Justice Mohammad Haleem (محمد حلیم)
About Justice Mohammad Haleem
Ex-Chief Justice Muhammad Haleem (Urdu: محمد حلیم), LL.D. (HC), HI (1 January 1925 – 11 August 2006) was a Pakistani jurist who served as the 10th Chief Justice of Pakistan from 1981 to 1989, the longest-serving Chief Justice in the history of the judicial branch in Pakistan. He was even endorsed by successive future regimes in Pakistan.
Brief Intro
Born in Lucknow, British India, he was the son of Barrister Muhammad Wasim, the first Advocate General of Pakistan, and the pre-independence Advocate General of Uttar Pradesh.
Qualification
BSc, LL.B degrees, Lucknow University (1946),
LL.D (Honoris Causa) degree – Karachi University (1990)
POSITIONS HELD
- Pleader
- Assistant Advocate General (1963)
- Judge, High Court of West Pakistan (1969)
- Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan (1977)
- Chief Justice of Pakistan (1981–1989)
- Chairman, Pakistan Law Commission
- Chairman, Indus Water Commission
- Chairman, Supreme Judicial Council
- acted as President of Pakistan on several occasions during 1981–1984
