Mohammad Haleem محمد حلیم |
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Chief Justice of Pakistan | |
In office 25 March 1981 – 31 December 1989 |
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Appointed by | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
Preceded by | Sheikh Anwarul Haq |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Afzal Zullah |
Personal details | |
Born |
Lucknow, British Raj (now India) |
1 January 1925
Died | 11 August 2006 Karachi, Pakistan |
(aged 81)
Alma mater | University of Lucknow |
Honourable Chief Justice Muhammad Haleem (Urdu: محمد حلیم), LL.D. (HC), HI (1 January 1925 – 11 August 2006) served as the Chief Justice of Pakistan from 1981 to 1989, the longest service of its kind in the history of the country. He was endorsed by successive regimes and has been celebrated as one of the foremost judicial authorities of South Asia. Born in Lucknow, he was the son of Barrister Muhammad Wasim, the first Advocate General of Pakistan, and the pre-independence Advocate General of Uttar Pradesh. He died in August 2006 in Karachi.
He was the chief justice of Pakistan from 25 March 1981 to 31 December 1989
B.Sc, LL.B, Lucknow University, LL.D (Honoris Causa) – Karachi University (1990).
He was awarded Hilal-i-Imtiaz in 1996 by Government of Pakistan.
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