About

Justice Shafi ur Rahman (16 February 1929 – October 28, 2021) was one of the longest-serving judges of Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was conferred Nishan-i-Imtiaz for his meritorious services in the field of Human Rights.

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Public service

Civil Services of Pakistan 1951–1959

Civil Services – Batch of 1951

  • Assistant Commissioner Lahore
  • Assistant Commissioner Rajanpur
  • Colonization Officer Haveli Project Multan
  • Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur

Judicial Services of Pakistan 1959–1994

  • Special Civil Judge Lahore
  • Senior Civil Judge Montgomery (now Sahiwal)
  • Additional Sessions Judge Lahore
  • Registrar High Court West Pakistan
  • District and Sessions Judge Abbottabad
  • Divisional Judge Peshawar
  • Law Secretary West Pakistan 1967-1969

Lahore High Court

  • Judge 1969 to 1979

Supreme Court of Pakistan

  • Ad-hoc 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 Khan Kasuri Murder Inquiry Tribunal 1974
  • President Gen. Zia ul Haq Plane Crash Inquiry Commission 1988 Shafi–ur–Rehman Commission
  • General Asif Nawaz Death Inquiry Commision

Post Retirement 1994 – 2010

  • Consultant Asia Foundation & Asian Development Bank
  • Arbitration & Legal Advice

Education

  • MA Political Science 1950
  • L.L.B. 1951
  • 1950 Certification of Proficiency in French Language (2 years)
  • 1951 Certification of Proficiency in German Language (2 years)

Shafiur Rahman retired from public service in 1994.