As ...

in 1955 and

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from The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn in 1959. Khan began his

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in 1960 at Lahore High Court and was appointed its judge on 2 October 1974. He retired from legal services on 8 November 1990. Khan is deceased.

References

1925 births Year of death missing Chief justices of the Federal Shariat Court Judges of the Lahore High Court Punjab University Law College alumni People from Jhang District {{Pakistan-law-bio-stub