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Pakistani politician (1930–2023)
Syed Muhammad Zafar
In office March 2006 – March 2012
[1] President
Asif Ali Zardari Prime Minister
Yousaf Raza Gillani In office 1965–1969
[2] Leader
Field Marshal Ayub Khan 1975 President, High Court Bar Association, Lahore 1979
[2] President,
Supreme Court Bar Association ? Chairman, Human Rights Society of Pakistan ? Chairman, Cultural Association of Pakistan ? Chancellor of
Hamdard University
Born (1930-12-06 ) 6 December 1930
[2]
Rangoon ,
Burma, British India
[2] Died 19 October 2023(2023-10-19) (aged 92)
Lahore , Punjab, Pakistan Nationality Pakistani Other political affiliations
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PMLQ) Spouse Saifee Syed Children 4,
[3]
[4] including
Roshaneh and
Syed Ali
Alma mater
Punjab University Law College (PULC)
Syed Muhammad Zafar (
Urdu : سید محمد ظفر ; 6 December 1930 – 19 October 2023) was a Pakistani
human rights activist , lawyer (
Senior Advocate Supreme Court ), and politician who was a
member of the Senate of Pakistan . For some time, he was affiliated with the
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PMLQ).
[5]
Early life
Syed Muhammad Zafar was born on 6 December 1930 in
Rangoon ,
Burma , where his father worked in the construction business.
[6] His family hailed from the town of
Shakargarh in
Punjab . Following the
Japanese occupation of Burma , his family returned to their native village in 1944.
[6]
Career
Zafar began his career as a lawyer in the 1950s.
[7] 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 from 1965 to 1969,
[2] Zafar retired from the government in 1968 and started his own law practice.
[7]
Zafar and a few of his contemporaries founded the Human Rights Society of Pakistan in 1976.
[7]
Zafar was awarded an honorary PhD degree in law at the
University of the Punjab 's 124th convocation. He retired from active law practice in 2012.
[2]
In 2018, he quit politics and parted ways with the PMLQ party.
[8]
Official posts
After retirement from his official government service in 1968, he was a frequent commentator on current affairs in Pakistan.
[5]
[9]
Death
S. M. Zafar died on 19 October 2023, at the age of 92 in
Lahore after a prolonged illness.
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Bibliography
Zafar, S.M. (1970).
Through the crisis . Lahore: Book Centre.
Zafar, S.M. (2005).
Dictator kaun? [Who is Dictator? ] (in Urdu). Not identified: Brite Books.
ISBN
9789698780104 .
OCLC
656142099 .
Zafar, S.M. (2008). ʻAvām, pārlīmanṭ, Islām [People, Parliament and Islam ] (in Urdu). Lahore: ilm-o-irfan.
ISBN
9789698780029 .
Zafar, S.M. (1978). Haj: a journey in obedience . Lahore: Ripon Printing Press.
[7]
Zafar, S.M. Tazkaray-Jaizay [Views & Reviews ].
Zafar, S.M. (1997). Understanding statutes: canons of construction . Lahore: Brite Books.
Zafar, S.M. میرے مشہور مقدمے [My Popular Law Cases ].
Zafar, S.M. Pakistan Banam Corruption : Awam Ki Adalat Main [Pakistan Benaam Corruption (Awam KI Adalat Mein) ].
ISBN
9789663707303 .
Zafar, S.M. Adalat Main Siyasat - عدالت میں سیاست [Politics in the Court of Law (Adalat Mein Siyasat) ]. Brite Books, Lahore.
ISBN
978-969-878013-5 .
Zafar, S.M. (2004). Dialogue On The Political Chess Board . Lahore, Pakistan; Brite Books, 2004; PLD Publishers, 2008; Punjab, Pakistan; BRITE BOOKS 2004; Lahore; Brite Books, Edition: 1st ed DDC classification: KIC 324.56 Z17D 2004; LAHORE BRITE BOOKS 2004: Brite Books.
ISBN
9789698780012 . {{
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Zafar, S.M. (2014). Be A Competent Lawyer .
Sagar Publications .
Zafar, S.M. (2016). Understanding statutes : canons of construction . Lahore: Manzoor Law Book House.
[12]
Zafar, S.M. (2019). History of Pakistan Reinterpreted: Constitutional, Political, Social . Lahore: Manzoor Law Book House.
[13]
[14]
References
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SM Zafar, listed member of Senate of Pakistan (2006–2012) Senate of Pakistan website, Retrieved 14 May 2018
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Profile of S.M. Zafar on goodreads.com website Retrieved 14 May 2018
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"Veteran lawyer SM Zafar's son passes away" . DAWN . 24 January 2019.
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"SHC seeks replies of CAA, others over their 'failure' to give medical care to passengers" . DAWN . 1 June 2019.
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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
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"S M Zafar: A Celebrity From Shakargarh" . Shakargarh.net . 27 February 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2019 .
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f 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 .
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"Senator SM Zafar quits politics" . Geo News . 20 January 2018.
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Masses want no conflict in institutions: S.M. Zafar Dawn (newspaper), Published 26 February 2018, Retrieved 14 May 2018
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"Veteran lawyer, senior politician SM Zafar passes away at 93" . Samaa TV . 19 October 2023.
^ Bilal, Rana (19 October 2023).
"Veteran lawyer S.M. Zafar passes away in Lahore" . DAWN .
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"Launch of S.M. Zafar's book 'Judiciary bound to protect Constitution' " . DAWN . 17 October 2016.
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"History of Pakistan - reinterpreted : (Constitutional, political, & social) / S. M. Zafar - Catalogue | National Library of Australia" . catalogue.nla.gov.au .
^ Rehman, I. A. (26 April 2020).
"NON-FICTION: THROUGH A LENS, BRIGHTLY" . DAWN .
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