Shafi-ur-Rahman

Shafi-ur-Rahman (16 February 1929 – 28 October 2021) was one of the longest serving judges of Supreme Court of Pakistan.^[1] He was conferred the Nishan-i-Imtiaz^[2] for his meritorious services in the field of Human Rights. He is known for writing the Shafi–ur–Rehman Commission Report which is a highly classified document that is still kept hidden from the public eye. It detailed the events leading to the rise to power and death of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the 6th President of Pakistan.^[3]

NI Shafi ur Rahman
Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
In office 31 July 1981 – 15 February 1994
Appointed by	Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Justice of the Lahore High Court
In office 1969–1979
Personal details
Born	(1929-02-16)16 February 1929 Varanasi, United Provinces, British India
Died	28 October 2021(2021-10-28) (aged 92) Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Citizenship	Pakistani
Alma mater	Political Science (M.A) (1950), L.L.B (1951)
Occupation	Judge
Awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz

Supreme Court of Pakistan

Early life and education

Shafi-ur-Rahman was born in Varanasi, United Provinces, British India on 16 February 1929.^[4] He completed his Master of Arts in Political Science in 1950 and his Bachelor of Laws in 1951.

Public service

Civil Services of Pakistan 1951–1959

Civil Services – Batch of 1951

• Assistant Commissioner Lahore
• Assistant Commissioner Rajanpur
• Deputy Commissioner Bhawalpur

Judicial Services of Pakistan 1959–1994

• Special Civil Judge Lahore
• Senior Civil Judge Lahore
• Additional Sessions Judge Lahore
• Registrar High Court West Pakistan
• District and Sessions Judge Abbottabad
• Divisional Judge Peshawar

Lahore High Court

Rahman served as a Judge in the Lahore High Court, which has jurisdiction over Punjab. His term started from 1969 to 1979, and from then on he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Pakistan^[5]

Supreme Court of Pakistan

Shafi ul Rahman was appointed as an Ad Hoc Judge of the apex court in 1979. He elevated to the Supreme Court of Pakistan as a Senior Justice on 31 July 1981 by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the 6th President of Pakistan.^[6]

• Adhoc Judge 14 June 1979 to 29 July 1981
• Judge 31 July 1981 to 15 February 1994

Other positions

• Chairman, Commission on Eradication of Corruption
• Chairman, Central Zakat Council Pakistan
• Acting Wafaqi Mohtasib (Federal Ombudsman) of Pakistan in 1983, 1984 and 1987
• Member Syndicate, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
• Ahmed Kasuri Murder Inquiry Tribunal 1974
• President Gen. Zia ul Haq Plane Crash Inquiry Commission 1988 Shafi–ur–Rehman Commission

Death

Shafi-ur-Rahman died on 28 October 2021, at the age of 92.^[7]

Citations

• The Application of Islamic Criminal Law in Pakistan: Sharia in Practice by Tahir Wasti
• The Witch Doctor by A. B. S. Jafri
• 'Honour': Crimes, Paradigms and Violence Against Women by Sara Hossain, Lynn Welchman

See also

• Supreme Court of Pakistan
• List of Pakistanis