Mian Abdul Rashid Explained

Mian Abdul Rashid
Urdu: {{Nastaliq|سر میاں عبد الرشيد
Honorific-Suffix:KCSI, H.Pk
Office:1st Chief Justice of Pakistan
Term Start:27 June 1949
Term End:29 June 1954
Appointer:Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Predecessor:Position established
Successor:Muhammad Munir
Birth Date:1889 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Lahore, Punjab, British India
(now Pakistan)
Birthname:Abdul Rashid
Citizenship:British Indian (1889–1947)
Pakistani (1947–1981)
Alma Mater:
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Data1: Knight Bachelor
Star of India
Hilal-e-Pakistan

Sir Mian Abdul Rashid, KCSI, H.Pk (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|سر میاں عبد الرشيد; 29 June 1889 – 6 November 1981) was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan, legal philosopher, one of the founding fathers of Pakistan, and a jurist.

Early life and education

He was born on 29 June 1889 in a well-known Arain family, namely Mian family of Baghbanpura of Lahore.[1] He received his early education at Central Model School in Lahore, and got his B.A. from Forman Christian College, also in Lahore, and a Tripos and Masters from Christ's College, Cambridge University in 1912.[2]

In 1913, he was called to the Bar from the Middle Temple, London.[3]

Law career

He started practising law at Multan and later shifted to Lahore in 1913 where he joined the chambers of Mian 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 Sir Shadi Lal, who was then Chief Justice of the said court. From 1927 to 1931, he officiated as Government of Punjab'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 the 1946 Birthday Honours list.[3] [4] [5]

First Chief Justice of Pakistan

On 15 August 1947, when Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was sworn in as the first Governor-General of Pakistan, Rashid, as the most senior Muslim judge in British India, administered the oath of office to him.[3]

Awards and recognition

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Notes and References

  1. News: پاکستان کی خدمت کرنے والے 'روشن خیال' اینگلو انڈینز جنھیں بھلا دیا گیا. BBC News اردو. BBC News website.
  2. News: 35th death anniversary of first CJP Abdul Rashid today . Dunya TV News website. 4 September 2021.
  3. News: Road in capital being named after Justice Sir Abdul Rashid. 2005-09-02. Dawn (newspaper). 4 September 2021. en.
  4. Web site: Lahore Memories - The Mian's Of Baghbanpura. Qasim Khan. 9 July 2015. Lahore History website. 4 September 2021.
  5. Web site: Supplement To The London Gazette, 13 June 1946 (page 2757). london-gazette.co.uk. 7 September 2021.