Mohammed Afzal Zullah (

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: ) was born on April 19, 1928, in Bijnial,

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, Gujar Khan, District

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. He graduated in 1948 from the

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with a degree in Arts. In 1950, he received the degree in Law from Punjab University Lahore. He enrolled as a Pleader in 1950 and started practicing law in

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. Later on he shifted to

in 1951 and to

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in 1961. He was appointed as Additional Judge of the

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High Court in May 1968, he became permanent Judge of the High Court in March 1970. He was elevated to the

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in 1979. In the same year he became member of Shariat Appellate Bench, Supreme Court of Pakistan. He became the Chairman of the Bench in 1982. He acted as the Chief Justice from March 4 to 7, 1984. Justice Zullah became the

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from January 1, 1990, to March 19, 1993. He also remained a Member Syndicate, at the University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Member Board of Studies in Law University of Multan, Member Board of Trustees Islamic University Islamabad and Member Selection Board Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad.

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1928 births Chief justices of Pakistan 2011 deaths Pakistani judges {{Pakistan-law-bio-stub

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