| Shafi ur Rahman | |
| Office: | Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan |
| Birth Date: | 16 February 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Varanasi, United Provinces, British India |
| Death Place: | Sarasota, Florida, U.S. |
| Termstart: | 31 July 1981 |
| Termend: | 15 February 1994 |
| Office1: | Justice of the Lahore High Court |
| Appointer: | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Termstart1: | 1969 |
| Termend1: | 1979 |
| Alma Mater: | Political Science (M.A) (1950), L.L.B (1951) |
| Awards: | Nishan-e-Imtiaz |
| Honorific Prefix: | NI |
| Citizenship: | Pakistani |
| Occupation: | Judge |
Shafi-ur-Rahman (16 February 1929 – 28 October 2021) was one of the longest serving judges of Supreme Court of Pakistan.[1] He was conferred the Nishan-i-Imtiaz[2] for his meritorious services in the field of Human Rights. He is known for writing the Shafi–ur–Rehman Commission Report which is a highly classified document that is still kept hidden from the public eye. It detailed the events leading to the rise to power and death of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the 6th President of Pakistan.[3]
Shafi-ur-Rahman was born in Varanasi, United Provinces, British India on 16 February 1929.[4] He completed his Master of Arts in Political Science in 1950 and his Bachelor of Laws in 1951.
Civil Services – Batch of 1951
Rahman served as a Judge in the Lahore High Court, which has jurisdiction over Punjab. His term started from 1969 to 1979, and from then on he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Pakistan[5]
Shafi ul Rahman was appointed as an Ad Hoc Judge of the apex court in 1979. He elevated to the Supreme Court of Pakistan as a Senior Justice on 31 July 1981 by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the 6th President of Pakistan.[6]
Shafi-ur-Rahman died on 28 October 2021, at the age of 92.[7]