Mian Abdul Rashid سر میاں عبد الرشيد | |
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 Rashid (left) swearing-inMuhammad Ali Jinnah asGovernor-General | |
| 1stChief Justice of Pakistan | |
| In office 27 June 1949 – 29 June 1954 | |
| Appointed by | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Munir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdul Rashid (1889-06-29)29 June 1889 |
| Died | 6 November 1981(1981-11-06) (aged 92) |
| Citizenship | British Indian (1889–1947) Pakistani (1947–1981) |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards | .svg) Knight Bachelor Star of India.png) Hilal-e-Pakistan |
Sir Mian Abdul Rashid,KCSI,H.Pk (Urdu:سر میاں عبد الرشيد; 29 June 1889 – 6 November 1981) was the firstChief Justice ofPakistan,legal philosopher, one of thefounding fathers ofPakistan, and ajurist.
He was born on 29 June 1889 in a well-knownArain family, namelyMian family of Baghbanpura ofLahore.[1][2] He received his early education atCentral Model School inLahore, and got his B.A. fromForman Christian College, also in Lahore, and a Tripos and Masters fromChrist's College,Cambridge University in 1912.[3]
In 1913, he was called to the Bar from theMiddle Temple, London.[1]
He started practising law atMultan and later shifted toLahore in 1913 where he joined the chambers ofMian Muhammad Shafi. He was then appointed Assistant Legal Remembrancer. In the summer of 1923, he was appointed acting judge of Lahore High Court on recommendation of SirShadi Lal, who was then Chief Justice of the said court.[4] From 1927 to 1931, he officiated as Government ofPunjab's Advocate. He was appointed Judge,Lahore High Court in 1933. In 1946, he was made Chief Justice of Judicature at Lahore, and was knighted in the1946 Birthday Honours list.[1][5][6]
On 15 August 1947, whenQuaid-i-AzamMuhammad Ali Jinnah was sworn in as the firstGovernor-General of Pakistan, Rashid, as the most seniorMuslim judge inBritish India, administered the oath of office to him.[1]
In the summer of 1923, Mian Abdul Rashid, then one of the Assistant Legal Remembrancers was appointed on the recommendation of Sir Shadi Lal to be an acting Judge of the Court.
| Legal offices | ||
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| New office | Chief Justice of Pakistan 1949–1954 | Succeeded by |
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