A.S.M. Akram Explained

A.S.M. Akram
Birth Date:1888
Death Date:1968
Known For:Chief Justice of Dacca High Court

Abu Saleh Muhammad Akram (1888, Calcutta - April 1968, Lahore) was the first Chief Justice of Dacca High Court and a former justice of the Federal Court of Pakistan (now the Supreme Court of Pakistan).

Bengal Boundary Commission

Akram was one of the two members from Pakistan at the Bengal Boundary Commission for the Radcliff Award in June 1947.[1] [2]

Pakistan

East Pakistan

Akram was appointed the first Chief Justice of the Dacca High Court after it was created in 1947.[3]

Federal Court of Pakistan

In 1951, Akram became a judge of the Federal Court of Pakistan. In 1954 he was in line to succeed the retiring Chief Justice, Abdul Rashid but stood aside under pressure from Governor-General Ghulam Muhammad, and Justice Muhammad Munir was appointed instead.[4]

In 1952, he led an inquiry against Khan Najaf Khan, a police official in connection with the assassination of Pakistan's first Prime Minister, Liaquat Ali Khan.[5]

Council of Islamic Ideology

Akram became the first chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology, serving from 1 August 1962 to 5 February 1964.[6]

Death

Akram died in Lahore in April 1968.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Radcliff’s Award (August 16, 1947) . Guess Papers . https://web.archive.org/web/20101121105845/http://www.guesspapers.net/2319/radcliffs-award-august-16-1947/ . 21 November 2010 . 14 February 2011.
  2. Web site: Reports of International Arbitral Awards . UN legal website . 21 October 2013.
  3. Book: Jafar, Abu . 2012 . Akram, Justice ASM . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Akram,_Justice_ASM . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. News: Sehgal . Ikram . 4 October 2007 . Necessity and overkill . The Daily Star . Editorial . 14 February 2011.
  5. Web site: Declassified US Embassy docs:- The Assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan . . Blog . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718154149/http://www.zimbio.com/Pakistan/articles/409/Declassified%2BEmbassy%2Bdocs%2BAssassination%2BLiaquat . July 18, 2011 . 14 February 2011 . dead .
  6. Web site: Chairmen . Council of Islamic Ideology . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121090850/http://www.cii.gov.pk/about/lochair.asp . 21 November 2008 . 14 February 2011.