A.S.M. Akram

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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).

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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] [ better source needed ] [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.

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References

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  2. "Reports of International Arbitral Awards" (PDF). UN legal website. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  3. Jafar, Abu (2012). "Akram, Justice ASM". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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