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Muhammad Afzal Zullah

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Appointed by
  
Ghulam Ishaq Khan

Succeeded by
  
Nasim Hasan Shah

Name
  
Muhammad Zullah

Preceded by
  
Mohammad Haleem


Born
  
19 April 1928 Bijnial, British Raj (now Pakistan) (
1928-04-19
)

Alma mater
  
University of the Punjab

Died
  
December 23, 2011, Lahore, Pakistan

Education
  
University of the Punjab

Muhammad afzal zullah former chief justice of pakistan from mandra


Mohammed Afzal Zullah (Urdu: محمد افضل ظلہ) was born on April 19, 1928, at Bijnial, Mandrah in (GUJAR KHAN) district RAWALPINDI.He graduated in 1948 from Punjab University in Arts. In 1950 he received the degree in Law from Punjab University Lahore. He enrolled as a Pleader in 1950 and started practice at Sahiwal. Later on he shifted to Rawalpindi in 1951 and to Lahore in 1961.

He was appointed as Additional Judge of the West Pakistan High Court in May 1968, he became permanent Judge of the High Court in March 1970. He was elevated to the Supreme Court Bench 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 remained the Chief Justice of Pakistan from January 1, 1990, to March 19, 1993.

He also remained, Member Syndicate, 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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