Syed Muhammad Zafar
S.M. Zafar | |
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Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
In office March 2006 – March 2012[1] | |
President | Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
Ministry of Justice | |
In office 1965–1969[2] | |
Leader | Field Marshal Ayub Khan |
President High Court Bar Association, Lahore | |
In office 1975 | |
President Supreme Court Bar Association | |
In office 1979[2] | |
Chairman Human Right Society of Pakistan | |
In office ? | |
Chairman Cultural Association of Pakistan | |
In office ? | |
Chancellor of Hamdard University | |
In office ? | |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 December 1930[2] Rangoon, Burma[2] |
Nationality | Pakistani |
S.M. Zafar, (born 1930) is one of the prominent Pakistani human rights activists, noted lawyer (Senior Advocate Supreme Court), politician, and former member of the Senate of Pakistan. For some time, he was also affiliated with Pakistan Muslim League (Q).[3]
Career
Zafar began his career as a lawyer in the 1950s.[4] He played an important role during the 1958 imposition of martial law in Pakistan and again in forcing amendments to Constitution of Pakistan of 1962, which at first did not have sufficient protections for basic human rights. After serving as a judge of the high court and as Pakistan's Minister for Law and Justice (Pakistan) from 1965 – 1969,[2] Zafar retired from the government in 1968 and started his own law practice.[4]
S.M. Zafar and a few of his contemporaries founded the Human Rights Society of Pakistan in 1976.[4]
He was awarded an honorary PhD degree in law at the University of the Punjab's 124th convocation. He retired from active law practice in 2014.[2]
Official posts
- Federal Minister for Law and Justice (Pakistan) (1965–69)[2]
- President High Court Bar Association, Lahore (1975)
- President, Pakistan's Supreme Court Bar Association (1979)[2]
- Chairman, Human Right Society of Pakistan[4]
- Chairman, Cultural Association of Pakistan[4]
- Chancellor of Hamdard University
News media commentator
After retirement from his official government service in 1968, he has been a frequent commentator on current affairs in Pakistan.[3][5]
Bibliography
- Through the Crisis (1971)
- Who is Dictator? (Urdu: Dictator kaun?)
- People, Parliament and Islam (Urdu: Awam, parliament and Islam)[4]
- Hajj – A Journey in Obedience[4]
- Views & Reviews (Urdu: Tazkaray-Jaizay)
- Understanding Statutes (1997)
- My Popular Law Cases (Urdu: Mere Mashoor Mukkadamay) (میرے مشہور مقد مے)
- Pakistan Benaam Corruption (Urdu translation: Awam KI Adalat Mein)
- Politics in the Court of Law (Urdu: Adalat Mein Siyasat)
- Dialogues on the Political Chess Board
- Be a Competent Lawyer (2014)[2]
References
- ^ SM Zafar, listed member of Senate of Pakistan (2006-2012) Senate of Pakistan website, Retrieved 14 May 2018
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Profile of S.M. Zafar on goodreads.com website Retrieved 14 May 2018
- ^ a b Senior lawyer SM Zafar instructed by wife amid television show on Panama verdict Daily Pakistan Global (newspaper), Published 29 July 2017, Retrieved 14 May 2018
- ^ a b c d e f g Richard H. Curtiss (August 1996). "S.M. Zafar– An Effective Legal Advocate for Human Rights". Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Masses want no conflict in institutions: S.M. Zafar Dawn (newspaper), Published 26 February 2018, Retrieved 14 May 2018